The American Liquor License Exchange

Introduction: We are a team of liquor license professionals that are passionate about your success and who recognize the importance of getting your business licensed within budget and in a timely fashion.

Whether it’s buying or selling a liquor license—or any other aspect of the licensing process—we have the expertise to anticipate and overcome the challenges of getting licensed.

As advocates for our clients for over 29 years, we’ve effectively negotiated conditions with zoning departments, alcohol board investigators, neighborhood associations and police departments that are both reasonable & fair.

We look forward to making your project a winner too.

Who we are

As a believer in the American dream and the power of the entrepreneurial spirit, our goal is to help make your vision a reality.—Jon Mejia
In 1984, Jon Mejia saw a need to help local businesses who began encountering a new wave of zoning laws that were added to existing state alcohol licensing requirements. Initially, as a founding partner in Permit Purveyors in Century City, California, Jon filed some of the first alcoholic beverage conditional use permits in Los Angeles. Soon thereafter, he opened his own firm, California Licenses & Permits, and branched out into offering liquor license brokering and alcoholic beverage control application processing services. In 1996, Jon co-founded the American Liquor License Exchange (Amlex), in response the growing needs of national clients.