One of the founders of the firm, Joseph Shallal is a commercial transactions attorney who represents clients in business and real estate matters such as commercial real estate sales and acquisitions, business entity formation and consulting, commercial lease negotiations and lease drafting, tenant evictions, business sales and acquisitions, and restaurant, convenience store, and hotel alcoholic beverage licensing.
He has decades of extensive experience in alcoholic beverage licensing and violations and has been involved in more than one thousand such dealings including hearings, appeals and trials. He has assisted his clients in the procurement of liquor licenses, license transfers, violation hearings, licensing appeals, regulatory compliance, and obtaining court-ordered receiverships over licensed businesses. Mr. Shallal has successfully argued numerous appeals of Michigan Liquor Control Commission (“MLCC”) decisions and has helped his clients preserve and maintain their alcoholic beverage licenses. He has also pursued appeals to County Circuit Courts to help clients obtain and retain licensure.
