Beverage Alcohol

Nixon Peabody’s Beverage Alcohol team lawyers have not only spent many years advising the industry, we have spent many years working inside it. Our deep understanding of the issues, and our “insiders” perspective, enables us to provide comprehensive, highly practical legal counsel to hospitality and beverage alcohol suppliers, distributors, and retailers from around the world.

We assist clients in new product development, distribution strategies, and product recall, and we help them navigate the complexities of international, federal, and state licensing applications and transfers.

Our attorneys provide guidance on all matters involving the manufacture, licensing, taxation, labeling, advertising, marketing, distribution, and sale of wine, beer, and spirits, as well as non-alcoholic beverages. Our services cover:

  • Regulatory compliance and licensing
  • Trade practices
  • Consumer protection
  • Advertising and marketing
  • Franchise laws and distributor relations
  • International and domestic import, export, and distribution agreements
  • Trademark registration and protection
  • Label and formula approval and brand registration
  • Customs matters
  • Product development
  • Distributor relations
  • Winery, brewery, and distillery operations
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • AVA Petitions
  • Environmental and water rights issues
  • Labor and employment matters
  • Bioterrorism compliance
  • Litigation and dispute resolution

We are deeply invested in understanding developments that affect the beverage industry’s competitive and regulatory environment, and we make sure that our clients stay up-to-date on changes that might affect them. We are tightly focused on our clients’ business priorities, and provide creative, efficient, and cost-effective legal solutions.

Contact

Robert K. Carrol, Partner
415-984-8404
rcarrol@nixonpeabody.com

Bruce E. Copeland, Partner
Deputy Chair, Litigation Department
415-984-8253
bcopeland@nixonpeabody.com

Vincent O'Brien, Senior Counsel
212-940-3139
vobrien@nixonpeabody.com
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