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John G. Mackie - Partner Practice
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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 government 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
- Founding Board Member and President, Sonoma County Food and Wine Center
- Founding Board Member and Secretary, North Bay Angels
- Founding Trustee and Secretary, The Oliver Ranch Foundation
- Founding Board Member and Secretary, Alliance for Contemporary Art
- Member, Community Foundation Sonoma County, Arts Task Force and Friend Advisory Group
- Member, Sonoma County Slow Food Convivium
- Member and Volunteer Legal Advisor, Alexander Valley Winegrowers and Bennett Valley Growers
- Volunteer Legal Advisor, California Artisan Cheese Guild
- Volunteer Legal Advisor, WineVision
- Volunteer Legal Advisor, Sonoma County Culinary Guild
- Volunteer Legal Advisor, Alexander Valley Winegrowers
- Volunteer Legal Advisor, Art Start
- Volunteer Legal Advisor, Habitat for Humanity
- Member, Program Committee, Vineyard Economics Seminar
- Member, Program Committee, Wine Industry Financial Symposium
- Former Board Member and President, Rincon Valley Charter School Board of Directors
- Former Board Member, Sonoma County Humane Society
- Member, Program Committee, California CPA Society, Wine Industry Conference
- Former Board Member and current Honorary Board Member, Wells Fargo Center for the Performing Arts
- Former Board Member and Vice President, Museum of Contemporary Art at LBC
- Former Board Member, Sonoma County Museum
- Former Member, Sonoma State University Wine Business Program Advisory Panel
- Former Member, Sutter Santa Rosa Medical Center Siting Committee
Honors
- Named a Northern California Super Lawyer by San Francisco Magazine
- Leadership San Francisco participant
Publications
- Co-authored the chapter on the United States for Kluwer Publishing's International Food and Beverage Law.
- Authored articles on conservation easements and wine-related contracts.
Speaking Engagements
- Sonoma County Society of Management Accountants, speaker on “Venture Financing”
- North Bay World Trade Association, organized and moderated panels on International Trade and the American Wine Industry
- North Bay Angels, speaker on “Structuring the Deal”
- Practical Winery and Vineyards Magazine 2003 industry conference, “Growers Rights in Bankruptcy”
- Dollar and Sense Conference, Sonoma County Grapegrowers panelist
- Periodic speaker and moderator, Wine Industry Financial Symposium and Vineyard Economics Seminar
- Periodic speaker and moderator, California CPA Society, Wine Industry Conference
- Periodic lecturer, Sonoma State University