Who We Are

I launched this firm in 2011 with a single goal: delivering general-practice commercial law services to food businesses. It was my vision to provide a comprehensive set of services that covered businesses from every angle — Corporate Law, Trademark Law, Litigation, Food Safety, Employment Law, and Food and Farm Finance, all in one house.

Over the years I honed our offerings into a recipe for success: the right players, an innovative billing system, and top-notch customer service. Today, The Food Law Firm stands as the only law firm that offers general-practice commercial legal services specifically tailored for food and beverage businesses. We add value by mitigating both regulatory and commercial risk — that is what makes the firm distinctive. From farmers to manufacturers, shippers to importers, our clients are sharp, courageous, and disruptive, and it is a privilege to help them make their businesses better.

I’m the founder and managing partner of The Food Law Firm. Before starting this business, I served five years as a Judge Advocate in the United States Marine Corps and separated honorably in 2010. After the Corps, I combined my love of food with the law and earned an LL.M. in Agriculture and Food Law from the University of Arkansas — the leading school in the country for preparing lawyers in this space. The real education came from working alongside plant managers, QA leads, R&D, and operations leads: people of commerce whose priorities are speed and efficiency. My job is to find solutions that move product, reduce friction, and keep relationships working. I started with a narrow focus on FDA and USDA compliance, then added trademark, employment, and the other tools food companies actually use, ultimately shifting from à la carte hours to a fractional general counsel model. I run a nationwide practice from the Jacksonville, Florida area.

Representative matters: negotiating contract-manufacturing relationships with major brands; standing up FDA/USDA compliance programs; serving as outsourced general counsel across a food company’s daily decision cycle. Connect on LinkedIn →

I’m a trial lawyer by training but a business partner by mindset. As a partner at The Food Law Firm, I lead our litigation practice with one clear goal: helping clients solve their legal problems without letting litigation take over the business. Before teaming up with Jason Foscolo, I ran my own boutique litigation firm, served as Director of Litigation at Gruma Corporation (Mission Foods), led trial teams as an equity partner at a national firm, and served as a Major and judge advocate in the United States Marine Corps. I bring a litigator’s perspective to operational decisions — spotting risk early, shaping contracts and processes that hold up in court, and avoiding fights where possible. I earned my J.D. from Gonzaga University School of Law (2004) and my B.A. in Political Science from the University of Utah (2001), and am licensed in Texas and Virginia.

Representative matters: managing national litigation portfolios since 2012, from class actions to government investigations, always with an eye on keeping operations moving and costs controlled.

Moshe Lapin brings years of high-caliber corporate law experience to The Food Law Firm in an ‘of counsel’ capacity, focusing on intellectual property, business law, and litigation. He has handled well over a thousand trademark and copyright matters and has litigated and negotiated settlements with some of the largest North American brands — including Time Inc., The Coca-Cola Company, Ford Motors, Apple Inc., and Blackberry. He assists companies with entity formation, partnership and shareholder agreements, service agreements, and employment contracts, and litigates at the federal trial and appellate levels. He received his B.A. in Talmudic Law from Yeshiva College of the Nation’s Capital and his J.D. from The George Washington University Law School, and is admitted in California, Maryland, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Representative matters: 1,000+ trademark and copyright matters; federal trial and appellate litigation against national brands.

Call (800) 559-4628, email info@foodlawfirm.com, or schedule a free meeting.