Specialized law practice with global reach - Katia Merten-Lentz

1. Specialized law practice
with global reach
Katia Merten-Lentz

2. Katia Merten-Lentz
Partner Keller and Heckman
Member of the Paris and Brussels Bar
Agenda
BRUSSELS
Monday
Tuesday
Friday
PARIS
Thursday
Wednesday

3. Roots
EUROPE STRASBOURG Multicultural

4. 25 years of experience
Brussels & Geneva
Food wastage
Promotion
Borderline products
Operating agreements
Packaging
Additives
Brussels & Paris
EU Common Agricultural Policy & subsidies
Novel foods Brussels, Paris and beyond
Innovation
Canned Foods
Fresh foods
Test protocols
E-cigarette
Plain tobacco packaging
Food import bans
HACCP
GMO
BPA
Food technology
R&D
Waste management
Eco-labelling
Illegal clearance
Nanomaterials
Plant protection
Diet food
Super foods
Brussels, Paris and London Processing aids
Health claims
Nutrition claims
Labelling (quality, origin etc)
Product recall
Crisis management
Energy drinks
Halal food
Frozen foods
4th range
Classification
Product safety
Litigation
Hygiene
Nutrient profiles
Cosmetics
Environmental law
International trade

5. Areas of expertise
Counselling & litigation in the areas of:
ENVIRONMENTAL
LAW
AGRI-FOOD LAW COSMETICS

6. Particularly known in the market
The regulation of
novel foods
BIO-ETHICAL
DISCUSSIONS
FOOD
INNOVATIONS
Plant and animal genetic
modifications (GMO) and
cloning

7. Agri-food law
COMMON
AGRICULTURE
POLICY AND
SUBSIDIES
HEALTH AND
NUTRITION
CLAIMS
FOOD WASTAGE
LABELLING NOVEL FOODS
PRODUCT
RECALL AND
CRISIS
MANAGEMENT
PROMOTION,
ADVERTISING
AND
MARKETING
NANOMATERIALS

8. Environmental law
BIOLOGICAL
AND ORGANIC
FARMING
WATER QUALITY
ECO
CONDITIONALITY
WASTE
MANAGEMENT

9. Cosmetics law
LABELLING
&
PROMOTION
CLASIFICATION
PRODUCT SAFETY

10. Global reach
Thanks to Keller and Heckman’s international team and
presence, Katia is ideally positioned to assist European clients
exporting to Asia or the Unites States and internationally
active clients wishing to enter the European market

11. Keller and Heckman is an international business law firm,
specialised in agri-food law, food contact materials,
environment, marketing & advertising.
The firm is a pioneer in the use of interdisciplinary
approaches to problem-solving and has an in-house scientific
staff for matters of technical complexity.
Keller and Heckman has offices in:
SHANGHAI WASHINGTONSAN FRANCISCOBRUSSELS PARIS

12. Katia on stage
In addition to her counselling and litigation practice, Katia
speaks regularly at international conferences, seminars and
workshops and is a well-known expert in the media on food
related topics.
Katia contributes to (specialised) French and Belgian
magazines.
Partners she regularly works with include academic
institutions, European and national professional bodies and
commercial organizations.

13. Katia Merten-Lentz
Partner – Brussels & Paris
T: +32 (0)2 645 5073
M: +32 (0) 486 356 530