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Retail, Consumer & Lifestyle Lawyers
The highly competitive Retail, Consumer and Lifestyle sector is teeming with innovative brands and exciting growth businesses.
In recent years, the sector has responded to shifts in buying behaviours by becoming increasingly digitised in order to meet consumer demand and target international markets. With the growing pressure to prioritise sustainability at every stage of production, consumer-facing businesses must continue to adapt to these new conditions in order to ensure their success.
We dedicate ourselves to supporting you throughout your growth journey, and pride ourselves on offering more than just legal support. We take the time to get to know the underlying ethos and commercial strategies of your brand, as well as any global ambitions you may have, in order to build teams that are truly tailored to you. Taking this personal approach to our work enables us to look ahead and think creatively about how we can best support you with the challenges and opportunities the sector will face in the future.
Specialist international lawyers for the retail, consumer & lifestyle sectors
Our international retail, consumer & lifestyle group has extensive experience advising start-up growth businesses and global household names within the sector, with market-leading expertise in:
- Food & Beverage: restaurants, pubs, bars, clubs, and brands; and specialist expertise in food regulation and developing technology.
- Retail & Consumer Brands: household names, luxury labels, fashion and beauty brands, and retailers; with specialist expertise in commercial strategy and consumer technology.
- Lifestyle & Leisure: boutique and international hotels, membership clubs, and health and wellness.
Our lawyers can help you overcome challenges, recognise opportunities, and navigate this dynamic sector – no matter what stage your business is at. Please get in touch or click through to our pages below for more information on specific sectors.



Food & Beverage
Food & Beverage is a competitive sector characterised by activity and innovation.

Retail & Consumer Brands
The Retail & Consumer brand sector is innovative, disruptive and constantly in flux.

Lifestyle & Leisure
The lifestyle & leisure sector is an area of innovation and growth.
Meet our retail, consumer & lifestyle lawyers
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Hanh Nguyen
Partner, Dispute Resolution, Corporate Restructuring & Insolvency
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