Past Events

2010

Law Seminars International's Winery & Wine Distribution Law Conference
Federal Issues Update

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Canandaigua, NY
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution , Distribution - Alcohol Beverages

Brewers Association Craft Brewers’ Conference
The Current Dynamics of Franchise Law

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

Brewers Association Annual Conference & Tradeshow
Legal Year-In-Review

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

2009

NCSLA Eastern/Southern Regional Conference
Learning to Embrace the Commerce Clause

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

Law Seminars International Presents Winery & Wine Distribution Law
Surviving a TTB Compliance Audit

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: San Antonio, TX
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

The Brewers Association Annual Conference & Tradeshow
Legal Year-In-Review

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Boston, MA
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

NABCA 16th Annual Legal Symposium on Alcohol Beverage Law & Regulation
IS Alcohol Different?

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Alexandria, VA
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

2008

NCLSA Central/Western Regional Conference
Flavored Malt Beverage Update

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Kansas City, MO
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

NCSLA Annual National Conference
Administrative Rulemaking 101

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

International Trademark Association's 130th Annual Meeting
Alcohol: Potholes in the Road to Global Marketing and Advertising

Speakers: Frank Schoneveld , Marc E. Sorini
Location: Berlin, Germany
Practice Areas & Industries: Advertising - Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution , Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution , Distribution - Alcohol Beverages , Intellectual Property , Intellectual Property - Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution , Labeling - Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution , Permitting & Licensing - Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution , Product Formulation - Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

The Brewers Association Annual Conference & Tradeshow
Legal Year-In-Review

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: San Diego, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

2007

NCSLA Eastern/Southern Regional Conference
Alcohol 101: Nuts-and-Bolts

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Newport, RI
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

CLE International's Second Annual Winemaking for Lawyers Seminar
The Status of State & Fed. Laws Governing the Wine Industry" & "Cashing in on America's Growing Enthusiasm for Wine

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Napa, California
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution , Antitrust and Trade Regulation - Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution , Product Formulation - Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

Brewers Association Craft Brewers' Conference
The Year In Review 2006-2007

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Austin, TX
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

National Conference of State Liquor Administrators' Alcohol Beverage Law Symposium
Square Peg in a Round Hole

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Arlington, VA
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

ACI's Legal Summit on Alcohol Beverage Marketing & Distribution
Navigating the Post-Granholm & Costco Distribution Landscape

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Miami, FL
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

2006

CLE International's Wine, Beer & Spirits Conference
The Changing Face of Franchise Law

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

National Conference of State Liquor Administrators' National Meeting
Granholm & Costco – Evolution Not Revolution

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Boston, MA
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

Brewers Association Craft Brewers' Conference
The Year In Review 2005-2006

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Seattle, WA
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

2005

National Conference of State Liquor Administrators' National Meeting
The Three-Tier System

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Sante Fe, NM
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

CLE International's Wine, Beer & Spirits Conference
The Three-Tier System

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

Brewers Association AHA Convention
Government Affairs Update

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Baltimore, MD
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

Brewers Association Craft Brewers Conference
The Year in Review: 2004-05

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

2004

Brewers' Association of America 63rd Annual Conference
Debate: Towards Franchise Fairness

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: New Orleans, LA
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

Brewers' Association of America 63rd Annual Conference
The Year in Review, 2003-04

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: New Orleans, LA
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

CLE International's Wine, Beer & Spirits Law Conference
The Meaning of "Best Efforts" in a Distribution Agreement

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

Mid-America Viticulture and Enology Center - Southwest Missouri State University
Regulatory & Distribution Considerations for the Small Distiller

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Mountain Grove, MO
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

Poststills USA Conference
Regulatory and Distribution Concerns for Small Distillers

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Alameda, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

2003

Brewers' Association of America 62nd Annual Conference
Annual Industry Legal Update

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

6th Annual Wine, Beer & Spirits Law Conference
The Changing Landscape of Federal Alcohol Regulation

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

National Conference of State Liquor Administrators' National Meeting
The Continuing Flavored Malt Beverage Saga

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Baltimore, MD
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

National Craft Brewers' Conference
Marketing Law for Craft Brewers

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: New Orleans. LA
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

2002

Innovations in Beer, Wine & Spirits Conference
What Every Product Developer Should Know About U.S. Law

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: New Orleans, LA
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

Brewers' Association of America Annual Convention
The Year in Review, 2001-02

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Seattle, WA
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

CLE International's Wine, Beer & Spirits Law Conference
Drafting Distribution Contracts

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

National Craft Brewers' Conference & BrewExpo America
Managing Distribution from a Legal Perspective

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

2001

Panel at The State House Meets the White House project
Monopoly Protection in the Wine and Spirits Industry

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Washington, DC
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

CLE International's Wine, Beer & Spirits Law Conference
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Transfers of Alcohol Beverage Distribution Rights

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Seattle, WA
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

Brewers' Association of America Annual Convention
The Year in Review, 2000-01

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

National Craft Brewers' Conference & BrewExpo America
The Future of Distribution for the Craft Brewer

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Portland, OR
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

American Conference Institute Seminar; e-Commerce for the Alcohol Beverage Industry
Tied House Laws in the e-Commerce World

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

Rocky Mountain Microbrewing Symposium
The Future of Distribution for the Microbrewer

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

2000

CLE International's Wine, Beer & Spirits Law Conference
Alcohol Beverage Labeling: ATF's Revocation Rules

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

Brewers' Association of America Annual Convention
The Year in Review, 1999-2000

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Baltimore, MD
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution

National Craft Brewers' Conference & Tradeshow
Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Transfers of Distribution Rights

Speakers: Marc E. Sorini
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Practice Areas & Industries: Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution