Michael B Newman

Practice Areas

Partner located in San Francisco and Head of the Alcohol Beverage Team. Newman counsels industry clients on national and international regulatory, contract, legislative, and licensing matters, advertising and promotional law, intellectual property rights, importation matters, trade practices, and inter-tier relations. He represents clients before the federal Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau, the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and State Board of Equalization, and other state alcohol beverage agencies. He has experience representing all three tiers of the alcohol beverage industry and has worked with international importers, suppliers and exporters, domestic manufacturers, regional and local distributors.