Gibson & Jeffery LLP can help you achieve your alcohol or hospitality business related goals.
We offer custom legal solutions for regulatory, commercial, and mergers & acquisitions issues in the hospitality and alcohol industries.
We work with and advise industry clients operating at all stages of growth.
Startups opening the doors of their first owner-operated licensed businesses, such as restaurants, brew-pubs, bed and breakfasts, manufacturing facilities, or cultivators
National and multinational hotel, restaurant, and grocery store chains in need of outside mergers and acquisitions, regulatory, and commercial counsel with respect to compliance with federal and state alcohol statutes and limitations
Investors of all types, acquiring and selling interests in businesses with alcoholic beverage licenses
Lenders and creditors who are looking to maximize their security and minimize their risks when taking or issuing loans to businesses with alcohol licenses
Landlords and tenants leasing or letting premises containing businesses with alcohol licenses
Alcoholic beverage importers who are looking to bring their products to the American market
We are well-equipped and experienced in providing a full suite of services essential to alcohol businesses.
Alcohol license acquisition and sale
Local zoning and permitting, conditional use permit acquisition, and social equity programs for alcohol businesses
Commercial agreement drafting and negotiation
Mergers and acquisitions of licensed hospitality and alcohol related businesses
Regulatory compliance for the alcohol industry
Dispute resolution involving regulators at all levels of government
Sale to minor accusation defense and negotiation
Supply chain agreement negotiation and drafting
We have a strong working relationship with regulators and government agencies at every level.
The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC)
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH or DPH)
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)
The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA)
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
County and city governments across California
Contact us for a free half hour initial consultation
