The Whole State of Virginia Goes wet

By |2020-04-13T20:45:24+00:00February 19th, 2019|Breaking News|

On irishliquorlawyer.com two weeks ago I published a post about local government’s losing control over their power to regulate alcohol. Today Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law a bill, SB 1110, that would make the whole State of Virginia wet.

Local governments are definitely and rapidly losing control of their powers to regulate alcohol […]

Smoke on the Wallin: The Story of a True Force of Nature

By |2020-04-13T21:10:22+00:00January 29th, 2019|Cannabis Issues, Irish Liquor Lawyer Interviews|

 

Smoke Wallin is a true force of nature, even before sitting down to interview him, I couldn’t help being impressed by his credentials. Starting from his time as an Ivy League Wrestler to his present status as President of Vertical, a leading company in the Cannabis field, Smoke has been a leader everywhere he has […]

Irish Liquor Lawyer Goes International and makes “The Drinks Business”

By |2019-01-21T23:34:10+00:00January 21st, 2019|Irish Liquor Lawyer in The Press|

 

 

I am please to announce that I have made my first international publication, The Drinks Business, which is out of the UK and serves the European Market.
Also, as someone who is married to a Chinese woman, it is pretty cool knowing I am in the Hong Kong edition!

US SUPREME COURT WINE REGULATION RULING NOT […]

Irish Liquor Lawyer honored to be mentioned in the same article with Paul Clement

By |2019-01-21T13:27:57+00:00January 21st, 2019|Irish Liquor Lawyer in The Press|

 

It is a complete honor to contribute to an article where Paul Clement is also providing his thoughts.

Paul Clement is one of the greatest legal minds in America.

He is the former Solicitor General of the United States and has argued the most cases in front of the Supreme Court this century.

To be part of the […]

Live from DC: Thoughts from Tennessee Wine Supreme Court oral argument

By |2020-04-13T21:11:03+00:00January 16th, 2019|Liquor Case Discussion|

Irish Liquor Lawyer is at the Supreme Court today to report live on the Tennessee Wine Supreme Court oral argument.

Here are my observations from oral argument. The Court was not entirely convinced that the 21st Amendment protects state laws from dormant commerce clause challenges especially when laws are protectionist. 2. Tennessee did not provide a […]

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