Food & Beverage Law

Alcohol Law: Licensing, Tax, IP, and More

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Hawaii CLE Approved 3 Total
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Illinois CLE Approved 3 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 3 Total
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Kentucky CLE Approved 3 Total
Maine CLE Approved 3 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 3 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 3 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 3 Total
Montana CLE Approved 3 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 3 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 3 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 3.6 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 3 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 3 Total
New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 3 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 3 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 3 Total
Rhode Island CLE Approved 3.5 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 3 Total
Texas CLE Approved 3 Total
Utah CLE Approved 3 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 3 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 3 Total
Washington CLE Approved 3 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 3.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Wyoming CLE Upon Request 3 Total
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2 hours 56 minutes
Brad Berkman
K. Christopher Branch
Lucas Noble
With Brad Berkman from Greenspoon Marder LLP + 2 others
Recorded May 08, 2026.
Product ID 101888

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Overview

Master the Law of Wine, Beer, and Spirits Production and Distribution

Alcohol beverage law presents unique challenges at all levels of regulation: federal, state, and local. Each decision must be made with care. This practical analysis of alcoholic beverage law breaks down key requirements and regulations necessary to get a business off the ground, offers drafting advice for distribution agreements to bring the product to the market, and addresses key import/export issues standing in the way of expanding beyond the borders. Explore the essentials of alcoholic beverage law - register today!

  • Review the regulatory framework of alcohol law, including key agencies.
  • Avoid costly mistakes in alcoholic beverage labeling and trademarks.
  • Handle distribution challenges and negotiate with wholesalers and retailers.
  • Stay up to date on litigation trends with an insightful case law update.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Alcohol Law Regulatory Framework
  2. Alcohol Beverage Labeling, Licensing, and Trademarks
  3. Bringing Alcoholic Beverages to Market: Distribution Agreements and More
  4. Import/Export Considerations
  5. Tax Planning for Breweries, Wineries, Distilleries, and Distributors

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Product ID 101888

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 3 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 3 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 3 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 3 Total
California CLE Approved 3 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 4 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 3 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 3 Total
Florida CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 3 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 3 Total
Iowa CLE Upon Request 3 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 3 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 3 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 3 Total
Maine CLE Approved 3 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 3 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 3 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 3 Total
Montana CLE Approved 3 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 3 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 3 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 3 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 3.6 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 3 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 3 Total
New York CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 3 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 3.5 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 3 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 3 Total
Rhode Island CLE Approved 3.5 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 3 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 3 Total
Texas CLE Approved 3 Total
Utah CLE Approved 3 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 3 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 3 Total
Washington CLE Approved 3 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 3.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 3.6 Total
Wyoming CLE Upon Request 3 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Alcohol Law Regulatory Framework

    1. Key Federal Agencies and State Equivalents
    2. The Three-Tier System Deciphered
    3. Making Sense of House Regulations
    4. Case Law and Legislative Update

  2. Alcohol Beverage Labeling, Licensing, and Trademarks

  3. Bringing Alcoholic Beverages to Market: Distribution Agreements and More

    1. Licensing States vs. Control States
    2. When Do You Need a Distributor? Three-Tier System Exceptions
    3. When Do You Need a Distribution Agreement?
    4. Negotiating Wholesaler Agreements to Minimize Future Litigation
    5. Allowing for Price Changes, Termination, etc.
    6. Other Must-Have Provisions

  4. Import/Export Considerations

  5. Tax Planning for Breweries, Wineries, Distilleries, and Distributors

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Accountants and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Brad Berkman
Brad
Berkman
Greenspoon Marder LLP
K. Christopher Branch
K. Christopher
Branch
KC Branch Firm, PC
Lucas B Noble
Lucas B.
Noble
Crafted Legal, Inc.
Speaker bio
Brad Berkman

Brad Berkman

Greenspoon Marder LLP
Brad Berkman

is a member of the hospitality, alcohol and leisure industry group at Greenspoon Marder LLP. He concentrates on providing guidance to all tiers of the alcohol beverage industry, including suppliers, wholesalers and retailers. Mr. Berkman's principal expertise is providing counsel to upper-tier industry members on legal, regulatory, and operational concerns within the framework of federal and state(s) beverage alcohol laws and regulations. Areas of focus include complex Tied-House issues, contract negotiations, drafting and disputes, trade practice concerns, distribution matters, international trade of beverage alcohol and TTB and state alcohol beverage control issues. He has also advised third-party marketing companies, celebrity brand owners and influencers on many trade practice matters. Mr. Berkman is also versed in municipal zoning, permitting and licensing of vendors of alcohol (bars, restaurants and hotels). As an additional note, he grew up in the business and has deep ancestral roots in the trade. His great-grandmother was a pioneer in the field who was one of the first women to hold a liquor "salesman's" license in the State of New York. She parlayed that start into a large, female, and eventually family-owned beer distributorship that served the five boroughs of New York City for many decades. He earned his B.A. degree in international relations from American University, School of International Service, M.S. degree in forensic science from George Washington University and his J.D. degree from St. Thomas University of Law. Mr. Berkman is admitted to practice in Florida.

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K. Christopher Branch

K. Christopher Branch

KC Branch Firm, PC
K. Christopher Branch

founded the KC Branch Firm, PC. He has represented more than 100 suppliers and retailers of alcohol from all over the world in own practice for nearly 20 years in trial, regulatory, and transactional matters. Mr. Branch actively teaches professionals and students at regional wine forums, local colleges and major wine universities in France and California. He is admitted to practice in California. Mr. Branch has been an adjunct professor of wine law at Loyola Law School. He earned his B.A. degree from USC and his J.D. degree from Loyola Law School.

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Lucas B Noble

Lucas B. Noble

Crafted Legal, Inc.
Lucas Noble

is the founder of Crafted Legal, Inc., a boutique law firm based on California's Central Coast. A former industry insider turned attorney, he advises breweries, wineries, distilleries, importers, and retailers on alcohol beverage compliance, licensing, labeling, trademarks, and corporate matters at the federal and state levels. While a student at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, Mr. Noble founded the Wine & Spirits Law Society, reflecting an early focus on the intersection of law and the alcohol industry. Before practicing law, he worked as a beer sales representative at Fort Point Beer Co., where he helped support the brewery's Southern California expansion, as well as in winery tasting rooms and restaurant operations. Mr. Noble has been practicing alcohol beverage law for nearly eight years and, when not working with clients, tosses pizzas at his family's pizza restaurant, Bear & The Wren, in San Luis Obispo, California for fun.

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