Jerico Mascarinas, CPA, is an Accounting and Audit Director at Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP with more than 20 years of experience, including more than 10 years of experience at Anchin as a member of the Firm’s Consumer Products Group. His clients range from growing entrepreneurial businesses to well-established privately held companies.

Jerico provides accounting, business, and advisory services for clients in various industries including food and beverage and manufacturing and
distribution.

Jerico contributes to the career development of Anchin’s professional staff and instructs in-house professional development seminars. He is a Certified Public Accountant, a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

Virgil Leung is a finance and strategy entrepreneur with over a decade of experience, unified by one core theme: cashflow. He began his career in Investment Banking & Structured Finance at Man Group, the world’s second-largest hedge fund, before joining a private equity firm focused on esoteric credit. He later immersed himself in the cash-intensive world of DTC and CPG brands.


Over the course of his career, Virgil has been involved in structuring and deploying over $3 billion in capital across the middle market lending space and multiple asset classes. In the past four years alone, he has advised or operated across more than $1 billion in annual revenue for emerging CPG brands and executed dozens of capital transactions.

Virgil brings a uniquely cross-disciplinary skillset – rooted in Wall Street capital markets and structured finance, refined through hands-on experience at the intersection of high-growth startups and modern CPG.

Today, he is continuing his thematic journey in cashflow as the co-founder of GreenSpark, an AI-powered cashflow manager purpose-built for emerging CPG brands.

Rachel Gartner is a public policy attorney in Holland & Knight's New York office. Ms. Gartner has extensive experience providing strategic advice on food, dietary supplements, cosmetics and other U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-regulated products. In addition, she advises on related advertising and intellectual property (IP) matters to major corporations, midsize companies and startups, as well as other publicly traded and privately held businesses. Ms. Gartner collaborates with companies at every step of the product development process to evaluate ingredients, formulations and assess potential risks based on current and emerging FDA policy.

Ms. Gartner's clients develop, manufacture and market a broad range of products, including food, beverages, nutritional supplements, cosmetics and consumer products. She routinely counsels companies with FDA-regulated products as they navigate product classification, market entry and claims substantiation. She regularly advises on best practices for advertising and marketing, including social media-based, influencer engagements and product testimonials. Ms. Gartner's experience, knowledge and perspective on the entire product life cycle enable her to deliver valuable, practical insights that account for clients' unique objectives and tolerance for risk.

When product complaints, commercial disputes and regulatory challenges arise, Ms. Gartner is a strong advocate for her clients' interests. She regularly responds to governmental inquiries and competitor challenges on behalf of her clients and works with litigation colleagues to address disputes arising under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act), Lanham Act, and similar legislation and regulations.

In addition, Ms. Gartner works with food, health and wellness companies to help ensure compliance with relevant federal and state marketing and advertising regulations, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) standards for substantiating marketing claims, and requirements of the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Better Business Bureau.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Ms. Gartner was a public policy attorney for a global law firm in its New York office.