Primary Office
Business Transactions
- Successfully negotiated a multi-part transaction providing client an equity interest in a cannabis operation, a management agreement, multiple licensing agreements and equipment leases in order to introduce client’s brand into a new market.
- Developed and implemented strategy for expansion of new cannabis operator licenses in Kentucky and Minnesota.
- Successfully negotiated the acquisition rights to a Florida medical cannabis license.
- Negotiated multiple beverage distribution contracts for THC beverage provider.
- Led and managed the legal team that advised on the $2.1 billion acquisition of a public cannabis company, creating one of the largest cannabis operators in the United States.
- Assisted, advised, and served as the lead regulatory counsel to a multi-state operator in its acquisition of multiple Pennsylvania license holders.
- Assisted, advised, and served as regulatory counsel on the acquisition of a Nevada cannabis testing laboratory.
- Assisted a Colombian corporation with the formation of a U.S. subsidiary and application and receipt of a hemp license in the State of Florida, including development of a compliance plan and drafting of wholesale distribution agreements.
Regulatory and Compliance Advice
- Provide regulatory guidance to client on the introduction and expansion of new beverage lines in multiple markets.
- Served as lead regulatory counsel and managed the license transfer process for a Florida medical marijuana license.
- Developed a replicable corporate infrastructure and governance model for a multi-national cannabis company to expand its acquisition and operation of cannabis licenses.
- Established a legal framework for a growing cannabis holding company to protect assets held by different affiliated entities while ensuring a liability shield for each entity.
- Represented various cannabis companies from Florida, Pennsylvania and Texas, in front of and to the applicable state regulators.
- Developed regulatory and banking compliance protocols to be implemented across the parent company and multiple subsidiaries in different jurisdictions.
- Developed processes to lease real estate, including establishing requirements for local and state zoning and regulatory due diligence and creating a standard form corporate lease applicable in multiple jurisdictions.
- Advised state regulators in Florida on the development of regulations implementing and expanding its medical marijuana and hemp program.