Jessica King - Associate

Jessica served as in-house counsel for a portfolio of 16 wine-related legal entities spanning the United States and France prior to joining Carle, Mackie, Power & Ross.

In her former role, Jessica advised executive leadership on a wide range of critical business matters, including regulatory compliance, corporate governance, international transactions, contracts, land use, intellectual property, and privacy. Her experience includes navigating beverage alcohol shipping constraints, post-Wayfair nexus implications, legislative developments, reporting obligations, and e-commerce requirements to ensure the compliant operation of a multi-million-dollar DTC business, and orchestrating a comprehensive distilled spirits launch plan that included excise tax modeling, production strategy, label creation, licensing & permitting structure, regulatory reporting, inventory management, and systems integration.

Jessica practices in the firm’s transaction group, with an emphasis on food and beverage. With a thorough grasp of legal frameworks and operational nuances within the food and beverage industry, Jessica provides strategic insight and actionable guidance grounded in an in-depth understanding of the product and business operations.