March/April 2020 Legal Update | Modern Restaurant Management | The Business of Eating & Restaurant Management News

Pooja S. Nair, a partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP compiles recent legal news affecting the restaurant, food and beverage and hospitality industries for Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine.Administrative DevelopmentsStates Permit Alcohol To-Go Orders: Several states have already temporarily loosened their restrictions to permit restaurants to sell alcohol to customers placing to-go food orders during the COVID-19 emergency. These states include California, Texas, Virginia, New York, Illinois, Louisiana, Florida, and Massachusetts. Different jurisdictions have different restrictions as to whether alcohol needs to be sealed, whether hard liquor can be sold directly to customers, and the location from which customers may pick up.

San Francisco and Seattle Issue Emergency Orders Capping Delivery Service Fees: San Francisco issued an emergency order temporarily placing a cap of 15% on delivery fees from third-party delivery companies through the end of the Local COVID-19…

Pooja S. Nair

A partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP, Pooja S. Nair is a business litigator and problem solver with a focus on the food and beverage sector. She advises food and beverage clients, startups and other businesses on a comprehensive range of issues, including employment, trade secrets, partnership disputes, contract negotiations and intellectual property.

Nair focuses on finding creative, long-term solutions to the business problems affecting companies of all sizes, from startups to publicly traded entities. She combines litigation experience with a strategic perspective, so that legal decisions make sense on a business level.

Prior to joining ECJ, Nair practiced at TroyGould, where she was the head of the Food and Beverage practice group. She also spent five years at Foley & Lardner focused on white collar criminal defense and internal investigations.

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Pooja S. Nair