Key contacts

Consumer products and retail sector group global head:
John Davies

Consumer products and retail deputy sector group leaders:
Matthias Koch
Claire Wills

Consumer products and retail sub group contacts:

Breweries

Clothing, accessories and footwear

Food sector

Houseware and furnishing

Luxury goods

Personal care

Retail
(Food and non-food)

Tobacco

Wines and spirits

Country Contact partner
Austria Thomas Zottl
Belgium David Broomhall
China Connie Carnabuci
France Antoine Vignial
Germany Matthias Koch
India Pratap Amin
Italy Nicola Asti
Japan Naoki Kinami
Netherlands Onno Brouwer
Russia Jacky Baudon
Slovakia Willibald Plesser
Spain Paco Cantos
United Arab Emirates Bruce Embley
UK John Davies
US Brian King
Vietnam Tony Foster
Central and Eastern Europe Stephen Revell
Latin America Nigel Blackaby

For an initial discussion, please contact the head of the consumer products and retail group, John Davies on +44 207 832 7203 or +32 2 504 7000 or at john.davies@freshfields.com.

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Awards

Private equity deal of the year - IFLR European Awards: Deals of the Year (2008)

Anheuser Busch's strategic alliance with Tsingtao - Asian Counsel: Deals of the year (2004)

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