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The launch of Maryland's adult-use cannabis market on July 1 is fast approaching. Last November, Maryland voters overwhelmingly approved an adult-use ballot measure, nearly 2-1. Following that, the Maryland Legislature created a statutory framework for the program, the Cannabis Reform Act, which Gov...
Zachary Kobrin spoke on a panel titled, “Here Comes the Money: Banking and Payment Processing in the Cannabis Industry” at the 2023 Cannabis Law Institute, presented by the International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA). The panel of experts will explore the current state of banking and payments in...
Zachary Kobrin spoke on a panel titled, “Representing Public Companies in Cannabis” at the NORML Denver Legal Seminar. The seminar will feature leading cannabis industry law firms in the country, lawyers who deal every day with the cutting edge issues faced by those working in the state-legal...
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...
In this episode, host Jonathan Havens, co-chair of Saul Ewing’s Food, Beverage and Agribusiness (FBA) Practice, speaks with Chris Hetherington, founder, chairman and CEO of Peels, a health and wellness company that markets CBD products from orange peels. Chris describes his career path from NFL...
In this episode, host Jonathan Havens, co-chair of Saul Ewing’s Cannabis Law Practice and of the firm’s Food, Beverage and Agribusiness (FBA) Practice, speaks with Ken VandeVrede, CEO of Hillview, a New Jersey-based cannabis company that has developed a portfolio of ethical, forward-thinking...
In just two months, from mid-November 2020 to mid-January 2021, Saul Ewing LLP's Cannabis Law Practice assisted clients in closing transactions with a combined deal value of more than $520 million. We served as: U.S. counsel to Canaccord Genuity Corp., lead underwriter of an overnight marketed...
A Strong Link in a Complex Chain The food and beverage industry sits at the epicenter of a complex supply chain impacted by shifts in the regulatory environment, consumer preferences and geopolitical issues. Current challenges include supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, rising costs of raw...
Al Chakravarty helps to protect and defend organizations and individuals from issues that are enforced by federal and state agencies, including regulatory and compliance issues, whistleblower complaints, national security concerns, allegations of anti-competitive behavior, executive or employee...
Colleen Foley has more than two decades of experience handling a wide range of regulatory matters for public utilities and energy companies, including representing clients in nearly every major utility merger in New Jersey over that time span. Her work includes representations of water...
David Berk counsels families and their businesses, entrepreneurs and start-up companies in taxation, structuring transactions, contract negotiations and governance issues. David also advises clients on corporate succession planning, trust and estate planning, insurance and retirement planning and...
Eric Orlinsky concentrates his practice in general business and securities law and counsels clients in private equity and venture capital investments, public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, mergers and acquisitions, purchases and sales of businesses. Eric also provides general...
Andrew Bockis helps clients obtain and defend environmental permits for their projects. Industrial projects are subject to ever-changing rules and increased agency review time. Whether related to industrial warehouses or oil and gas facilities or renewable energy projects, many business leaders are...
Mark Simpson counsels technology and intellectual property innovators to assist them in developing, protecting, and monetizing the results of their creative endeavors, with a focus on IP strategy and branding. He protects their IP assets via patent preparation and prosecution, IP counseling and...
Joe Lipchitz represents businesses, officers, directors, and high-level executives in the technology, health care, financial services, and media industries in civil litigation nationwide, particularly in high-stakes disputes. Drawing on his more than 20 years of experience as a trial lawyer, Joe...
Jeff Robbins handles high-stakes litigation for companies and individuals who are entangled in corporate, shareholder, employment and a variety of other disputes, defending against or bringing defamation claims, or under corporate or congressional investigation. During his more than 35 years as a...
Luis Flores represents developers nationally in the acquisition, construction, development, leasing, refinancing and sale of vacant land, condominium projects, multifamily housing apartment complexes, hotels, commercial shopping centers, and commercial office buildings. Luis is also highly...
It is axiomatic that public utilities, and the infrastructure they own and operate, play a critical role in our economy now and will continue to do so in the future. Public utilities, however, face a myriad of challenges including: pervasive state and federal regulation, demand for capital...
Jordan Rosenfeld assists clients with complex commercial litigation, particularly in disputes involving real estate development and projects built through public-private partnerships. Jordan's other experience includes representing colleges and universities, Fortune 100 companies, small businesses...
The Inflation Reduction Act is driving unprecedented investment in renewable energy development in the United States, while the Energy Information Administration forecasts that natural gas development in the United States will continue to grow through 2050. Concerns about climate change are driving...