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"Colson Quinn understands what entrepreneurs need to grow a sustainable business. Responsiveness, integrity, and pragmatism infuse their advice." Jon Fox-Rubin, CEO, FiberForge



Natural Products


Focus of Practice
Natural and sustainable products and service companies including food, beverage, supplements, cosmetics and other natural products; clean energy and clean tech companies

Experience/Services
  • Corporate—formation, financing and general corporate advice
  • Manufacturing, labeling, marketing and promotion of organic foods, herbal products, cosmetics and supplements
  • Intellectual Property creation and protection, licensing, trademarks, copyright, trade dress, trade secrets
  • Contracts and negotiations with manufacturers, suppliers and distributors; Outsourcing agreements
  • Franchise agreements
  • Mergers, acquisitions, business succession
  • Domestic and International negotiation of distributorships, sales representatives and licenses
  • E-commerce—Web contracts, IP protection, data and privacy protection
Representative Clients/Transactions
  • Natural food company founder in resolution of corporate shareholder resolution
  • Healthy dining, fast casual food company, formation, corporate advice
  • Alternative auto technology company, corporate counsel
  • Sale of fuel cell company

Publications