Doug Metz Joins Holland & Knight LLP
 
November 22, 2000
 

We are pleased to welcome Doug Metz as a new industry, regulatory and governmental consultant with Holland & Knight LLP. Doug will be practicing nationally and internationally in the beverage alcohol and hospitality areas and will be based in Holland & Knight’s San Francisco office.

Doug is the former Managing Director and General Counsel of Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, which represents importers and distributors of more than 90 percent of the wine and spirits sold in the U.S. He has been active in initiatives to promote the responsible use of beverage alcohol, such as the Licensed Beverage Information Council, the Century Council, and the National Wine Coalition. He was the industry’s principal advocate before the Congress, courts, and state and federal regulatory agencies, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, U.S. Customs, and the Special Trade Representative. He served as Director of both the National Association of Wholesalers and the Coalition to Protect the Integrity of American Trademarks, and chaired the Legal Section Council of the American Society of Association Executives.

Throughout his career, Doug has been active in national and international affairs. After earning an A.B. from Colgate University and a Juris Doctorate from Wayne State University, Doug served as an Air Force Judge Advocate. After the service, Doug was a partner in the international management consulting firm of Booz-Allen & Hamilton. His practice areas included government agencies and medical, educational and charitable institutions.

Next, Doug served in President Ford’s White House as Assistant Director of the Economic Policy Board and Associate Director and General Counsel of the Council on International Economic Policy. He directed the Domestic Council Committee on the Right of Privacy, which prompted enactment of the Privacy Act of 1974. Active in civic affairs during his career in the nation’s capital, he was a director of numerous community institutions, including the Washington Symphony Orchestra.