Overview
Christine Dower advises suppliers, brand owners, and investors on the business and regulatory complexities across the highly regulated, ever-evolving, alcohol and intoxicating hemp beverage industries.
Clients rely on Christine for thoughtful and actionable legal guidance on commercial agreements, navigating distributor relationships, trade practice compliance, and brand marketing initiatives. She frequently writes for McDermott Will & Schulte’s Alcohol Law Advisor blog.
Results
- Drafting and negotiating supply and distribution agreements for national and international alcohol suppliers
- Counsel suppliers and brand owners on state franchise law termination and renewal issues across multiple jurisdictions
- Assist private equity clients with regulatory counsel on partnering with and purchasing alcohol companies
- Provide beverage portfolios with route-to-market restructuring to optimize franchise compliance and brand control
- Guide suppliers through tied-house compliance in co-marketing and promotional arrangements
- Support celebrity-backed brands in various sponsorship and licensing agreements
- Assist suppliers and retailers through sponsorship agreements
- Advising beverage companies on the regulatory considerations when expanding into the hemp-derived and non-alcoholic beverage categories
- Representing alcohol suppliers in arbitration, litigation, and government investigations.
- Helping technology platforms navigate the regulatory landscape of state-by-state distribution, marketing and advertising regulations
Credentials
Education
Temple University Beasley School of Law, JD, 2012
University of Delaware, BA, 2005
Admissions
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
