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Legal counsel for California's hospitality, alcohol, and cannabis industries

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With over thirty years of combined experience in California controlled substance regulation, Gibson & Jeffery provides top-shelf legal advice and strategic consulting in all sectors of the hospitality, alcohol, and cannabis industries.

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Under-Collateralized Hospitality Loans and the Alcohol Regulations That Make Them

Collateral securing many hospitality loans may be overvalued due to alcohol licensing regulations.

Article

California’s Tied-House Trap

Standard contract terms that can lead to major liability for California's Alcohol and hospitality sector.

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To-Go Boozy Beverages Are Not Going Anywhere

California Senate Bill 389 preserves and expands the ability of on-site consumption licensees to sell drinks to-go with meals

Whom we serve

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Startups

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Hospitality Businesses

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Investors

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Lenders and Creditors

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Celebrity Drink Brands

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Law Firms

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Wineries, Distilleries, Breweries, Alcoholic Beverage Retailers and Wholesalers, and Vineyards

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Cannabis Distributors, Retailers, Manufacturers, and Cultivators

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  • InterContinental Hotels

  • Meadow Creek Spirits

  • City Sofive

  • Marukai Markets

  • Rockbridge Capital

  • The San Francisco Gay Man's Chorus

  • Six Flags Theme Parks

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