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Feb 27, 2019

A History of Alcohol Law as presented by Marc Sorini at CiderCon2019, Chicago

Attorney Marc Sorini is a Partner at McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in Washington. DC.

  • Marc is considered the go-to attorney on the alcohol beverage industry.
  • He works with the United States Association of Cider Makers and presented this Historical Overview at the CiderCon luncheon on February 7, 2019 in Chicago.

Beside the History of Alcohol, Marc speaks at Trade Conferences on

  • The Intersection of Spirits and Marijuana
  • The Ban on Consignment Sales
  • and an ongoing speakers schedule on topics relatable to the wine, beer, spirits and cider industry.

Marc Sorini is on the list of:

  • The Best Lawyers in America, 2011 to 2019
  • “Lawyer of the Year” for Food and Beverage Law in Washington DC in 2015 and 2018

In this presentation Marc Sorini discussed the historic development of the current legal structure regulating alcohol beverage businesses.

  • The origins of “tied house” laws and the evolution of the three-tier system
  • The “often-confusing” status of cider under federal law
  • Cider’s treatment under alcohol excise tax laws

Contact Attorney Marc Sorini

Law Firm website: McDermott Will & Emery LLP  

Address: The McDermott Building

500 North Capitol Street, NW, 

Washington, DC 20001-1531

Telephone: +1 202 756 8284 

email: msorini@mwe.com

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