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The Cannabis Law Report recently published its Global Top 200 Editorially Selected Cannabis Legal Professionals 2020-2021+. This list featured cannabis legal professionals from jurisdictions around the world. The Cannabis Global 200 is designed to give readers a direct access to the most experienced cannabis/hemp legal experts around the world and in your jurisdiction. With permission, Green Market Report is publishing the list of lawyers, but for more detailed information please go to the detailed list by clicking here.
Margret Knitter, LL.M. – SKW Schwarz
Margret Knitter is a partner and the head of the Medical Cannabis group of the German law firm SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte. Additionally, she is the head of the IP practice of SKW Schwarz and a Certified Expert for IP. Since the legalization of medical cannabis in…
Charles X. Gormally – Brach Eichler LLC
Co-Chair, Cannabis Law Charles Gormally offers a proficiency in counseling clients with complex business matters, challenges to governmental regulation, contract disputes, and tort actions. Designated a Certified Civil Trial Attorney by the New Jersey Supreme Court, a…
John D. Fanburg – Brach Eichler LLC
Chair, Healthcare Law – Co-Chair, Cannabis Law John D. Fanburg has more than 30 years of experience in health and hospital law, with an emphasis on corporate, transactional, and regulatory matters for physicians and health care institutions. A recognized leader…
Chris Lane – Mackrell.Solicitors
Chris Lane is Head of Business Development and Marketing at Mackrell.Solicitors and works closely with the Partners to promote the firm and help it continue to grow. Chris started his career in the legal sector in 1995 as a clerk at a Barristers Chambers, but has been…
Nigel Rowley – Mackrell.Solicitors
Nigel is the firm’s Managing Partner and joint Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution at Mackrell.Solicitors’ London office. He is widely experienced in complex litigation matters, and various forms of dispute resolution. He is a Past Chairman of Mackrell…
Ricardo Geada – Mackrell.Solicitors
Ricardo is a Partner and Head of The Cannabis & Regulatory Team at Mackrell Solicitors. Ricardo has over 12 years’ experience both in private practice, in-house and as a non-executive director. This has given him the ability to work effectively under pressure,…
Nick Earles – Mackrell.Solicitors
Nick has a huge passion for the cannabis and psychedelic medicines sectors, having already advised on some key regulatory issues that have affected the cannabis industry as well as providing regulatory advice ancillary to corporate and dispute resolution transactions….
Susan Burns – S Burns & Associates LLC.
Susan Burns is a business lawyer who specializes in guiding businesses using steady or rapid growth strategies depending on their needs. Her practice serves various industries from service providers, microbiology consultants, and tech startups, to innovative…
Shannett Thompson – Kingsley Napley LLP
Shannett Thompson is a Partner in the Regulatory team at Kingsley Napley LLP. She acts for health and social care professionals involved in regulatory proceedings, including representing doctors in respect of investigations by the GMC. She also advises healthcare…
Ricardo Costa Macedo – Caiado Guerreiro
Ricardo Costa Macedo is a partner at Caiado Guerreiro since 2006. He heads the Intellectual Property and Life Sciences groups of the firm. His practice covers a wide range of contentious and non-contentious patent, trademark and other IP-related rights, such as trade…
Richard Y. Cheng – Weaver Johnston Nelson, PLLC
Richard Y. Cheng’s practice focuses corporate transactions, regulatory, compliance matters and administrative appeals. His healthcare law practice includes representation of post-acute care providers (e.g. nursing facilities, assisted living communities, CCRCs, home…
Jason P. Tortorici – Schilleci & Tortorici, p.c.
Engaged as general counsel to Alabama Cannabis Industry Association and Alabama Hemp Industry Trade Association where I am working with stakeholders, lobbyists, and legislators to facilitate and develop Alabama’s plan for hemp cultivation under the 2018 Farm Bill as…
M. Allen Hopper
Allen Hopper is an experienced litigator, consultant and policy expert with deep substantive knowledge of federal, state and local cannabis laws and regulations. Mr. Hopper advises and represents cannabis businesses seeking to navigate cannabis laws and regulations,…
Jill G. Polster, Esq – Cohen Law Maine, LLC
Veronica Darling – Cultiva Law
Veronica is a Pacific Northwest native with over a decade of experience in strategic business planning, complex commercial litigation and regulatory compliance. Over the last four years, she has become intimately involved in navigating the Oregon cannabis regulatory…
Dustin Robinson
Dustin Robinson is the Founding Partner of Mr. Cannabis Law – a full-service law firm exclusively focused on the hemp, marijuana, and psychedelic industries. Dustin is licensed in Florida as an Attorney, a Certified Public Accountant, and a Real Estate Agent. He…
Steven F. Groce
Member of the Missouri Bar, the Texas Bar, and the Bar of the United States Supreme Court Juries Doctorate (JD) Law, University of Missouri, at Kansas City – Graduated 1984 36 years Experience in Criminal Defense. Practice primarily devoted to DWI (Alcohol…
Brett M. Schuman – Goodwin Procter LLP
Brett Schuman is the chair of the firm’s San Francisco office and the former head of the Litigation Department for Goodwin’s California offices. He is a co-founder and partner in the firm’s Cannabis group and also a member of the firm’s IP Litigation group….
Ted Bernhard – Cultiva Law
Ted Bernhard is a seasoned business, securities, tax and regulatory compliance attorney with a professional career spanning over two decades. He began his legal career with one of the largest and most prominent law firms in the Pacific Northwest and joined Cultiva…
Mio Asami – Cultiva Law
Mio Asami, born in Los Angeles and raised in Seattle, grew up sharing time between the United States and Tokyo, Japan. Following an unconventional path, she possesses a background in transactional business law, intellectual property law, and videography. Mio is a…
Jeffrey Rosen – Tailored Benefits, Inc
As the founder of Tailored Benefits, Inc. Jeffrey brings an unprecedented level of entrepreneurship, management expertise, and innovation to the insurance and employee benefits. With over a decade of experience as a practicing attorney, Jeffrey’s understanding…
David Lewis – Dentons
Lizandra Bailey – Turner Hopkins
Jordan Zoot – aBIZinaBOX Inc.
Mr. Zoot is licensed as a CPA in CA, FL, IL, NY, and TX. He has a national reputation of technical and transactional taxation of pass-thru entities [Partnerships, LLCs and S Corporations], private equity, and alternative asset funds primarily in distressed mortgages…
Anna Sfetsiou – H Law
Laura Opilio – CMS
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Ellen Gielen – CMS
Radomir Studziński – Studzinski R & Associates
Joao Taborda da Gama – Gama Gloria
Fernanda Matoso – Morais Leito Galvao Teles, Soares Da Silva & Associados
Guillermo Fernandez – Soriano & Fernandez
Oriol Casals – Casa Paraula
Oriol Casals is a lawyer specialized in Criminal and Administrative Law, Director and founder of the firm Casa Paraula in Barcelona, dedicated for more than 10 years to the defense of Human Rights and the exercise of Criminal Law in Spain and Europe. Writer and…
Matthew Bennett – Fasken
Scott Rozansky – Dentons
Brian Kujavsky – Davies
Mylany David – Langlois
Tricia Kuhl – Blakes
Karen A Cambell QC – Cox & Palmer
Ranjeev Dhillon – McCarthy Tetrault
Matt Maurer – Torkin Manes
Jonathan Sherman – Cassels
Robert Fonn – DLA Piper
Dominique T Hussey – Bennett Jones
Sara Zborovski – Stikeman Elliott
Julie Robinson McInnes Cooper
Kevin Landry – Stewart McKelvey
Ken Byrne – Benson Buffett
Cynthia Lazar – Taylor McCaffrey
Jeremy R Lange – Axley
Cameron F. Field – Michael Best
Ryan Ewing – Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
As Team Leader for Steptoe & Johnson’s Cannabis Counsel, Ryan Dunne Ewing represents numerous cannabis organizations through a comprehensive understanding of the cannabis industry, a proactive approach to regulation and corporate compliance, and a demonstrated…
Barry Abbott – Lane Powell
Aaron Pelley – Cultiva Law
Aaron Pelley is a veritable celebrity in both his achievements as a lawyer, and advocate of cannabis business for over a decade. Having made sizable contributions to the foundation of legal protections surrounding medicinal cannabis law, his passion in this new realm…
Michael Hollingsworth – Nicholas Zauzig
Tyson Daniel – Virginia Hemp Lawyers
Will Woodlee – Kleinfeld Kaplan & Becker
Neil K Junja – Gleam Law
Andrew Subin – Hoban Law
Timothy Byron Fair – Vermont Cannabis Solutions
Hannah B Follender – Workman Nyedegger
James Bradshaw – Brown Bradshaw & Moffat
Lisa Pittman – Coats Rose
Daniel Mehler
Chelsie Spencer – Ritter Spencer
Stephanie Savage – Miller Martin
Joseph Fuson – Hemp Law Group
Ellery Grey – Grey & Eisenbraun
Christopher Welborn
David B Tarr
Lisa Holley – Lisa Holley Law
Stefanie A Murphy
John Ottaviana – Partridge Snow & Hahn
Ashley Beach – Fox Rothschild
Seth Goldberg – Duane Morris
Judith D Cassell – Cannabis Law PA
Andrew DeWeese – Green Light Law Group
Justin Hobson – Lane Powell
Mark Cogan
Dave Kopilak – Emerge Law Group
Mia Getlin – Gleam Law
Eric Fisher – Crowe & Dunleavy
Kenneth Brune – Brune Law Firm
Sarah Lee – Gossett Parrish
Sarah Lee Gossett Parrish (www.slgparrishlaw.com) is a third-generation attorney. She has achieved Martindale-Hubbel’s highest AV Preeminent™ rating for peer and judicial review, and has been selected to the Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers™. The National Law…
Luis M Alcade – Kegler Brown Hill & Ritter
Joel Holt – Ickes Holt
Thomas Haren – Frantz Ward
Tom represents growing businesses at each stage of their development, and is regularly asked to serve as outside general counsel for his clients. In that role, Tom advises his clients with respect to innumerable legal issues, including regulatory compliance, corporate…
James Martens
Stacy C Kula – Steptoe & Johnson
Ben Scales
Daniel Waldman – Seyfarth
Nanette Heide – Duane Morris
Stephanie Schuman – Leaf Legal
David Feldman – Hiller P.C.
David N. Feldman is a partner in the prominent boutique law firm of Hiller PC in New York. He is also a partner in the cannabis consulting firm Skip Intro Advisors LLC. His law practice focuses on corporate and securities matters and general representation of public…
Elliott Rolfe – Mackrell Solicitors
Elliott is a leading member of the fast-growing, award-winning Cannabis Law team at Mackrell.Solicitors Having previously worked in a regulatory role as a solicitor for a major investment banking institution, Elliott has a strong background advising on a range of…
Jonathan Deverill – DAC Beachcroft
Lisa Nicol – JD Spicer
Robert Jappie – Ince Gordon Dadds LLP
Robert Jappie is a Partner at Ince, specialising in Cannabis Law and Regulation. Since he led the UK’s first dedicated Cannabis Law department in May 2018, Robert has become a well-respected legal expert within Europe’s fast-growing cannabis industries. He currently…
James Fulforth –Kingley Napley
Dylan Kennett – DLA Piper
Dylan is a Senior Associate in the London Corporate department of DLA Piper. He has deep expertise in venture capital, as well as domestic and cross-border mergers & acquisitions and private equity transactions. He is a trusted advisor for fast growing companies…
Samantha Myers – Gowling WLG (UK) LLP
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Luis Armendariz – Hoban Law Group
Juan Luis Serrano – Leets Sanchez Devanny
Cesar Sanchez – Biz Latin Hub
Danilo Romero Raad – Holland & Knight
Wirot Poonsuwan
Darryl Bernstein – Baker & McKenzie
Daniel Podesta – Estudio Podesta
Anna Sfetsiou – H Law
Peter Homberg – Dentons
Peter Homberg is a partner in the Dentons Berlin office. He focuses on life sciences, IP, corporate law and M&A transactions in the life sciences and high-tech sector as well as in R&D and cooperation agreements, cross-border IP licensing and IP strategies….
Kai-Friedrich Niermann
Kai has been a business and corporate lawyer in Germany for almost 16 years gaining wide range of experiences in the process. He is very familiar with the interconnectivity between national and European regulations, especially in regard to consumer protection, product…
Dr. Niels Lutzhoeft – Bird & Bird LLP
Related Matters Nuuvera/Aphria Deutschland GmbH: Advising Aphria Deutschland GmbH on securing licenses for the cultivation, processing and transfer of cannabis for medical purposes in Germany, and Nuuvera on all regulatory matters of its German operations related to…
Jeppe Brogaard Clausen – Njord Law Firm
Jens Hjortskov – Bech Bruun
Eveline Van Keymeulen – Allen & Overy
Fiona Trethewey – KHQ
Tighe Whelan – Minter Ellison
Marc Wilshaw – DLA Piper
Andrew Williams
John Meadmore – Colin Biggers & Paisley
Chris Mitchell – DLA Piper
Related Matters Advising Althea Group Holdings on its $30 million acquisition of Peak Processing Solutions, a Canadian extraction and contract manufacturing company, and associated capital raising by way of an institutional placement. Advising Toronto Stock Exchange…
Ugur Nedim – Sydney Drug Lawyers
Dr Teresa Nicoletti – Mills Oakley
Josephine Smith – Cannabis Industry Lawyers Australia
Carlos Martinez – Legal Solutions of New Mexico
Jordan Fisch – Cole Schotz
David Sorin – McCarter English
Tracy Armstrong – Wilentz
Timothy Bloh – Fox Rothschild
Ted Lothstein – Lothstein & Guerriero
Brett Axelrod – Fox Rothschild
Marnie Jensen – Husch Blackwell
Cammi Woodward – Woodward Law Firm
Peter Andreone
Julianne Story – Husch Blackwell
Kevin Frye – Frye Reeves
Aaron Hall
Edward Culhane
Jason Tarasek – Minnesota Cannabis Law
Denise A Pollicella – Cannabis Attorneys of Michigan
R Lance Boldrey – Dykema
Barton Morris – Cannabis Legal Group
Matthew Abel – Cannabis Counsel
Kevin Conroy – Foley Hoag
Howard Cooper – Todd Weld
Joshua Grossman – Davis Malm
Dayna M Steinfeld – Fillmore Riley
Sarah Leamon
Kirk Tousaw – Tousaw Law Corporation
Tiffany Walsh – Tiffany & Company
Stewart Muglich – Alexander Holburn
Timothy Summers – Crease Harmon LLP
Steven Titus
Charles Pelkey – Neubauer Pelkey & Goldfinger LLP
Drew Lafond – MLT Aikins
David Wood – BLG
Robert T Fooks – McLeod Law
Alexis Mouton – McLennan Ross
Brian Futoransky – Feld Law
Meredith Kinner – Kinner & McGowan
Jordan Savitz – Offit Kurman
N Gordon Knox – Duane Morris
Andy Cohen – Cohen Law Maine
Christopher McCabe – McCabe Law
Matt Dubois – Maine CannaCounsel
Edward Kelleher – Drummond Woodsum
Andre La Place
Nathan Miller – Suhre & Associates
Aleah M Schutze – Steptoe & Johnson
Braden Perry – Kennyhertz Perry
Christopher McHugh – Joseph Hollander & Craft
Christopher McHugh is a litigator with decades of experience defending individuals and businesses in civil and criminal litigation in Kansas and Missouri courts. In addition to his courtroom practice, Mr. McHugh counsels entities and individuals on law relating to…
Dean Stowers – Stowers & Sarcone
Ben Feld
Sean Hessler
Nathan Hacker – Eskew Law
Kathryn B Ashton – Dentons
Thomas Howard – Collateral Base, LLC
Professional Bio: Thomas E. Howard is an attorney at Collateral Base, LLC, where he concentrates his practice in commercial banking, bankruptcy, and business litigation, loan workouts, cannabis and real estate litigation. He is admitted to the Illinois State Bar…
Michael Drumke – Swanson Martin & Bell
Michael focuses his practice on trials involving complex business litigation matters, including toxic tort, product liability, pharmaceutical, class action and commercial litigation. He serves as co-chair of the firm’s Cannabis Law Practice Group. He has represented…
Jeremy Stonehill – Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
William Bogot – Fox Rothschild
JW Bond
DiPasquale & Summers
Jerry Scatena – Pacific States Legal Group
Frederick T Smith – Seyfarth Shaw
Jonathan Robbins – Akerman
Michael Minardi – Minardi Law
Top Cases Minardi Law is currently working on multiple cases aimed at protecting patients rights to use cannabis. In McKeon vs. Nova Southeastern University, the firm has filed a complaint against the school alleging it discriminated against Mrs. McKeon by expelling…
Matthew Ginder – Greenspoon Marder
Jason Klein – Offit Kurman
Stanley Jutkowitz – Seyfarth Shaw
Lee Rosebush – Baker Hostetler
Seth Mailhot – Husch Blackwell
Mike Rothman – Medical Cannabis Law Group
Michael W. Modica
Marc N. Needelman
John Maxwell – Brown Paindiris & Scott LLP
Steve Levine – Husch Blackwell
Brian Vicente – Vicente Sederberg
Lauren C Davis – LCD
Rachel K Gillette – Greenspoon Marder
Dan Garfield – McAllister Garfield
Bob Hoban – Hoban Law
Ariel Clark – Clark Howell
Ariel Clark is one of California’s best and most dedicated cannabis business attorneys. For over a decade, Ariel has been in the trenches of cannabis law and policy in order to effectively advise legacy operators and entrepreneurs. Her clients are California…
Heather Burke – Origin Law
Meital Manzuri – Manzuri Lawyers
Hilary Bricken – Harris Bricken
Jonathan Storper – Hanson Bridgett
Jonathan heads up Hanson Bridgett’s cannabis team and has led the firm’s corporate department and also founded and led their sustainable law practice, He represents entities and their investors in connection with business and intellectual property transactions,…
Matthew McKay – McKay Law Firm
Erika Ross Gee – Wright Lindsey Jennings
John Wesley Hall Jr
Adam M. Trenk – Rose Law Group
Michael Walz – Pot Lawyer
Bruce Feder – Feder Law Office
Janet E. Jackim – Zuber Lawler & Del Duca LLP
Richard K. Payne – Denali Law Group
Lance C. Wells, Esq – Alaska Cannabis Law Group, LLC.
Jana Wetzin – Attorney and Principle Owner of JDW Counsel
Jana Weltzin was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska. Ms. Weltzin focuses her legal practice on land use and zoning law, medical marijuana law in Arizona and recreational marijuana business law and regulation compliance in Alaska. Ms. Weltzin provides representation…
Rod Kight – Kight on Cannabis
Licensed in North Carolina and Oregon I am an attorney who represents businesses in the cannabis industry in the US and internationally. I consult, assist with strategic planning, advise on compliance issues, and offer a full array of business services to the cannabis…
