We help navigate legal and regulatory challenges of the alcoholic beverages industry, offering comprehensive counsel to ensure compliance and drive growth
Whether you’re launching, expanding, or simply ensuring compliance with existing law, we help secure alcohol licenses, anticipate regulatory risks, and navigate evolving liquor laws. We simplify the legal complexities so you can focus on what you do best.
Our team understands the unique demands of your industry. From breweries, distilleries and wineries to importers, distributors, restaurants and retailers, we represent a wide range of businesses throughout the production, distribution and sales process. Our attorneys have extensive experience with local, state and federal agencies, including the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board and the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission.
We assist with liquor licensing, trade practice compliance, marketing and advertising regulations, labeling requirements, franchise protection, distribution agreements and dispute resolution. For alcohol businesses operating globally, we advise on import/export compliance, tariffs, and trade restrictions.
Whatever the challenge, our team provides proactive, strategic legal counsel to support your goals and safeguard your interests.
“They have a deep understanding of the applicable laws, insights on navigating the process and a diligent team that helped drive the process in a timely manner, all paired with pragmatic advice along the way.”
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Foster Garvey Recognized Among Nation’s Top Firms in 2026 Chambers USA Guide: 34 Attorneys and 15 Practices Ranked
6.4.26
Foster Garvey Welcomes Associates Anne Dorshimer and Morgan Jones to Seattle Office
1.26.26
Emily Harris Gant Recognized Among Global Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers
9.3.25
Foster Garvey Expands Alcoholic Beverages Capabilities with Addition of Counsel Kristina Dickens
9.2.25
“A Multi-State Approach to Owner and Officer Updates,” Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys (AHIA) Spring 2026 Meeting
4.17.26
“Kickoff to FIFA World Cup 2026: Licensing & Regulation at Large Public Events,” NCSLA 2025 Central/Western Regional Conference
10.5.25
“Cannabis and Hemp in Flux: Federal Scheduling, State Laws and Market Realities,” 28th Annual Wine, Beer & Spirits Law National SuperConference
10.9.24
“Pouring Over the Law: Wine, Spirits and Beer,” Washington State Bar Association
3.29.24
Washington State Adopts New “Contract Kitchen” Rules for Breweries and Microbreweries
5.15.26
DOJ Final Order Loosens Rules For Medical Marijuana
4.24.26
Canada’s New Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling Rules Now in Effect
4.9.26
Canada Targets “Maple Washing” Amid Rising U.S.-Canada Trade Tensions
10.9.25
Can the U.S. Alcohol Industry Withstand the Return of Tariffs?
10.28.24
Understanding the Complex Legal Landscape of Interstate Alcohol Shipping
7.2.24
Co-Author, Washington Chapter, Wine in America: Law and Policy, Richard Mendelson ed., Second Edition, 2023
3.1.23
Dram Shop Laws: What You Need to Know
4.10.13
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Our beverage law team works closely with our practices in Business & Corporate Transactions, Intellectual Property, and Food & Beverage Industry Law to provide integrated counsel for your enterprise.
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