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Michael Metz-Topodas, a construction litigator at Saul Ewing, LLP, will speak and be a panel discussion member at the Governor's Occupational Safety & Health Conference, October 31 - November 1, 2022. On October 31st, Michael will speak on "The Best Defense is a Good Defense: How to Structure Your...

MAKING SENSE OF PRES. BIDEN’S CANNABIS REFORM STATEMENT – FDA’S ROLE IN SCHEDULING EVALUATION Jonathan Havens, Co-Chair of the firm's Cannabis Practice, will discuss President Biden’s recent cannabis reform announcement, its implications for various stakeholders, and FDA’s role in evaluating how...

Commercial Real Estate Sellers Are Feeling the Pressure of Rising Interest Rates Some deals are falling through because the cost of borrowing is making some projects economically unfeasible. As interest rates continue to skyrocket, that’s putting pressure on sellers of commercial real estate...

GOOD MORNING CANNABIS: EPISODE 29 In this episode, we talk to Jonathan Havens, Co-Chair of Cannabis Law at Saul Ewing LLP, and discuss what those in the cannabis industry could expect during the midterm elections.

INTO THE RABBIT HOLE OF PSYCHEDELICS: EXPLORING MDMA, PSILOCYBIN, LSD, AYAHUASCA, DMT, IBOGAINE, KETAMINE, AND OTHER PSYCHEDELICS. Jonathan Havens, Co-Chair of the Firm's Cannabis Practice, will be speaking at the Psychedelic Medicine Conference/CBD Expo. Jonathan's panel will dive down the rabbit...

Jim Rohlfing, a Partner in the firm's Construction Practice, will speak at The Chicago Bar Association's Construction Law Committee event.

‘A Very Long and Hard-Fought Battle:’ Inside One Company’s Quest to Secure Licenses in Illinois’ Adult-Use Cannabis Market A court recently allowed High Haven to win five dispensary licenses in a corrective lottery. Now, the company is on a mission to secure a craft grow license. “The case against...

A federal jury in the Northern District of Illinois recently awarded nearly $23 million to the developer of a luxury hotel in Chicago’s trendy West Loop arising from multiple breaches of contract and fraud by its design-builder. What is particularly striking about the judgment in NHC LLC v. Centaur...

How a long-shot weed shop beat the odds: Crain's Daily Gist podcast Crain's reporter John Pletz talks with host Amy Guth about the marijuana industry, including a local company that beat long odds in a pot-shop license lottery and a court challenge.

Saul Ewing LLP represented High Haven, an Illinois-based cannabis company, in its challenge of the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation’s (“IDFPR”) decision to reject High Haven’s social equity application for cannabis dispensary licenses. As a result of IDFPR’s denial, High...

Jonathan Havens, Co-Chair of Saul Ewing's Cannabis Law Practice, will speak at The Cannabis and Psychedelics Investment Summit in London on September 20, 2022. Jonathan will be joining a panel entitled "A Legal Overview: The Future of Cannabis and Psychedelic Policy."

During the 2022 legislative session, the Virginia General Assembly passed Senate Bill 550 (“SB 550”), which Virginia Governor Youngkin signed into law. SB 550 amends a portion of the Virginia Prompt Payment Act and a component of the Virginia wage theft statute, prohibiting “pay-if-paid” clauses in...

Jim Rohlfing, a Partner in the firm's Construction Practice, will speak during Illinois State Bar Association Construction Committee webinar.

James Rohlfing, a partner in SEA&L's Construction Practice, will present a CLE webcast for the Illinois State Bar Association on September 1, 2022. The topic will be "Illinois Makes General Contractors Liable for Paying Subcontractors’ Workers – NOW WHAT?" Public Act 102-1076, which was signed by...

Background On August 25, 2022, after weeks of promotion by the New York Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), the application window has finally opened for adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses in the Empire State. These retail privileges, known as Conditional Adult-use Retail Dispensary (CAURD)...