Co-Managing Partner
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John Trinidad is a co-managing partner of Dickenson Peatman & Fogarty, and is a partner in the firm's Wine Law, Business, Alcohol Beverage, and Geographical Indications practice groups. John advises wine and alcohol beverage industry clients on a broad range of legal issues, including business formation, obtaining alcohol beverage licenses, and the drafting of key contracts, such as grape purchase agreements, vineyard leases, and distribution contracts, and the purchase and sale of winery brands and assets. John also advises clients on federal and state alcohol beverage regulations such as franchise laws, tied-house laws, labeling requirements, and the protection and promotion of American Viticultural Areas. John is a lecturer at the University of California Berkeley School of Law where he teaches a wine law class. He is a frequent contributor to Jus Vini – the Journal of Wine & Spirits Law, and his work has been published in wine law text books and publications in the U.S., Australia, and France. John is a graduate of Harvard College and the New York University School of Law.
