Articles from GrayRobinson

GrayRobinson is pleased to announce the expansion of its global maritime and transportation practices with the addition of a veteran team of attorneys in the Jacksonville office. Coming from a nationally recognized law firm in Northeast Florida, the seven new attorneys joining the firm include James F. “Jim” Moseley, Jr., B.C.S., Shea M. Moser, Joni A. Poitier, Phillip A. “Phil” Buhler, B.C.S., Robert B. “Bob” Parrish, Charles M. “Charlie” Trippe, and Carson E. Proctor. Moseley will lead the firm’s Admiralty and Maritime Team.

GrayRobinson is proud to announce William “Bill” Kelley has joined the firm’s national Alcohol Law Team – ranked Band 1 for Food & Beverages: Alcohol in USA-Nationwide by the Chambers USA Guide 2025 – as a beverage consultant. Based in the Tampa office, Kelley delivers practical legal and compliance counsel to retailers, wholesalers, and suppliers in the alcohol beverage industry. He brings more than four decades of experience spanning government service, trade associations, and private practice, giving clients rare insight into how regulators interpret and apply complex alcohol laws.

GrayRobinson is pleased to announce former U.S. Attorney and Harvard-trained litigator Roger B. Handberg has joined the firm as shareholder in its Litigation practice. Based in the Orlando office, Handberg brings over two decades of proven frontline executional strength to GrayRobinson’s high-stakes white-collar defense, government investigations, and complex litigation practice.

GrayRobinson is proud to announce its national Alcohol Law Team has once again earned the highest possible ranking—Band 1 for Food & Beverages: Alcohol in USA-Nationwide—by the Chambers USA Guide 2025. This prestigious recognition reaffirms the team's position as the leading legal authority in the food and alcohol beverage space nationwide for over a decade.

GrayRobinson is proud to announce its expansion into the Pensacola market with the opening of a new office and a team of board-certified attorneys. Coming from a local Pensacola law firm, the five new attorneys joining the firm include John H. Adams, B.C.S., Robert L. Jones, III, B.C.S., Joseph A. Passeretti, B.C.S., Carllee J. Godwin, and Hannah Blount McDonough. Adams will serve as the managing shareholder of the Pensacola office located in the Downtown Pensacola Historic District at 601 South Palafox Street.

GrayRobinson today announced former Commissioner of the New York State Liquor Authority (NYSLA) Greeley Ford has joined the firm’s national Alcohol Law Team as an alcohol regulatory compliance consultant based in the Miami office. With more than three decades of broad-based public and private sector experience, Ford bolsters the powerhouse team of former federal and state government regulators, working alongside GrayRobinson’s nationally recognized regulatory attorneys.

GrayRobinson today announced former Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) Chief of Staff, Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco Director, and National Conference of State Liquor Administrators (NCSLA) Past President Thomas Philpot has joined the firm’s National Alcohol Beverage Practice as a shareholder in the Tallahassee office. Informed by his experiences in these state and national roles, Philpot is uniquely positioned to provide strategic counsel to industry sector clients related to alcoholic beverages, tobacco, food, lodging, and other associated interests intersecting with the broader hospitality marketplace.

GrayRobinson today announced former Director of the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau’s (TTB) Office of Industry and State Outreach Susan Evans and former Executive Director of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) Brigadier General (BVT) Bentley Nettles have joined the firm’s recognized National Alcohol Beverage Practice. Each industry veteran brings more than three decades of experience working in the alcohol beverage regulatory sector with a keen understanding of state and federal alcohol beverage policy and rulemaking standards.

GrayRobinson today announced Attorney Thomas Cloud is a recipient of the 2021 Paul S. Buchman Award by the Florida Municipal Attorneys Association (FMAA) for his contributions to the field of municipal law.