Total Credits: 1.5 Administrative Law Specialization, 1.5 CLE
Join us for an overview of alcohol regulation by those who practice in it on a daily basis. Learn what to look for when your clients own or are involved in a business that has a liquor license. We will cover the liquor licensing scheme, criminal law enforcement and administrative compliance actions, and the subsequent litigation process that may occur in the Office of Administrative Hearings or in a Judicial Review of an Administrative Decision in Superior Court.
Lunch included for in-person registrants.
Chairperson:
Camila Alarcon, Alarcon Law & Policy, PLLC*
Faculty:
Linda Bergevin, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General
Gino Duran, Assistant Director & General Counsel, Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control
*Also serving as faculty.
focuses her practice in administrative law and government affairs, and is a partner at Gammage & Burnham. She has extensive experience in both the private and public sector, and prepares her clients to navigate successfully the complex procedures and rules of the federal, state, and local agencies. She also assists her clients in legislative policy matters. Camila handles a number of administrative affairs across a diverse array of industries, including matters before the Arizona Department of Real Estate, Arizona Corporation Commission, Arizona Department of Transportation, Arizona Department of Real Estate, Arizona Department of Insurance, Arizona Registrar of Contractors, Arizona Attorney General's Office Consumer Protection Section, and Arizona Racing Commission. Camila likewise is well-versed in the licensing and regulatory landscapes of the alcohol and hospitality industries, and works with a wide range of producers, wholesalers, trade groups, and retail establishments to ensure that her clients are at the forefront of industry practices. She also teaches a course on the legislative process at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. (5/2019)
Gino Duran was appointed as Assistant Director and General Counsel of the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control in February 2023. He began his career in public service as a deputy sheriff with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, serving in various assignments including lake patrol, gang enforcement, and special investigations. After being admitted to the practice of law in Arizona he has worked as a felony prosecutor at the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, a trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and as an Assistant Arizona Attorney General representing the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board. Gino is a graduate of The University of Arizona and earned his juris doctor from Georgetown University.
