Freshfields is advising Piping Rock on its acquisition of Church & Dwight’s vitamin, minerals and supplement business, including the L’il Critters and Vitafusion brands, relevant trademarks and licenses, and the company’s manufacturing and distribution facilities in Vancouver and Ridgefield, Washington. The transaction signed on November 28, 2025 and is expected to close by the end of December.

Piping Rock is a US-based company specializing in the manufacturing and distribution of dietary supplements and vitamins. Piping Rock has offices and distribution throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, and ships its products to more than 170 countries.  

The Freshfields corporate team is led by partner Claire James, counsel Lisa Cammer, senior associate Arash Ardalan and associate Brooke Longhurst. Partner Vinita Kailasanth, senior associate Zackory Burns and associate Kayla Weston advised on intellectual property matters; counsel Jeremiah Nelson and associates Kate Koudouna and Tosin Owoka advised on real estate matters; partner Lori Goodman and Lina Zhu advised on employee benefits and executive compensation matters; partner Allison Liff, counsel Sean McClay and senior associate Meghan Bell advised on finance matters; partner Brock Dahl and associate Jackson Myers advised on data privacy matters; partner Marin Boney, special counsel Andrew Cline, senior associate Martin Dickson and associate Quentin Wu advised on antitrust matters; partner Joe Soltis and senior associate Courtney Canning advised on tax matters and partner John Rousakis advised on environmental matters.