Who We Are

About FoodLegal

FoodLegal is Australia's specialist in food law, compliance risk management, and product integrity — advising companies of every size across Australia and New Zealand.


Our Practice

Specialists in food law and regulated consumer goods

Our team of lawyers and consultants advises food manufacturers, importers, brand owners, retailers, and industry associations across a broad range of regulated consumer goods sectors, including food and beverage, health products and supplements, beauty and personal care, pet food and care, household products, and novel ingredients.

We also support clients in complementary medicines, life sciences, agribusiness, and emerging ingredient categories, bringing deep regulatory expertise across Australia and New Zealand, including import and export requirements.

FoodLegal is a member of the Food Lawyers Network (FLN), a global network of specialist food law practitioners. Through this network, we can provide clients with access to trusted expertise and support across multiple jurisdictions.


Our People

Meet the team

Joe Lederman
Joe Lederman
Executive Chairman & Managing Principal
Tali Lederman
Tali Lederman
CEO Produxiom/CCO FoodLegal
Jenny Awad
Jenny Awad
Co-Principal
John Thisgaard
John Thisgaard
Co-Principal
Jackie Liberman
Jackie Liberman
Compliance Manager
Blake Weinberger
Blake Weinberger
Lawyer
Zac Webster
Zac Webster
Senior Compliance Consultant
Emma Kochskamper
Emma Kochskamper
Senior Compliance Consultant
C
Chad Fernando
Senior Digital Project Manager
H
Hansi Edirisinghe
Compliance Consultant
Celina Kumala
Celina Kumala
Compliance Consultant
Mikaela Peel
Mikaela Peel
Compliance Consultant
Christelle Bekker
Christelle Bekker
Compliance Consultant
Jordan Day
Jordan Day
Software Developer
Elisa Silverman
Elisa Silverman
FoodLegal Community Leader

What Our Clients Say

What our clients say

Workshops & Symposiums

"An excellent array of presentations and topics, hugely useful"
FoodLegal Client
"The conference helped me put the complexity of food science & the big debates in a context that I could use personally & professionally"
FoodLegal Client
"Informative, Practical, and Succinct"
FoodLegal Client
"Great course – great diversity of information"
FoodLegal Client
"Fantastic new crucial information that can help us improve our food products, dietary recommendations for consumers and Australia’s overall health"
FoodLegal Client

Workshops & Symposiums

"FoodLegal has brought my knowledge regarding Food Standards up to date"
FoodLegal Client
"Great course, very clear, excellent explanation of a complex issue"
FoodLegal Client
"Very informative course. Every person involved in the food industry should attend"
FoodLegal Client
"Great seminar – engaging presentation with insightful examples that allow you to really consider the scope of FSANZ"
FoodLegal Client
"The FoodLegal Trending Claims Workshop was excellent. We received a wealth of information in relation to topical claims for food products."
Ashlee Williams - Product Development Manager, New Capability
"Really enjoyed the FoodLegal courses over the past two days. Really great examples and entertaining examples of typical non-compliance issues in labelling and product claims used”
Dana Felder - Abbott Nutrition
The Food Legal educational workshops are very useful. The key concepts are presented in a very digestible format which makes them easy to understand and apply to our business.
Chris McCallum - Fable Food

FoodLegal InHouse

"I find the InHouse portal really helpful to set up my projects, all the information I need regarding food compliance is quickly accessible. The convenience of it is great!"
FoodLegal Client

Consulting Services

"You have a talented group of individuals who are responsive, polite and very knowledgeable in the food law area and I really appreciate the service I have been receiving."
Michael Davis - General Counsel - Bulla Dairy Foods
"Great job on preparing the letter. Generally when engaging legal experts value for money isn’t something which we’d expect, but this outcome is great."
FoodLegal Client

Work with our team

Get in touch to discuss your food law, compliance, or labelling matter. Fast response times for urgent issues.

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