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Dr. Ina Gerstberger, partner with the respected Munich boutique law firm GERSTENBERG Rechtsanwälte, is a German attorney-at-law (Rechtsanwältin) specialised in food, drug and cosmetics law with long term expertise in advising international MLM and direct sales companies on the marketing and distribution of their products in Germany. Among her clients are some well-known US nutraceutical companies from both the Utah area as well as the South-East coast. She holds an additional pre-degree (Vordiplom) in biochemistry which enables her to consider also the scientific perspective in her legal assessments. Dr. Gerstberger is author of numerous publications on food and drug law including a comparative analysis of the legal situation on the use of botanicals in Germany and four other member states (France, Belgium, Spain, UK) published by the Behr’s Verlag, Hamburg (1st edition 2009, 486 pages). She is named a frequently recommended expert for food law in the recognised JUVE Handbook on German Commercial Law Firms, praised for her expertise in European food law (2007/2008 edition, client) and also named an “expert on novel foods” (2008/2009 edition, competitor). Dr. Gerstberger offers the following legal services at reasonable and flexible costs:

RegulatorySales and MarketingTraining
  • Product and ingredients review for compliance with German and European law
  • Product label review and revision
  • Product registration and notification with the competent German authorities
  • Representation in regulatory inquiries, inspections, and in civil, criminal and administrative procedures
  • Application of health claims
  • Food safety issues (product recalls, European Rapid Alert Systems)
  • Advertising law
  • Consumer protection issues
  • NFR and cross border sales
  • Distribution models
  • Pyramid/multilevel marketing
  • Distributor compliance
  • Intellectual property protection (trademarks, geographic indications, copyrights, design)
  • Contractual advice including preparation of contracts
  • Updates on food, cosmetic and drug law
  • Unfair competition law
  • Legal compliance
  • Product safety and responsibilities for food and cosmetic operators

Contact:
Dr. Ina Gerstberger, c/o GERSTENBERG Rechtsanwälte, Brienner Straße 10 (Arco-Palais), 80333
Munich/Germany
Phone: +49-89-28 81 39-0, Fax: +49-28 81 39-99, Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Web: http://www.gerstenberg.de/

 
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