Malkin Law, P.A. Launches Food and Beverage CPG Law Practice

Miami-based boutique law firm extends its regulated industry practice to emerging and growth-stage food, beverage and CPG brands — from FDA compliance and trademarks through co-manufacturing and distribution

MIAMI, FL, August 25, 2026: Malkin Law, P.A., an award-winning law firm providing innovative legal guidance for alcohol, cannabis and non-alcoholic adult beverages, expands its services and client base with the launch of a new practice area dedicated to Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies and global consumer brands, focusing on food and beverage.

The new practice extends Malkin Law's regulatory and commercial expertise to emerging and growth-stage food and beverage founders, consumer packaged goods companies in the natural, organic and better-for-you space, functional beverage brands, and the contract manufacturers and co-packers that support them, serving clients from product launch through retail distribution to exit.

"This expansion is a natural progression of the work we’ve been doing for years with our alcohol beverage clients and, more recently, with brands in the non-alcoholic adult beverage category," said Ryan Malkin, Managing Partner of Malkin Law. "Whether a client is navigating FDA approvals, protecting a brand through trademark registration, or negotiating a distribution agreement, the fundamentals are the same skill set we’ve built our practice on. Food, beverage and other CPG founders are dealing with the same regulatory complexity and growth pains we’ve helped alcohol brands manage for over a decade. We understand what founders and operators actually deal with, and we built this practice to meet them there."

Under the new Food & Beverage CPG practice, Malkin Law now offers:

• Co-manufacturing agreements addressing formulation ownership and quality standards
• Distribution agreements with exclusivity and exit provisions
• Retail and foodservice contracts, including vendor agreements
• Brand protection and trademarks, from search and clearance through registration and enforcement
• FDA labeling compliance, including structure/function claims and organic and non-GMO representations
• Fundraising and exit strategy, including M&A readiness and due diligence

The new practice area joins Malkin Law's existing services, which include fractional general counsel, regulatory and compliance counsel, licensing, distribution and franchise matters, trademarks and IP, due diligence and M&A, commercial contracts, and distillery, winery and brewery audits.

"We’ve spent more than a decade becoming a trusted legal partner for alcohol beverage brands, and the new practice area is the next step in that story," Malkin added. "As the lines between alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage brands continue to blur, and as more CPG companies look for counsel who understand their category, we wanted our services to reflect where our clients and the industry are headed."

Founded in 2013, Malkin Law, P.A. has built a reputation as an award-winning firm serving brand owners in highly regulated industries. The firm's recognitions include the Wine Enthusiast Future 40, The Imbibe 75, Super Lawyers, Best of Florida 2025 Regional Winner, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Alumni, and Inc. Power Partner.

For more information about Malkin Law's Food, Beverage CPG practice, visit malkinlawfirm.com or follow on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/malkin-law/) and Instagram (instagram.com/malkinlaw/).

About Malkin Law, P.A.

Malkin Law, P.A. is an award-winning boutique law firm providing innovative legal guidance for alcohol, cannabis and consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands. Since 2013, the firm has served as a strategic partner to brand owners at every stage of growth, from product launch through regulatory compliance, distribution, licensing and exit across the alcohol beverage, cannabis and hemp, and food, beverage and CPG industries. Malkin Law is based in Miami, Florida and serves clients nationwide. Learn more at malkinlawfirm.com.