At Ardis Law, our dedicated Alcoholic Beverage, Food, and Regulated Products Team represents some of the world’s largest retailers, suppliers, and wholesalers. We provide services throughout the United States to the entire supply chain of the regulated products industry, including importers, brokers, distributors, wineries, breweries, distilleries, retail and supermarket chains, convenience store chains, retail package stores, medical cannabis dispensaries, warehouse clubs, and on-premises consumption establishments such as restaurants, hotels, wine shops, bars, pubs, specialty shops, airport lounges, golf courses, stadiums, and private clubs.
Ardis provides a full range of legal services to all members of the Alcohol, Food, & Regulated Products industries including, but not limited to:
- Licensing
- Regulatory and Compliance
- Training
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Marketing and Advertising
- Corporate Structuring and Formation, Agreements, and Negotiation
- Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights
- Labor & Employment
- Brand and Label Regulation
- Real Estate, Zoning, Leasing, and Landlord-Tenant Matters
With an in-depth understanding of federal, state, and local regulations and the challenges that can arise from them, our attorneys and professionals have the breadth and depth of experience to guide clients through all legal matters related to the production, distribution, and sale of regulated products such as alcohol, food, lottery, and medical cannabis. At the federal level, we assist clients with compliance matters before the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). At the state and local level, we represent clients before ABC boards, Departments of Revenue, City Councils, County Commissions, local license review boards, and zoning departments. In addition, our attorneys and licensing professionals have also developed key relationships with various federal, state, and local governmental agencies and officials, which further contributes to our ability to creatively and efficiently address our clients’ needs.
Ardis understands how compliance, technology, and safety work together to deliver exceptional service. We are often asked to educate clients on state and local regulations tied to alcohol licensing and permitting. The Responsible Alcohol Sales & Service (RASS) workshops taught by our attorneys are so highly regarded that they are now a prerequisite for obtaining an alcohol license in several jurisdictions. We also provide counsel on alcohol-related matters to a range of food and beverage trade associations.
Our team also includes seasoned arbitrators and mediators to assist with conflict resolution in an effort to help our clients avoid unnecessary costs of litigation. However, if litigation is needed, we have experienced litigators who have substantial courtroom experience at the federal and state levels across the United States handling contract disputes, consumer and products liability litigation, labor and employment disputes, constitutional and antitrust challenges (i.e., Commerce Clause and Sherman Act), Dram Shop Litigation, challenges to the three-tier system for regulation of alcoholic beverages, and constitutional challenges to differential taxation of imported alcoholic beverages.