Todd Friedman

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Todd Friedman practices business law, focusing on advising entrepreneurial, emerging, growing and established companies with respect to business formation and structuring, commercial contracting, debt and equity financing, mergers and acquisitions, and real property matters. He has represented clients in industries including: food and agribusiness; wine, beer and spirits; restaurant and hospitality; technology; branded consumer products; and creative services. Todd is co-chair of the firm’s Beverage and Hospitality initiative.

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The Restaurant Revitalization Fund Eligibility and Next Steps

By Kristin Russell and Todd Friedman on March 17, 2021 Posted in Legislation, News

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “Act”), signed by President Biden on March 11, 2021, includes within Section 5003 a $28.6 billion appropriation to establish a Restaurant Revitalization Fund (the “RRF”) to provide tax-free federal grants to food and beverage businesses hard hit by the pandemic. These grants may be applied to eligible … Continue Reading

Force Majeure Probably Doesn’t Permit Smoke Taint Rejection

By Todd Friedman and Guy Thompson on September 2, 2020 Posted in Wine Law

A force majeure clause in a contract permits the suspension, or in some cases, the termination, of performance by a party to the contract upon the occurrence of a force majeure event. Traditionally, a force majeure event is a matter outside of the control of the obligated party that makes it impossible or impracticable for … Continue Reading

Agency Extends Relief to Prevent Unintended Tax Burden on Custom-Crush Facilities and Bonded Wine Cellars

By Dustin Swanson and Todd Friedman on June 1, 2018 Posted in Beer, Legislation, Tax, Wine Law

As we wrote about earlier this month, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) passed late last year included significant, temporary federal excise tax relief for wine, beer and spirits businesses for 2018 and 2019. Unfortunately, in an apparent oversight of legislative drafting, the wine excise tax relief (provided in the form of a … Continue Reading

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Includes Tax Relief for Wine, Beer and Spirits Businesses

By Dustin Swanson and Todd Friedman on May 1, 2018 Posted in Legislation, Tax

Included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) passed in late December were “Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform” provisions that, among other things, reduced federal excise taxes for wine, beer and spirits businesses. These reductions expire at the end of 2019 unless extended by future legislation. While these changes may not have … Continue Reading