Anthony Shallal focuses his practice on business and real estate transactions, licensing, and land use matters for owners and operators across Michigan. He represents clients in on-premises liquor licensing for restaurants and hotels, as well as off-premises beer, wine, and liquor licensing for convenience stores, gas stations, liquor stores, grocery stores, and specialty markets. He also handles appeals in MLCC-related matters to the Circuit Court and the Michigan Court of Appeals.

Anthony also handles commercial and investment real estate acquisitions and sales, including seller-financed transactions, and regularly guides clients through planning and zoning applications and other municipal approval processes, including residential and commercial non-use variances.

Anthony leads the firm’s specialty licensing practice, advising breweries, wineries, distilleries, and tobacco businesses on manufacturing and wholesaling matters before the Federal Alcohol Tax and Trade Bureau, Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC), the Michigan Department of Treasury, and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services cigar lounge and hookah lounge exemption licensing.