Correction: This article has been modified to reflect the correct number of attorneys at Faegre Baker & Daniels. Following the merger between Faegre & Benson and Baker Daniels, the combined firm numbered 720.

With nearly 50 million food-poisoning cases each year in the United States and almost 3,000 deaths, the food industry has problems. Midsize law firm Freeborn & Peters is building its business to help fix them.