Approach

Ruberto, Israel & Weiner has provided legal services to retail, food and hospitality industry clients for close to 25 years. We understand the unique business challenges and legal concerns of these industries and the need for proactive planning and decisive action. Because of our experience, we can anticipate clients' requirements and guide them on operations and marketing, employee matters and other industry specific management processes.

RIW's retail, food and hospitality team is not only well-informed on significant industry issues, but also a participant in industry activities, including trade associations such as the Massachusetts Restaurant Association and the Massachusetts Lodging Association. We organize seminars and lectures; publish articles; and serve on boards of advisors for food, beverage, and hospitality industry companies. We are co-founder of "Restaurant Trends, " which provides an annual educational seminar for the restaurant industry, and we publish a quarterly newsletter for the industry entitled, "At Your Service."

Services
We assist clients in the retail, food and hospitality industries in the following areas:

• Organization and operation of corporations
• Partnerships, joint ventures and limited liability companies
• Merger and acquisitions
• Employment and labor matters
• Trademarks, copyrights, branding and licensing
• Debt and equity financing transactions
• Private placement securities transactions
• Purchases, sales and leases of commercial real estate
• Permitting and licensing
• Taxation
• Litigation and alternative dispute resolution
• Business disputes and reorganizations
• Workouts and bankruptcies
• Succession planning
• Franchise Law
  

Our retail, food and hospitality clients range from start-ups and multi-unit enterprises to national chains and cover the spectrum of industry sectors, including:

• Food and beverage manufacturing
• Food/beverage distribution
• Consumer and luxury goods
• Pet merchandise
• Pharmacies
• Regional and national retail and restaurant chains
• Fashion apparel
• Resort hotels
• Restaurant suppliers

Representative Clients
b.good
Boloco
Boston Costume
Douzo Modern Japanese Restaurant & Lounge
East Coast Grill
Eat, Drink & Laugh Restaurants
Flour Bakery + Cafe
Morgan and Milo
National Lumber
PetEdge
The Briar Group
Village Pharmacy

Contact
For a complete list of industry clients and more information, contact Lou Katz, RIW’s Retail, Food & Hospitality Group chair at (617) 742-4200 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Attorneys

Bonneau, Seth M.

Caralis, Kelly A.

Croft, Bradley L.

Duffy, Michael J.

Friends, Stacey C.

Grazio, Beth

Katz, Louis C.

Robinson, David W.

Rosen, Michael Dana

Stein, Russell N.