Craft Brewers

Mirick O'Connell's Craft Brewers Group has extensive experience working in regulated industries.  We represent clients in various stages of their businesses, and also provide legal representation to clients involved with the alcohol beverage industry, such as craft breweries, retail vendors, lenders, landlords, and municipalities.
 

Services available to assist clients include:

• Business formation and expansion
• Early-stage and late-stage equity financing
• Licensing at the local and state levels
• Land use permitting and wastewater management
• Real estate transactions
• Construction projects and contractor negotiations
• Vendor and customer contract drafting and negotiation
• Trademark registration and clearance, and other intellectual property matters
• Labor and employment matters
• Tax planning and business succession planning
• Insolvency issues associated with craft beer establishments and their creditors
• Special counsel work for municipalities on brewing-related permitting and licensing issues