 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
John G. Mackie - Partner Practice
Focus Education |
Experience
Mr. Mackie began his law career in public service at San Francisco's Department
of City Planning, where he was instrumental in drafting the City's first
subdivision ordinance and redrafting the residential zoning ordinance. He
later worked with the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) on industrial siting and went on to serve in the Governor's Office of Planning and Research.
He completed his governmental tenure as Deputy Secretary of Business,
Transportation and Housing for the State of California. Mr. Mackie has
always had a strong interest in wine and food and served as President of the
Berkeley Food and Wine Society. He brought this passion into his private
law practice, establishing a Wine and Food Group for the firm of Bronson,
Bronson & McKinnon in 1990. Mr. Mackie has also been a partner in the law
firms of Freytag and LaForce, Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon, and Marron-Reid.
His practice currently emphasizes wine and food law, business organization and
finance, mergers and acquisitions, real estate development and environmental
regulation. Mr. Mackie represents startup companies, corporations,
financial institutions, agricultural concerns, food manufacturers and retailers,
wineries, industry organizations and suppliers. Mr. Mackie also represents
a number of non-profit clients. Mr. Mackie helped to found Carle, Mackie,
Power & Ross LLP in 1998 and serves as its Managing Partner.
Professional and Community Activities
- Sonoma County Food and Wine Center, Founding Board Member and President
- North Bay Angels, Founding Board Member and Secretary
- Community Foundation Sonoma County, Arts Task Force, Member
- Alliance for Contemporary Art, Founding Board Member and Secretary
- Sonoma County Slow Food Convivium, Member
- Rincon Valley Charter School Board of Directors, President
- Sonoma Valley Vintners and Growers Alliance, Bennett Valley Growers, Member and Volunteer Legal Advisor
- Alexander Valley Winegrowers Association, Volunteer Legal Advisor
- WineVision, Volunteer Legal Advisor
- Sonoma County Culinary Guild, Volunteer Legal Advisor
- Art Start, Volunteer Legal Advisor
- California CPA Society, Wine Industry Conference, Member, Program Committee
- Vineyard Economics Seminar, Member, Program Committee
- Wine Industry Financial Symposium, Member, Program Committee
- Sonoma County Humane Society, Former Board Member
- Wells Fargo Center for the Performing Arts, Former Board Member
- Museum of Contemporary Art at LBC, Former Board Member and Vice President
- Sonoma State University Wine Business Program Advisory Panel, Former Member
- Sutter Santa Rosa Medical Center Siting Committee, Former Member
- Sonoma County Museum, Former Board Member
Honors
- Named a Northern California Super Lawyer by San Francisco Magazine
- Leadership San Francisco participant
Publications
- Kluwer Publishing's International Food and Beverage Law, Co-author of the chapter on the United States
- Practical Winery and Vineyards, Author of article on conservation easements for the wine industry
Speaking Engagements
- Dollar and Sense Conference, Sonoma County Grapegrowers, Panelist, 2006
- North Bay World Trade Association, organized and moderated panels on International Trade and the American Wine Industry, 2001 and 2005
- Practical Winery and Vineyards Magazine 2003 industry conference, “Growers Rights in Bankruptcy”
- North Bay Angels, speaker on “Structuring the Deal,” 2002
- Sonoma County Society of Management Accountants, speaker on “Venture Financing,” 1999
- Wine Industry Financial Symposium and Vineyard Economics Seminar, Periodic speaker and moderator
- California CPA Society, Wine Industry Conference , Periodic speaker and moderator