Legal Considerations in the Craft Beverage Industry

Despite its reputation as a lifestyle industry, craft beverage production is serious business. Breweries, wineries, and distilleries need to have a strong legal foundation across a variety of domains - regulatory compliance, IP, sales contracts, and more.

In this conversation, SBDC Craft Beverage Assistance Manager Chris Van Orden will ask John Szymankiewicz of the Beer Law Center about the many ways in which legal support can help craft beverage producers operate above board and avoid costly mistakes down the road.

Speaker: John Szymankiewicz
As an attorney at Beer Law Center, John’s practice centers on the craft beverage industry. Handling everything from business formation to TTB/ABC, to trademark, and buying/selling an alcohol business, John works with clients to help them achieve their personal and business goals.
John authored the book Beer Law: What Brewers Need to Know and is a Certified BJCP Judge, holds Level II Certifications in Wine and Beer from WSET, and is the country’s only alcohol attorney who is also a Certified Cicerone. John is based in Raleigh and practices in North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.

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