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  We’ve Walked a Mile in Your Boots

Gaw Van Male’s Wine Industry Group consists of seasoned attorneys with personal experience growing grapes and making wine.  Running a successful business in the wine industry today is a competitive and complex proposition.  It demands legal representation equal to the task.

The Group evolved from the specific issues affecting an important local industry and client segment.  Gaw Van Male serves many of Napa Valley’s leading family owned wineries and vineyards.  The Wine Industry Group mobilizes a wide range of resources to successfully address clients' needs, including a Registered Attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

GVM also has the strongest securities practice in Napa and Solano Counties, and a highly regarded team of exit strategists from the Business Enterprise and Wealth Preservation Groups.

With active practices also in Advocacy, Business Enterprise, Human Resource Law, Real Estate, Tax, Trade Identity, and Wealth Preservation, GVM takes a comprehensive multi-disciplinary approach to the opportunities and challenges facing its clients.

Proficiencies

Winery & vineyard acquisition
Brand & identity protection
Land use & permitting
Grape & production contracts
Equipment & ground leases
Employment
Alcohol beverage compliance
Family business succession
Exit strategies
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Attorneys

Wyman G. Smith
David B. Gaw
Nicholas E. Donovan
Conor J. Massey
Hilary J. De Puy
Katja Loeffelholz*

 

PRACTICE AREAS


Advocacy
Business Enterprise
Elder Law
Exit Planning
Human Resource Law
Real Estate
Tax
Trade Identity
Wealth Preservation
Wine Law


...*Registered Attorney, U.S.
...Patent & Trademark Office

 

 

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