Our Team

Richard M. Blau leads GrayRobinson’s Alcohol Industry Team, focusing on the laws that govern the manufacture, importation, distribution, marketing, sale and consumption of beer, wine, distilled spirits and other licensed beverages. Richard devotes a...

Elizabeth A. DeConti is a member of GrayRobinson’s litigation department, focusing her practice in the firm’s alcohol beverage practice area. Based in the Tampa office, Elizabeth’s experience includes compliance review of the rules and regulations...

Valerie L. Haber is a Miami alcohol beverage law, liquor license attorney and food law attorney and is a shareholder in the firm’s alcohol beverage and food law practice group. She concentrates her practice on advising all three tiers of the alcohol...

Moises Melendez is of counsel in GrayRobinson’s Fort Lauderdale law firm office. He focuses his practice on business litigation matters. Moises also has significant experience defending claims for business damages, lost profits and punitive damages....

Shareholder and U.S. Customs and International Trade Law Group Chair Peter Quinter practices in the Miami, Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale law firm offices of GrayRobinson. Peter principally represents individuals and companies involved in...

Jason is managing shareholder of the firm's Tallahassee office. He concentrates his practice in the areas of governmental affairs and administrative law matters. Jason is the lead alcohol practice lobbyist at GrayRobinson, working with the firm's...

Anna is a shareholder in GrayRobinson’s Tampa office and a member of the firm’s nationwide alcohol beverage & food law department. She focuses her practice on matters relating to regulated products, including laws governing the alcohol beverage,...

Grace H. Yang is a member of GrayRobinson’s Alcohol Beverage Group. Her practice includes compliance analyses for alcohol beverage manufacturers, suppliers and retailers; alcohol, hotel, restaurant, lottery, and occupational licensing work;...

Jaclyn is of counsel in the firm's Tampa office and is a member of the firm’s alcohol beverage and food law departments. She focuses her practice on advising clients on all legal matters related to the three-tier system of the alcohol beverage...

Rebecca Rodriguez is a shareholder in the firm’s Fort Lauderdale and Miami offices. Her practice focuses on a vast array of industry-related litigation and administrative matters, including international trade issues and regulatory compliance for...

Stephen is of counsel in GrayRobinson's Tampa, Orlando and Gainesville offices. He focuses his practice on matters relating to regulated products, including alcohol beverage and food law. Stephen’s areas of experience include alcohol beverage and...

Hannah is a senior associate in GrayRobinson’s Tampa law firm office and a member of the firm’s nationwide alcohol beverage and food law department. Hannah’s practice concentrates on advising companies and entrepreneurs in heavily-regulated...

Kristen is an associate in the Miami office and a member of the firm’s nationwide alcohol beverage department. Before joining the firm, Kristen was counsel for Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits’ regulatory, compliance, and government affairs...

David Bateman, a member of GrayRobinson’s alcohol industry team, has over 40 years of federal alcohol regulatory service, experience and contacts. He joined the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) in 1973 in Milwaukee, WI where he...

Manuel R. Espinoza is an alcohol beverage consultant with GrayRobinson. He was appointed by Secretary Maria Contreras-Sweet on July 15, 2000, as the Interim Director of the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and was responsible for...

Beth Goldberg is an alcohol beverage consultant and a member of GrayRobinson’s Nationwide Alcohol Industry Team. She brings more than 28 years of experience working in the beverage industry with extensive background in all core functions of alcohol...

John’s foundation of knowledge in alcohol beverage and tobacco regulations; government processes; government decision makers; alcohol beverage dealer training; and liquor and business licensing were developed during his 28-year government career....

Deborah (Debbie) Lewis recently completed a 33-year Federal Government career that focused on providing the alcohol beverage industry with guidance regarding Federal alcohol beverage laws and regulations. Her extensive knowledge of the alcohol...

Thomas G. McKeon is an alcohol beverage consultant with GrayRobinson’s alcohol industry team. He was appointed counsel to the New York State Liquor Authority in February 1996 and retired from that position in April 2006. Prior to joining the Liquor...

Robert began his career as a legislative aide to the Florida House of Representatives for a district that represents much of Orlando and Orange County. This "inside" experience in the halls of our state Capitol give him a deep understanding of and a...

Charlie Tull served as the Beer Industry Analyst for the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) until his retirement from the agency in May of 2014. During an illustrious 40-year career with TTB and its successor, the U.S. Bureau of...

Jaymee Bearden is a licensing specialist in the alcohol beverage and food department and is based in the Tallahassee office. Jaymee works closely with federal, state and local regulatory agencies to ensure clients are properly licensed and remain in...

Veronica Britton is a licensing specialist in the alcohol beverage and food law department and is based in the Tampa office. She practices in both the alcohol beverage and tobacco areas of licensing, focusing mainly in Florida licensing of...

Jandianne (Jan) Chamberlin, FRP, CP is a certified paralegal and experienced licensing specialist in the GrayRobinson alcohol beverage and food law department. Her work focuses on assisting hotels, restaurants, retailers, wineries, wholesalers, and...

Alyssa has eight years of experience working with the GrayRobinson Alcohol, Food and Regulated Products teams. She is based in the Firm’s Tallahassee office, where most state licenses are processed for approvals. Alyssa works closely with clients...

Brandon has nine years of experience working with the GrayRobinson alcohol beverage and food law teams. He is based in the Firm’s Tallahassee office, where most state licenses are processed for approvals. Brandon works closely with clients and...

Kelly has 12 years of experience working with the GrayRobinson alcohol beverage and food law teams and is based in the Firm’s Tallahassee office. Kelly works closely with clients and local, state, and federal government agencies to obtain licenses...

Hannah is a licensing specialist in the Tampa office, focusing on alcohol and beverage licensing. She started her career as a temporary assistant in GrayRobinson’s national alcohol beverage department where she gained experience handling several...

Matthew is a licensing specialist in the firm’s alcohol beverage and food law departments and is based in the Tampa office. He works closely with alcohol and food clients preparing applications and related documents for clients seeking various...

Angela Rotella, FRP is a licensing specialist/paralegal in the alcohol beverage and food law department and is based in the Tampa office. Angela assists food and beverage producers, manufacturers, importers, processors, distributors and retailers in...

Ashley has eleven years of experience working with the GrayRobinson alcohol beverage and food law team and is based in the Firm’s Tallahassee office. She assists manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers in obtaining initial licenses and...

Vicki M. Thomas is a licensing specialist in the GrayRobinson Alcohol Beverage and Food Law Department and is based in the Tampa office. Her work focuses on assisting hotels, restaurants, retailers, wineries, and importers of alcohol beverages and...

Alicia Williams is a licensing specialist in the alcohol beverage, food and hospitality departments and is located in the Tampa office. Alicia works closely with clients and applicants, preparing applications and related documents for clients...