Cleantech -- Sustainable Organic

Sustainable organic consumer and food products provide environmental, social, and economic benefits while protecting public health, welfare, and the environment. Organic food is produced by farmers who use renewable resources and focus on the conservation of soil and water to enhance the nutritional quality of food. Organic food is grown without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, growth hormones, or drugs. Organic food is regulated; government inspectors inspect each farm to ensure conformity with all rules needed to meet USDA organic standards. Companies that produce sustainable consumer products incorporate practices in which the manufacturing and distribution of the product are fully compatible with nature throughout the product’s lifecycle, allowing for economic development to occur while building on the quality of soil plantings and seed stocks to ensure high quality production far into the future.

Morrison & Foerster has been leading the way in the Cleantech sector for decades, having represented clients in related industries for more than 30 years. During this time, the firm has counseled a broad range of investors, emerging companies, and established companies that are bringing organic food and products to the marketplace to offer consumers alternatives to conventional choices. Morrison & Foerster’s Cleantech attorneys are dedicated to representing clients in the evolving sustainability sectors and combine an in-depth knowledge of science, technology, and regulations to offer counsel with the expertise needed for companies to succeed. Advising clients in these multifaceted sectors requires years of experience throughout the practice areas that are key to Cleantech, including Corporate, Energy, Finance, Land Use and Environmental Law, Litigation, Patent/Intellectual Property, Tax, Technology Transactions, and Venture Capital. The firm’s attorneys work closely with those in related practice groups to bring clients a full set of skills and integrated expertise to ensure that their needs are appropriately met.