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Alcohol

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Overview
Guiding growth in a fragmented market

Companies in the alcohol and regulated beverage industry operate within a post-Prohibition regulatory system designed to limit market control. The framework governing the industry separates producers, distributors, and retailers – creating regulatory and operational challenges across the supply chain. Our alcohol regulatory and distribution lawyers help you navigate this complexity so your business can grow.

We represent key stakeholders across the regulated beverage ecosystem, including alcohol manufacturers, multinational suppliers, importers, distributors, retailers, investors, and newer participants, including cannabis businesses. As alcohol, wellness, and consumer products converge, companies and investors are increasingly exploring opportunities in the cannabis industry.

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Additional capabilities

Food, Beverage & Agribusiness

Droit de la Santé & des Sciences de la Vie

Private Equity

Alcohol Brand Intellectual Property

Alcohol Industry FTC Compliance and Consumer Protection

Alcohol Industry Tax Matters

Alcohol Investigations and Enforcement

Alcohol M&A

Cannabis

Importing Alcoholic Beverages

Clients describe the firm as “the gold standard” of alcoholic beverages law

Chambers USA

“They are subject-matter experts offering superb customer service – only a few firms could rival their collective expertise and depth of experience in this field, and even fewer offer their pragmatism and value.”

Chambers USA

Band 2, Food & Beverages: Alcohol

Band 2, Food & Beverages: Alcohol

Chambers USA

Références
  • Advising private equity and family office investors on the federal law risks of investments in businesses operating in the cannabis industry
  • Representing a major agricultural products supplier in evaluating the implications of becoming a processor of industrial hemp products
  • Advising a major accounting firm on federal regulatory issues related to their provision of accounting and related consulting services to cannabis industry participants, including pharmaceutical companies planning to import marijuana to US academic medical centers for research purposes

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Interlocuteurs principaux

Alva C. Mather

Associée

Washington, DC