Alliance of Alcohol Industry Attorneys & Consultants
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The Alliance of Alcohol Industry Attorneys & Consultants is a select organization of alcoholic beverage licensing and compliance professionals. Covering all 50 states, AAIAC, through Flaherty & O'Hara, coordinates beverage licensing for national acquisitions and other public and private transactions. AAIAC also provides referrals to trusted local professionals for licensing and compliance..
Alliance of Alcohol Industry Attorneys & Consultants
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Flaherty & O’Hara partners Kaitlynd Kruger and Tom Henry attended the National Restaurant Association Show 2022 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL from May 21 to 24, 2022. NRA is the largest annual gathering of foodservice professionals in the Western Hemisphere. Our expo booth showcased Evergreen Renewal Services, our custom-designed cloud-based software for license and ..read more
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A patchwork of sometimes odd, sometimes quaint, often illogical alcohol-oriented statutes and localized regulations blossomed all over the United States in the 1930s; many provisions have not been updated since. In a recent commentary on The Legal Intelligencer, R.J. O’Hara of Flaherty & O’Hara surveys the range of ways that consumer preferences, societal and economic ..read more
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Flaherty & O’Hara partners Kaitlynd Kruger and Tom Henry attended the NACS Show at McCormick Place in Chicago from October 6 to 8, 2021. The NACS Show is a conference and expo that brings together convenience and fuel retailing industry professionals for four days of learning, buying and selling, and networking. Evergreen Renewal Services, our ..read more
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Downtown Nashville businesses are required to pay a fee, in addition to sales and liquor taxes. Effective July 1, state law increased the fee from .25% to .50%. The increase is allocated for downtown safety and cleanliness. This means that downtown business owners are now paying 50 cents for every $100 in sales. The ..read more
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The Tennessee Distiller’s Guild featured a whiskey tasting at the Memphis Zoo’s June 4 Roar and Pour fundraiser. Check out our photos from the event – https://www.wallerlaw.com/news-insights/3920/What-could-be-better-than-liquor-and-wild-animals ..read more
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Devastating. It is a word that is probably overused and overly dramatic. But as it applies to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol sales generally, and on restaurants and hotels in particular, it is an accurate and, yes, often used description. According to IWSR, the global beverage alcohol sales analysts, overall sales of ..read more
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The law prohibiting issuance of new liquor store licenses will expire on July 1, 2021. At that time, the Tennessee ABC can issue new retail liquor store licenses. How did this happen? Many observers expected the Tennessee General Assembly to extend the moratorium or make the moratorium permanent during the 2021 legislative session. The thinking ..read more
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Apr 6, 2021 The Tennessee General Assembly enacted the “Business Fairness Act” last week. The new law allows businesses to opt-out of stricter local health orders, starting on July 1, 2021. This means that a business can pick and choose whether it will follow more restrictive local health mandates or the typically less-stringent state health ..read more
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blog Jan 25, 2021 Tennessee state Rep. Bob Ramsey has introduced state legislation that makes delivery of alcoholic beverages by restaurants, hotels and other liquor by the drink licensees “permanent” — at least for three years. Download a copy of the legislation here. Upon a quick reading, the legislation appears to be modeled after Governor ..read more
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blog Dec 26, 2020 Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has extended the executive order allowing carryout and delivery of beer, wine and spirits for restaurants. Restaurants, limited-service restaurants and wine-only restaurants can continue to sell carryout and deliver alcoholic beverages and beer. There is no additional license or permission needed to deliver. Lee extended the privilege ..read more