Marbet Lewis
USA Guide 2024
Band 3 : Food & Beverages: Alcohol
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About
Provided by Marbet Lewis
Practice Areas
Alcohol Licensing & Regulatory Compliance, Retail & Hospitality Licensing & Compliance, and
Tobacco Product Regulatory Compliance
Career
Marbet Lewis is a first generation Cuban-American. Since 2004, she focuses her practice on laws governing the alcohol industry and the manufacture, importation, and sale of alcoholic beverage products. She represents clients in alcohol and business licensing, alcohol licensee mergers and acquisitions, negotiation of asset purchase agreements and required alcohol use provisions, license transfers and licensing due diligence, trade practices, alcohol product advertising and review of marketing agreements, importation agreements, label approvals, and regulatory compliance guidance. Her experience includes enforcement action defense and administrative litigation, zoning and land use due diligence and approval processes, and state and local government regulatory compliance, which includes drafting municipal code ordinances and amendments as well as assisting with redistricting and development of entertainment overlay districts.
Ms. Lewis assists with additional business permitting including obtaining business tax receipts, building permitting, certificates of use and occupancy, and other related operational permits, as well as representing various entertainment, hospitality, and alcohol industry clients during the zoning approval process, including representation before zoning boards for approval of variances, special exceptions, and use nonconformity issues as well as representation for zoning appeals cases.
Chambers Review
USA
Marbet Lewis is the co-chair of the firm's alcohol industry practice and regularly assists with M&A, licensing and regulatory compliance matters. Her practice covers both domestic and international issues.
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Provided by Chambers
"Marbet is efficient, with prompt responses."
"Marbet is a strong advocate for clients. She is very knowledgeable, detail-oriented and a solution seeker."
"Marbet is efficient, with prompt responses."
"Marbet is a strong advocate for clients. She is very knowledgeable, detail-oriented and a solution seeker."
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