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James Michael Seff

5.0
Rating: 7.9

Licensed for 56 years

Business Lawyer at San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas: Business

50 Fremont Street, San Francisco, CA

About James

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Represent licensed beverage suppliers before regulatory agencies and in litigation, contract, M&A and internal investigations. Former chief counsel of Wine Institute, chair of ABA ABC committee (of Admin Law Secrtion); adjunct lecturer in Wine Law at Berkeley Law; Co-Chair, CLEI annual beverage law seminar (16 years); founding member, International Wine Lawyers; N. Ca Super Lawyer; Chambers USA rated in Band 1; Published numerous articles on wine law (see bio on Pillsbury web site for list).

55 years | 200 cases

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 55 years

State: California

Acquired: 1970

Inactive

No misconduct found

Licensed in Hawaii for 56 years

State: Hawaii

Acquired: 1969

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

50 Fremont Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105

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Posted by William Leigon | May 01, 2012 | Administrative Law

President Hahn Estate Winery

I've worked with Jim for over 30 years in just about every facet of the wine industry. He knows as much about US ABC law as anyone in the USA. He has never let me down.

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Alisa Stratton

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"Jim Seff has been our esteemed outside regulatory counsel for many years. We are one of the largest privately held companies in the United States. We supply, import and distribute wine and distilled spirit products throughout the country. Jim has been instrumental in advising us on all of our federal and state regulatory matters. He is a thorough, thoughtful and extremely attentive outside counsel. He is not only a terrific lawyer, but he is a great person. I wholeheartedly endorse Jim."

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Experience

Rating:  7.9 (Very Good)

Associations

American Bar Association

Member

State Bar of California

Member

Bar Association of San Francisco

Member

Education

1966

University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1963

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

A.B

Publications

2006

Wine Law in California Alcoholic Beverage Distribution Agreements

1997

Trademark World Wine Trademarks Ripe for Confusion: The interplay of US trademark law, international law and administrative regulations on the use of geographic terms as appellations of origin for wines

1994

The Bar The 21st Amendment: Background, Enactment and the Early Supreme Court Cases

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International Symposium on Vineyard and Wine Law Appellations of Origin in the United States
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