Tom Leman
Partner, Head of Retail & Consumer
Retail & Consumer
From household names to high-growth disruptors, we help retail and consumer brands thrive - navigating complexity, unlocking opportunity, and building the legal foundations for sustainable success.
Recognised by Chambers and Legal 500, we advise leading retail and consumer brands including Tesco, Google, Meta, Unilever, Heineken, and Harrods. Our support spans cyber and data protection, M&A, real estate, strategic partnerships, supply chains, brand protection, disputes, and energy procurement. We guide high-growth businesses from Series A funding through to exits via trade sales, private equity, and IPOs, with clients such as Huel, Sweaty Betty, Trinny London, and Charlotte Tilbury.
Our team advises on daily operations and strategic initiatives, including store portfolios, logistics, staffing, trading law, employment, immigration, IP, and branding. We also support global expansion, joint ventures, licensing, franchising, and regulatory compliance.
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Our advisers act on domestic and international projects of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names across this diverse sector. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and legal disciplines.
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With over 490 partners and 3000 people around the world, we are well-placed to support you across a full range of legal and advisory services.
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Show me all press releasesPinsent Masons advises ERG on acquisition of seven onshore wind farms from OnPath Energy
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised leading European renewable energy independent power producer ERG on its acquisition of a 100% stake in a portfolio of seven operational onshore wind farms in Northern England from OnPath Energy Midco Limited, a subsidiary of OnPath Energy.
Pinsent Masons advises CSG Chemical Solutions on Celtic Water Care Solutions acquisition
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised CSG Chemical Solutions (CSG) on their acquisition of Cork-based Celtic Water Care Solutions Limited (Celtic Water Care).
Pinsent Masons advises IFC on landmark investment to boost Retail sector in Senegal
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group and the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets, on its landmark investment of €25 million in Groupe EDK, Senegal’s foremost retail and large-scale distribution operator.
