A respected relationship builder, John leverages more than three decades of in-house counsel experience at a leading brewery to help Food & Agribusiness clients.
After beginning his career in private practice assisting clients with complex civil business litigation, John spent more than 30 years as a recognized leader in alcohol-beverage law as Associate General Counsel for Anheuser-Busch, Anheuser Busch InBev and Anheuser Busch Companies, LLC. In this legal leadership role, John built long-term collaborative relationships with three-tier route-to-market collaborators – suppliers, wholesalers and retailers – as well as state regulators and other governing agencies. John regularly directed high-level regulatory and transactional matters for the iconic company including:
- Merger & acquisition due diligence
- Branding, advertising, marketing and promotional state-by-state compliance
- Wholesaler distribution agreements
- Supplier-wholesaler contract litigation
- Antitrust issues, including pricing, before government and competitors
John is uniquely situated to identify trends throughout the Food & Agribusiness industry, helping clients navigate a range of compliance issues and assisting them to plan ahead while preparing agreements. Clients appreciate his familiarity with alcohol regulations and their application from coast to coast. He enjoys helping clients avoid challenging legal situations by putting optimal strategies and solutions in place to avoid problems.