Nichole D. Shustack

Notable Experience and Client Impact

• Represented Beam Suntory Inc. in the execution of a renewable energy services agreement with 3Rivers Energy Partners for the $400 million development of a renewable natural gas anaerobic digestion facility next to the Jim Beam distiller in Kentucky. The biogas development uses still from the whiskey distillery process as feedstock in renewable natural gas production, which then powers the expanded distillery. This project plays a key role in Beam Suntory cutting its companywide greenhouse gas emission and water usage in half by 2030.
• Spearheaded the senior management team overseeing the Boston Beer and Dogfish Head Brewery merger, including a national wholesaler and sales consolidation and communications initiatives.
• Served as lead counsel on all domestic and global wholesaler contracts and transactions as well as franchise issues and interpretations of the law, transfer of distribution rights, and litigation support for one of the largest craft brewers in the industry.
• Represented non-traditional beverage companies, large alcohol producers, and private equity clients who confidently rely on Nichole to guide them through the ever-changing regulatory landscape of alcohol production, distribution, and delivery, both through contemplated transactions and on an ongoing basis.
• Advised major retailers and e-commerce platforms on ways to navigate the ever-changing landscape of alcohol delivery and online sales.

• Provided guidance to multiple clients through actual and potential recalls in both the United States and worldwide.
• Assisted one of the largest breweries in the U.S. with its rollout of its hard seltzer brand, including formulation, labeling, compliance, and distribution considerations.

Nichole is a member of the board of directors of the Historic Lansdowne Theater Corporation and the vice president of the Drexel Park Homeowner Association.

Prior to joining Nutter, Nichole was a partner in the Alcohol Regulatory & Distribution group at an international law firm.

*Not admitted to practice in New York; admitted only in the District of Columbia, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Supervised by attorneys of the Firm who are members of the New York Bar.