Check out the latest episode of Transaction Talk featuring Adam Barnosky, Chair of the Restaurant and Hospitality Practice Group at Ruberto, Israel & Weiner. In this conversation, Adam delves into the unique challenges of restaurant transactions, discussing everything from liquor licensing and zoning permits to the intricacies of multi-unit franchising. He highlights how doing your…
On September 11, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed into law a bill which will create 225 new liquor licenses in the City of Boston over the next three years. The bill, formally titled “An Act authorizing additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in the City of…
POSTED IN: Alcoholic Beverage Licensing, Hospitality Practice Group, News
RIW Hospitality Practice Group Co-Chair Adam Barnosky was quoted in a recent Boston Globe article about creative approaches to liquor licensing in the City of Boston. Adam, who has handled licensing on behalf of various food hall operators and vendor startups, provided insight into this nuanced licensing structure, detailing the upside for up-and-coming restaurateurs who…
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On May 13th, we gathered over one hundred industry professionals at Boston’s City Winery in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Restaurant Trends. Restaurant operators, lawyers, bankers, brokers, and more packed the Haymarket Lounge and were treated to two hours of valuable insights on topics such as innovation, development, and expansion trends driving success in…
POSTED IN: Events, Hospitality Practice Group
On April 30, 2024, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed a new law that will expedite outdoor dining approvals at the local level and authorize licensed restaurants to serve cocktails “to go.” The new law, titled “An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2024 to Provide for Supplementing Certain Existing Appropriations and for Certain Other…
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Hospitality Practice co-chair Adam Barnosky was recently named a 2023 top land use lawyer by Boston Magazine. Adam represents commercial real estate owners and developers, retail and office tenants, national hotel operators, cannabis companies, and various professionals and companies within the hospitality industry on a broad range of corporate matters, including commercial real estate development,…
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RIW’s Hospitality Practice Group would like to recognize all of the restaurants featured in Boston Magazine’s 2023 “Top 50 Restaurants” Issue, with special congratulations to several clients who made this prestigious list, including: Bar Mezzana Bar Volpe Brassica Kitchen + Café Field & Vine Nightshade Noodle Bar Puritan & Company Row 34 Tonino In the Top 50…
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On November 8, shareholder and Hospitality Practice co-chair Kelly Caralis will be a featured speaker at the 2023 Restaurant Operators Leadership Conference in Marlborough, MA. Kelly will speak on a panel titled, “Successfully Navigating the Phases of a Restaurants Life – Open, Operate and Exit.” The conference is hosted by the Massachusetts Restaurant Association Education Foundation.
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