Ranking tables
Food & Beverages: Alcohol | USA
USA - Nationwide
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
- Greenspoon Marder LLP 4 Years Ranked
Hinman & Carmichael LLP 19 Years Ranked- Spirit Law Partners 7 Years Ranked
- Flaherty & O'Hara, P.C.,
- Strike Kerr & Johns
Band 4
Adams & Reese 3 Years Ranked
Barnes Beverage Group 1 Years Ranked
Burr & Forman LLP 2 Years Ranked
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP 1 Years Ranked- Carle, Mackie, Power & Ross LLP
- Christopoulos Dickens
- Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty
- Martin Frost & Hill
Senior Statespeople
Band 1
Band 2
Alva Mather McDermott Will & Emery LLP8 Years Ranked
Elizabeth A DeConti GrayRobinson, PA12 Years Ranked
Michael B Newman Holland & Knight LLP19 Years Ranked
Rebecca Stamey-White Stamey-White, APC5 Years Ranked- Harlan PowellPowell Junia
- James L. WebsterWebster Law Partners
- Kimberly FrostMartin Frost & Hill
- Nicholas J BergmanBuchman Law Firm, LLP
- RJ O'HaraFlaherty & O'Hara, P.C.,
Band 3
Grace Yang GrayRobinson, PA14 Years Ranked
Louis Terminello Greenspoon Marder LLP4 Years Ranked- Marbet Lewis Spirit Law Partners8 Years Ranked
- Robert Lewis Spirit Law Partners12 Years Ranked
Ryan Malkin Malkin Law, P.A.5 Years Ranked
Shauna Barnes Barnes Beverage Group2 Years Ranked
Susan Johnson Foster Garvey PC13 Years Ranked
Valerie Haber GrayRobinson, PA4 Years Ranked- Barry StrikeStrike Kerr & Johns
- Dimitrios ChristopoulosChristopoulos Dickens
- Kristen TechelDrink Law
Band 4
Bethany K Hatef Davis Wright Tremaine LLP7 Years Ranked
Emily Harris Gant Foster Garvey PC 5 Years Ranked
Erin Kelleher Hinman & Carmichael LLP4 Years Ranked
Hannah Becker GrayRobinson, PA2 Years Ranked
Joshua Remedios Greenspoon Marder LLP4 Years Ranked
Marco D Costales Nossaman LLP4 Years Ranked
Michael Kelly ArentFox Schiff LLP7 Years Ranked
Nichole Shustack Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP1 Years Ranked
Robert Pinson Adams & Reese2 Years Ranked
William Cheek Adams & Reese7 Years Ranked- Kristina DickensChristopoulos Dickens
- Tom KerrStrike Kerr & Johns
Up and Coming
Associates to watch
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Davis Wright Tremaine LLPFood & Beverages: Alcohol2025 | Band 1 | 16 Years RankedDavis Wright Tremaine's nationwide practice offers expertise in connection with business transactions for corporate clients. Its strengths include advising on federal and state policy issues, distribution and advertising of alcohol products, including tied-house regulations. The team has notable additional competence in labeling compliance and trade practices matters. It offers further experience with regard to large-scale licensing projects for a range of clients in the retail and hospitality industries.
1 GrayRobinson, PAFood & Beverages: Alcohol2025 | Band 1 | 18 Years RankedThe GrayRobinson team handles high-quality work in a variety of areas, including regulatory compliance, licensing, distribution and promotion of alcohol. The team is noted for expertise advising clients on M&A, in particular in dealing with multijurisdictional transactions. Its strong bench of experts includes several former federal and state regulators. The team acts for clients at all tiers of the industry, ably handling matters for retailers and wholesale distributors as well as manufacturers and importers.
1 PillsburyFood & Beverages: Alcohol2025 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman draws on significant capabilities in alcoholic beverage law when advising on regulatory investigations, commercial disputes and representing clients during negotiations with state and federal agencies. The team's expertise stretches to compliance, licensing and labeling issues for US-based and international clients, with additional strength in trademark and IP matters within the alcoholic beverage space. It represents an enviable roster of clients, including major companies that produce and distribute luxury alcohol brands.
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2 Holland & Knight LLPFood & Beverages: Alcohol2025 | Band 2 | 19 Years RankedHolland & Knight assists clients on diverse regulatory matters and litigation, including governmental relations, trade compliance and enforcement actions. The team demonstrates expertise in emerging areas within the industry, such as digital media, events and smartphone applications. With noted strength in representing California-based wineries on the full spectrum of legal matters, including real estate transactions, zoning and environmental matters, the team is also recognized for assisting its clients on alcoholic beverage-related intellectual property matters.
2 McDermott Will & Emery LLPFood & Beverages: Alcohol2025 | Band 2 | 19 Years RankedMcDermott Will & Emery has a talented team with prowess in an array of sophisticated alcohol law matters at both federal and state level. Its expertise includes advising high-profile clients on audits and investigations by regulatory bodies, in addition to working on legislative issues. The team demonstrates notable skill in handling complex litigation and transactions for national and international supplier-tier clients, as well as private equity firms and beverage companies.
Band 3
3 Greenspoon Marder LLPFood & Beverages: Alcohol2025 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedGreenspoon Marder's team is recognized for its strong track record advising clients in the hospitality and restaurant sectors on a range of alcohol regulatory, permitting and licensing issues. The group has further experience of acting for notable national retailers.3 Hinman & Carmichael LLPFood & Beverages: Alcohol2025 | Band 3 | 19 Years RankedHinman & Carmichael demonstrates notable proficiency in the licensing, distribution and promotion of products in the alcohol industry. The team is adept at representing clients in proceedings before regulatory agencies, with experience in an array of criminal, civil and administrative matters. Its areas of expertise also include trade practice compliance and advisory work for suppliers concerning methods of distribution. Clients include an array of alcoholic beverage companies including importers, retailers, wholesalers and producers.3 Spirit Law PartnersFood & Beverages: Alcohol2025 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedSpirit Law Partners has a distinguished team with significant experience advising clients on alcohol licensing matters and regulatory compliance. The firm acts for an impressive list of both international and domestic clients, with a number of notable clients in the hospitality and entertainment sectors. The group offers strength in handling contract disputes, IP issues and complex M&A in the alcohol beverage space. The team is also equipped to advise on distribution and importation issues.
Band 4
4 Adams & ReeseFood & Beverages: Alcohol2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedAdams & Reese fields a highly experienced team that advises breweries and distilleries on various alcohol regulatory issues, with a particular focus on its home state of Tennessee. It also acts for hospitality and entertainment clients and is well equipped to advise on alcohol sponsorships. The group has further experience of handling transactions in the alcoholic beverage sector.
4 Barnes Beverage GroupFood & Beverages: Alcohol2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedBarnes Beverage Group is sought after by clients for their nationwide ability to lead various alcohol and beverage related matters, with a focus on retail and consumer clients through regulation and compliance. The firm boasts a vast array of clients ranging from market leading brands to innovative start-ups.
4 Burr & Forman LLPFood & Beverages: Alcohol2025 | Band 4 | 2 Years RankedBurr & Forman has a distinguished practice in the space. Its practitioners have notable experience of advising clients on M&A transactions, as well as complex licensing issues. The team's clients include entertainment organizations, restaurants and hotels.
4 Nutter McClennen & Fish LLPFood & Beverages: Alcohol2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedNutter McClennen & Fish is an established firm that is sought after by clients for its expertise in providing regulatory compliance guidance to the alcohol industry. Clients are able to benefit from the team's varied approach to the whole gamut of alcohol matters in this space, including labeling, sales, distribution and litigation.