Alcohol Beverage Law

Overview

Avoiding problems before they start brewing

To say that compliance in the alcoholic beverage industry is difficult is an understatement. Ever since Prohibition was repealed with the 21st Amendment in 1933, states and localities have enacted a complex web of statutes, rules, and regulations that govern alcoholic beverages. Many of these laws overlap and are inconsistent, causing headaches and liability for all three tiers of companies in the wine, beer, and spirits industry: producers, distributors, and retailers. The failure to comply with these laws can lead to serious consequences, including fines and license suspension or revocation. Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig helps clients navigate the full spectrum of laws applicable to alcohol beverages, from production to marketing, distribution, sales, and consumption. Our law firm assists clients in regulatory investigations before federal and state ABC agencies, in litigation, and in transactional matters, including obtaining necessary alcohol licenses and permits for clients.

Our experience in alcohol beverage laws

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig has extensive experience representing manufacturers, importers, distributors, and vendors throughout the United States. Our beverage industry clients include wineries, breweries, distilleries, wholesalers, retailers, and restaurants. Our alcohol beverage law team, which consists of lawyers from across the firm’s practice areas, helps clients organize entities, establish brands, and obtain the proper licenses and permits. We also represent clients before government agencies, including federal and state beverage control agencies. We routinely work with the government agencies that enforce alcohol beverage laws and regulations, including the federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau and various state and local entities.