Elizabeth A DeConti

Practice Areas

Alcohol Beverage

Food Law

Hospitality

International

Litigation

Admiralty and Maritime

Professional Memberships

Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys

American Bar Association

The Connecticut Bar

Federal Bar Association

Hillsborough County Bar Association

Women of the Vine and Spirits

Sacred Heart Church, Parishioner

United States Tennis Association (“USTA”) Florida Section Foundation, President

Yale Club of Tampa Bay, President, 2017-2019

Yale Class of 1993, Co-President, 2018-2023

Publications

“GrayRobinson Alcohol Law Insight: TTB Shares Guidelines on Using AI-Generated Images in Alcohol Advertising,” GrayRobinson Insight, March 31, 2026

“Litigation Update: What is New and Important to You!” National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA) 33rd Annual Symposium, Alcohol Beverage Law & Regulation, March 16, 2026

“Beyond the Hemp Loophole: Federal and State Action in 2026,” Panelist, 2026 Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) Annual Conference, March 3-5, 2026

“Sip Smarter: Understanding the THC Beverage Landscape,” American Hotel & Lodging Association Food & Beverage Summit, March 3, 2026

“The Future of Alcohol & Alternative Beverages Pending the Federal Hemp Ban,” Women of the Vine & Spirits Live Chat, January 22, 2026

“Nothing is Certain but Death and (Liquor) Taxes,” Presenter, The Hospitality Law Conference, May 14, 2025

“Women in Law and Compliance in the Beverage Alcohol Industry,” Moderator, Women of the Vine & Spirits Leadership Series C-Suite Insights, April 29, 2025

“The Mechanics of Interim Management Agreements for Alcohol Beverage & Food Service in Hotel and Restaurant Chain Acquisitions,” The Hospitality Law Conference, October 9, 2024

Experience

Elizabeth DeConti is the Chair of Gray Robinson’s Regulated Products Section. She serves as a trusted advisor to clients in the ever-evolving alcohol beverage and food sectors. For more than 25 years, Elizabeth has helped clients navigate all aspects of alcohol beverage and food law regulation, licensing, compliance, and promotion. Representing clients in front of state and federal courts and administrative agencies, her expertise is centered on the rules, regulations, trends, and business best practices governing the marketing, sale, and consumption of malt beverages, wine, distilled spirits, and other regulated products. Her clients include major alcohol suppliers, wholesalers, national chain retailers, marketing companies, and other members of the hospitality industry.

Elizabeth’s litigation work for alcohol and food industry members includes complex commercial disputes, franchise, administrative law, and intellectual property matters. Her sector-specific litigation experience strengthens her ability to create clear, concise, and protective contracts related to advertising, distribution, importation, and related industry issues. In addition to her litigation services, Elizabeth has built a national reputation alongside clients in the area of alcohol-focused advertising and promotions, with particular expertise in regulatory compliance issues associated with software development and digital and social media. She is a sought-after advisor on the intersection of state and federal alcohol regulations and Federal Trade Commission regulations involving sweepstakes, contests, and other games. Elizabeth also manages large-scale liquor license transactions for the firm’s supplier and retailer clients.

A worldly and seasoned advisor, Elizabeth is fluent in French and Italian and advises European clients on international and domestic matters. Her international experience includes negotiation, sale, and purchase of Italian wineries, liaising with Italian law firms on litigation matters pending in Italy and the United States, representing several German breweries, and advising and counseling foreign entities seeking to export products from Western Europe into the U.S. She frequently teams with GrayRobinson colleagues in the corporate, tax, and intellectual property practices to provide comprehensive advisory services for alcohol beverage and food law clients.

Languages Spoken

Italian

French

Education

Awards