On October 4-5, CLE International will host the 23rd Annual Wine, Beer & Spirits Law Conference in Chicago, Illinois. Those attending will include the alcohol beverage industry’s leading practitioners, including in-house counsel for producers, distributors and retailers, as well as industry attorneys, and federal and state regulators. Conference topics include:

• Updates on TTB developments and trends
• An overview of recent developments in alcohol trade practice and trademark law
• How consolidation in both tiers is making antitrust law relevant to distribution
• Tough ethical issues that frequently confront in-house and outside counsel to companies in the alcohol beverage industry

McDermott partner Marc Sorini serves as co-chair for the event and will also present. Other McDermott presenters will be Jon Dubrow and Bill Schuman.