Hannah Becker

Practice Areas

Administrative and Regulatory

Alcohol Beverage

Food Law

Restaurant

Hospitality

Residential, Resort and Club

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association

Florida Association for Women Lawyers

The Florida Bar

Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers

Hillsborough County Bar Association

Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Alumni and Pathfinder Program, Class of 2022

Leadership Florida Connect, Class 13

Tampa Bay Chamber

Tampa Connection, Class of 2018-2019

Women of the Vine and Spirits Foundation Committee

Publications

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

“Sponsorships and Celebrity Endorsements,” Panelist, NABCA 32nd Annual Symposium on Alcohol Beverage Law & Regulation, March 24, 2025

“The Legal and Regulatory Update,” Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference, June 18, 2024

“Women of the Vine & Spirits Foundation Awards 76 Scholarships Totaling $187,155 in 2023,” Wine Industry Advisor, October 24, 2023

“Leadership Florida Selects its 2023-2024 Connect Class,” Leadership Florida, June 22, 2023

“The Future is Digital: Mobile Driver’s Licenses for Alcohol Age Verification,” Wine Business Monthly, August 1, 2023“Legal Update: Blurring Category Lines,” Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference, June 12, 2023

“Starting a Cottage Food Business,” Specialty Retailer, February 28, 2023

“Franchising, Drunk Guests and ADA Compliance: How Hoteliers Can Prepare for Liability Issues,” CoStar’s Hotel News Now, October 13, 2022

“5 Ways to Protect Your Alcohol Liquor License,” The Hospitality Law Conference: Washington D.C., October 12, 2022

“Maintaining the Perfect Brew: On-Premise Retail Legal and Regulatory Updates,” Cheers Beverage Summit, Cheers Advisory Board, June 14, 2022

“Don’t Get Spirited Away: Off-Premise Retail Legal and Regulatory Updates,” Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference, June 14, 2022

“Legal Considerations for the 2020 Alcohol Industry Innovations that Aren’t Going Anywhere,” Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference, June 8, 2021

“The Good, the Bad, and the Takeaways of Working Remotely,” Hillsborough County Bar Association, Lawyer Magazine, March-April 2021

“Know the ‘Habitual Drunkard’?” Southern Beverage Journal, Florida Edition, January 2021

“Now Available for Curbside Pickup and Delivery: 2020 Alcohol Regulatory Changes Impacting the Hotel and Restaurant Industry,” The Virtual Hospitality Law Conference, May 5, 2021

“Taste, Toast, Zoom: Virtual Tastings, Mixology Classes and Other Experiential Events,” The Virtual Hospitality Law Conference, October 7, 2020

“The New Beverage Alcohol Normal,” Virtual Beverage Alcohol Retailers Conference, September 15, 2020

Panelist, “Are Hospitality Businesses Ready for State Emergency Orders to be Lifted?,” GrayRobinson’s COVID-19 Conversations Webinar Series, June 10, 2020

“COVID-19: CDC Issues Reopening Guidance for Restaurants and Bars,” GrayRobinson COVID-19 News, May 21, 2020

Experience

Hannah Becker has a true passion for the legal and operational aspects of the alcohol beverage industry and collaborates with clients in all three tiers working to launch, grow, and thrive in the U.S. marketplace. A high-energy lawyer with a meticulous eye for detail, her clients include manufacturers, importers, wholesalers, retailers, other licensees, breakthrough brands, and unlicensed third-party providers. She is well-credentialed in this dynamic and continuously evolving sector, with a spirited grasp on product classification, licensure and permitting, business aspects and considerations, including value and market potential, labeling, advertising, trade practice considerations, Tied-House and cross-tier issues, alcohol franchise laws, and the emerging technologies impacting the future of sales and distribution.

Hannah brings exceptional practical experience in drafting and negotiating pivotal agreements, particularly distribution agreements and importation agreements on behalf of alcohol manufacturers, importers, and wholesalers, and providing regulatory and licensing support for transformative mergers and acquisitions in the hospitality industry. She helps clients remain relevant by staying steps ahead of market trends and disruptive technologies, including sales facilitation, delivery apps and platforms, A.I., and mobile Driver’s Licenses (mDL) and digital IDs. She also regularly conducts label reviews for food, low-ABV ready-to-drink (RTD) products, and non-alcoholic beverages regulated by the FDA, which have exploded into the marketplace in recent years, as well as alcohol products regulated by the TTB.

Known for her amiable and hospitable approach, Hannah advises clients on all aspects of licensure and registration, regulatory compliance, taxation, importation, distribution, marketing, land use and zoning, and sales and consumption of not only alcohol beverages but also other regulated products, including food, tobacco, fuel, lottery and gaming, and hemp at the federal, state, and local levels.

Hannah’s diverse background in the hospitality industry informs her regulated products work. She embraces a service philosophy through timely and thoughtful responses to client inquiries and understands what it means to cultivate and grow both boutique and marquee brands. She frequently teams with GrayRobinson colleagues in the corporate, government affairs, intellectual property, and land use and zoning practices to deliver comprehensive legal and regulatory support for clients.

Languages Spoken

Spanish

Education

Awards