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• Hinman & Carmichael LLP

  The Bay Area’s premier alcoholic beverage law firm for more than 25 years. We know booze.

• BOOZE RULES 2021 – NEW CONTAINER SIZES APPROVED FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES: KEEPING TRACK OF THE TTB’S

  Container sizes for alcoholic beverages are fraught with controversy. The industry wants flexibility in packaging but not so much that a plethora of different container sizes suddenly appear to me...

• Competition in the Beverage Alcohol Industry Now Under the Microscope — Hinman & Carmichael LLP

  “Now, look, I’m a proud capitalist...I know America can’t succeed unless American business succeeds. “But let me be very clear: Capitalism without competition isn’t capitalism; it’s exploitatio...

• New California Alcohol Laws for 2024 – a Mixed Bag of Privileges, Punishments, Clarifications, and

  The California legislature adopted, and the Governor approved, several changes to the state’s alcohol laws for 2024, with many amendments already effective.  Below is our summary of the new laws t...

• Licensees Beware – the Harsh New ABC Enforcement Rules Are Effective Right Now — Hinman & Carmichael

  On Friday, June 5, 2020, the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control notified licensees that the onerous Emergency Regulations it proposed in May have now been “approved” by the Califo...

• Alcohol Marketplaces 2.0 Part 1: Solicitation of sales by unlicensed third-party providers — Hinman

  By Rebecca Stamey-White and Jeff Carroll Only businesses holding a license to sell alcohol at retail can sell alcohol to consumers. That simple fact complicates matters for unlicensed entities ...