Daily Briefs

 Dennis Archer to speak at UDM?Law reception

“Dennis Archer:  From Law School to the Real World,” hosted by UDM Black Law Students Association and the State Bar of Michigan, Student Section will take place Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 5 p.m. in room 226 of the School of Law. Archer will speak to UDM Law about managing the law school to the real world transition. Archer is the former chairman of Dickinson Wright; president of the State Bar of Michigan; president of the American Bar Association; mayor of the City of Detroit; and Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. 

 
 

Alcoholic beverage manufacturers invited to ‘intoxicating’ update

 
The law firm of Miller Canfield is hosting a briefing for alcoholic beverage manufacturers on current legal topics most important for their highly regulated industry. “An Intoxicating Legal Update for Licensed Beverage Manufacturers” will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 6, from 1-5 p.m. at Miller Canfield’s office in Grand Rapids and Wednesday, Nov. 13, from 1-5 p.m. at Bastone Brewery in Royal Oak.
“Michigan is going through a significant boom in alcoholic beverage manufacturing. Wineries and breweries seem to be popping up every day and now craft distilleries are joining in,” said Joe Infante, regulatory lawyer with Miller Canfield. “We’re seeing many entrepreneurs and established manufacturers experiencing similar stumbling blocks. We can help navigate through those issues, whether it’s regulatory concerns, employee issues, protecting their intellectual property, going international and more.”
Lawyers from the firm’s Beverage Regulation and Licensing group will discuss:
• Selecting and protecting your brand
• Regulatory compliance audits
• Establishing a market for your craft beverage internationally
• Employment law pitfalls: employee handbooks, tipping, volunteering
• Doing business in Canada: the regulatory landscape
 There is no cost to attend. Reservations are required. Contact Sandy Bera at bera@millercanfield.com or (248) 267.3345. Miller Canfield is located at 99 Monroe Ave, NW, in Grand Rapids; Bastone Brewery is located at 419 S. Main St. in Royal Oak.
 
 

Attorney So elected secretary/treasurer of Public Corporation Law 

 
Dickinson Wright attorney Kester K. So, a member in the firm’s Lansing office, was recently re-elected to a three-year term on the Council of the Public Corporation Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan and was elected Secretary/Treasurer of the Council. So is a long-time member of the council and served as its Chairperson in 2005-2006. 
 So is a member of the firm’s management group and specializes in municipal finance, where he has served as bond counsel or underwriter’s counsel on a wide variety of bond issues. He received his A.B. from the University of Michigan with high distinction and his J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.

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