Rechtsanwältin (attorney)

Leonie Evans Partner

Leonie Evans, née Kirchner, born in 1983, is Rechtsanwältin (attorney), bar-certified specialist for intellectual property law and partner at the Munich based law firm Meisterernst Rechtsanwälte. She studied law at the University of Passau and at King's College London as an Erasmus scholar where she obtained a Diploma in Legal Studies with distinction.

Leonie Evans joined Meisterernst Rechtsanwälte in 2012 and became a partner in 2023. She advises and represents national and international clients in all matters of German and European food and feed law as well as intellectual property and competition law. The focus of her legal work is on providing comprehensive advice to nationally and internationally operating companies in the food industry, in particular on issues of product categorization and marketability (including the distinction from medicinal products and medical devices), on labelling and product advertising of food supplements, foods for special medical purposes (FSMP), organic and conventional foodstuffs. Leonie Evans also focuses on sustainability issues, including green claims, the EU Green Deal, packaging law, the German Act on supply chain due diligence (LkSG) and EU sustainability legislation.

Leonie Evans is Managing Editor of the European Food and Feed Law Review (EFFL), author of German and in English publications and a regular speaker at conferences in Germany and abroad. She is a member of the European Food Law Association (efla), a member of the Committee for Sustainability and Climate Protection of the German Medicines Manufacturers’ Association (BAH) and a member of the Sustainability and Climate Change Working Group of the Food Federation Germany.

Leonie Evans advises, publishes and lectures in German and English.

Leonie Evans

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Meisterernst Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Herzog-Heinrich-Str. 1, 80336 Munich

Fon +49(0)89-1891745-0

Current Events

Übernächste Veranstaltung der Kanzlei Meisterernst

22.02.2024
Online Teil 1 – Nachhaltigkeit in der Lieferkette – was muss getan werden?
(Akademie Fresenius)

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Veranstaltung der Kanzlei Meisterernst

29.02.2024
Online Teil 2 – Green Claims – Werbung mit der Umwelt
(Akademie Fresenius)

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Übernächste Veranstaltung der Kanzlei Meisterernst

05.03.2024
Das Beschwerdeverfahren nach LkSG & Co.
(AFC und Meisterernst Rechtsanwälte)

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Current Events

Übernächste Veranstaltung der Kanzlei Meisterernst

22.02.2024
Online Teil 1 – Nachhaltigkeit in der Lieferkette – was muss getan werden?
(Akademie Fresenius)

Further information » All events »

Veranstaltung der Kanzlei Meisterernst

29.02.2024
Online Teil 2 – Green Claims – Werbung mit der Umwelt
(Akademie Fresenius)

Further information » All events »

Übernächste Veranstaltung der Kanzlei Meisterernst

05.03.2024
Das Beschwerdeverfahren nach LkSG & Co.
(AFC und Meisterernst Rechtsanwälte)

Further information » All events »

Cooperations

Our guiding principle „Thinking further“ also applies beyond the work we carry out our very selves. Through permanent cooperations and as part of different networks, our law firm and its lawyers are in constant contact and exchange with other experts.

Networks

Our lawyers inter alia engage in the following institutions:

Oswald Engelmann
Rechtsanwalt und Diplom-Betriebswirt (FH)

Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht e.V. (GRUR)
http://www.grur.org

Lebensmittelverband Deutschland e.V.
https://www.lebensmittelverband.de/

Arbeitskreis Nahrungsergänzungsmittel
https://www.lebensmittelverband.de

Rechtsausschuss Lebensmittelverband Deutschland
https://www.lebensmittelverband.de

Bundesverband der Arzneimittelhersteller e.V. (BAH)
https://www.bah-bonn.de

European Food Law Association (EFLA)
http://www.efla-aeda.org

Integritas Verein für lautere Heilmittelwerbung e.V.
http://www.integritas-hwg.de

Korrespondenten und Mitarbeiter des European Food and Feed Law Review (EFFL)
http://www.lexxion.de

Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Lebensmittelrecht e.V. (WGfL)
http://www.wgfl.de

Gesellschaf für Umweltrecht e.V. (GfU)
http://www.gesellschaft-fuer-umweltrecht.de

If need be, our permanent scientific cooperation partner RDA Scientific Consultants GmbH, supports us in complex scientific and regulatory matters. We also collaborate intensively with our colleagues from the law firm Belmont | Legal specialised in commercial and company law.

Whenever legal questions with an implication of foreign law occur, we provide multinational concepts in a time-and cost-effective way thanks to our trusted and straightforward cooperation with befriended foreign colleagues.

Beyond our work for clients, our lawyers also active members in a number of specialist associations and scientific institutions. Our clients profit from the insight and contacts gained from these activities.

RDA RDA Scientific Consultants GmbH
http://www.rda-science.com
Belmont-Legal Belmont | Legal
http://belmontlegal.de
RECHTSANWALTSKANZLEI DR. VERGHO und PARTNER mbB RECHTSANWALTSKANZLEI DR. VERGHO + PARTNER mbB
http://vergho-donaubauer.de/

In multinational scenarios we work closely together with specialised foreign colleagues and other independent experts. We are therefore able to provide specifically tailored concepts across broders and clarify legal issues with foreign implications early on.

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