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Practice: Food and Beverage Law
Hannah Becker is a nationally recognized attorney for alcohol beverage regulatory and transactional matters. She guides clients through all legal and commercial aspects of the food and beverage industry, combining creative and strategic instincts with an energetic, detail-oriented approach to licensure and permitting, labeling, advertising, trade practices, product classification, importation and distribution agreements, Tied-House and cross-tier issues, and alcohol franchise laws. She is also recognized for her strong grasp of how emerging technologies and new regulated product categories impact alcohol sales and related compliance matters.
Richard Blau represents supplier, wholesaler, and retailer licensees across the U.S. in heavily regulated industries, including alcohol beverages, food, and cannabis. His experience encompasses federal and state trade law compliance; responsible vendor and employee training; trade regulation; administrative proceedings; and litigation and dispute resolution. An industry trailblazer who works with all three tiers of the alcohol beverage industry, he effectively helps clients untangle the complex web of federal, state, and local rules and regulations that govern the production, importation, marketing, sale, and consumption of beer, wine, distilled spirits, and other licensed beverages, including the recent product phenomenon of hemp beverages.
Mary Clarke guides businesses and key stakeholders through all regulatory, legislative, and compliance matters impacting the alcohol and hemp beverage industry, proactively managing risk and creating adaptable frameworks for rapidly evolving regulatory and enforcement policies. Her strategic counsel also extends to emerging and other highly regulated products and industries, including hemp-derived products.
Valerie Haber guides businesses operating within or adjacent to the alcohol beverage industry through development, licensing, and promotional activities, as well as alcohol delivery, storage, fulfillment, and related services.
Larry Haut is a seasoned transactional attorney known for his practical, creative approach to advising clients in all facets of their business, from initial set-up through operations and ultimate exits. He is equally proficient from both sides of the table, having long represented buyers and sellers, institutions, and entrepreneurs in a myriad of capital market opportunities. From years of experience comes his practical approach, bringing a solutions-oriented mindset and a “can-do” attitude in every engagement. He advises clients across a wide range of industries within corporate, real estate, and hospitality landscapes.
Alexis is a transactional and regulatory attorney who advises industry members across the alcohol beverage, cannabis, and food industries.
Kelly Meadows has over 20 years of experience working with the lead professionals comprising the Spencer Fane nationwide Alcohol Law and Food and Beverage Law teams. She is based in Tallahassee, where most Florida licenses are processed for approvals. Prior to her current work in the private sector, Kelly spent time as a licensing specialist for the Florida Division of Alcohol Beverage and Tobacco.
Andy Peskoe focuses his practice on the representation of private and public emerging growth companies and venture capital and private equity funds in domestic and international transactions, providing comprehensive guidance on efficient and beneficial deal structuring. He advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financings, technology transfer and licensing matters, and complex financing transactions, including leveraged buyouts and growth equity investments.
Megan Rockwell guides clients through opportunities to start, grow, and sell their businesses with a specific focus on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising transactions, and general corporate matters. She represents founders, issuers, and investors across a range of industries, including hospitality, technology, financial services, and consumer products, providing practical and strategic counsel throughout all stages of a company’s life cycle.
Ashley Sadler has over a decade of experience helping alcohol industry clients meet their licensing and compliance objectives. Ashley works closely with clients and local, state, and federal government agencies to obtain licenses on or before target dates. She assists clients in tracking the license applications she files until all licenses are approved and issued. She also has the skills and knowledge necessary to help clients maintain their licenses in good standing and current with licensing government agencies.
Robin Silverman’s practice focuses on a broad range of intellectual property counseling with a particular emphasis on the media, entertainment, merchandising, hospitality, and digital sectors. She provides strategic advice and legal representation in matters involving intellectual property disputes, theft of ideas, licensing, and unfair competition, and manages international trademark portfolios for a variety of clients.
Lauren Voke advises individual and corporate clients on compliance, licensing, and large-scale transactions in highly regulated markets with a focus on the alcohol beverage system, where she brings a foundational understanding of all three tiers, tied-house issues, trade practice compliance, and alcohol licensing. Her tailored strategies have yielded a track record of optimal, effective solutions for a wide range of clients, from small startups to global organizations. She regularly aids corporations with national recognition, strengthening their brands through compliant marketing and expansion, but also enjoys the production, labeling, and marketing of new and innovative alcohol beverage products for new organizations.
Alison Wong advises clients on a broad range of corporate matters, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions and venture capital financings. She has experience in domestic and cross-border transactions across a wide range of industries, including life sciences, technology, hospitality, and consumer goods.