A great solo panel by Richard Blau. I don’t know how he does it by himself, lots of stamina and lots of work, but he always pulls it off!
A great presentation by Richard Blau who always raises great points.
I think the takeaways are about relevance and how relevance must be an important part […]
Irish Liquor Lawyer files amicus brief in the Mississippi wine shipping case. I am truly honored that Wine Freedom asked me to draft an amicus brief on their behalf in the Hood v. Wine Express Inc. case.
This is an important case that could shape the future of how alcohol is sold and enhance direct to […]
News From TTB: TEMPORARY VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PROGRAM FOR ALCOHOL BEVERAGE WHOLESALERS AND IMPORTERS TO ADDRESS UNREPORTED CHANGES IN CONTROL OR PROPRIETORSHIP
Source: TTB
July 7, 2019
Through December 31, 2019, TTB is offering a temporary voluntary disclosure program (see Industry Circular 2019 – 2) […]
Moderator: Carrie Bonnington
Panelists: Laine Adderley; Paul Gatza; and Tom Kirby.
A great panel moderated by Carrie Bonnington who always does an amazing job moderating a panel.
This panel had an interesting perspective, it dealt with issues […]
I am immensely proud to contribute to a great publication like Forbes!
Irish Liquor Lawyer contributes to Meininger’s Wine Business International on the recent Tennessee Wine U.S. Supreme Court case.
https://www.drinks-today.com/wine/analysis/how-supreme-court-decision-could-upend-us-wine-market
The Tennessee Wine case has come and gone and the shock has now worn off. Now it is time to take account of what the decision means. On its surface it is clearly a resounding win for Total Wine and More and a resounding loss for the Tennessee Wine Retailers Association (Association).
However, we all […]
In a previous post I predicted that Justice Samuel Alito would write the opinion in Tennessee Wine and that it would be written broadly.
Justice Alito wrote the opinion and settled the Granholm debate. I figured how the opinions were going that Alito would write it. Based on his questioning in oral argument I knew that he […]
Writing for the majority Justice Sam Alito made a statement that is going to resonate in the liquor industry for years to come. He held that reading Granholm as only extending to producers has no sound basis and Granholm stands for the proposition that the Commerce Clause prohibits state discrimination against all out-of-state economic interest.
As the debate over […]