
Cannabis Law: Eastern United States
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Provided by Cozen O'Connor
Cozen O’Connor has developed an interdisciplinary, national team of lawyers and government affairs professionals to guide clients through the complex and rapidly evolving cannabis industry in the United States. Our attorneys counsel multistate and single-state operators in regulatory, investment, real estate, insurance, banking, intellectual property, and employment law issues. Further, our team counsels clients with respect to the legal requirements relating to the financing, manufacturing, processing, distributing, marketing, and retail selling of marijuana under applicable state laws.
Our cannabis industry team works closely with Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, a bipartisan government relations affiliate of Cozen O'Connor. They offer a wide range of government affairs services, including advocating for legislative and executive branches, analyzing and monitoring regulations and policies, managing political and regulatory risks, supporting public affairs visibility, handling crises, and providing assistance with government procurement.
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Cozen O’Connor secured a special purpose receiver to help recover over $16.5 million stolen from Planet 13 Holding, obtaining emergency injunctive relief and initiating efforts to trace the misappropriated funds.
Strengths
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Cozen is a customer focused team with significant experience.
Cannabis Law: Eastern United States respondentUSAThe team has good communication skills, is easy to work with and takes a business approach to issues.
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Notable Practitioners
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Joseph Bedwick
Joseph Bedwick is a valuable member of the Cozen O'Connor team based in Philadelphia. He is best known for his handling of venture financing transactions in the cannabis sector.
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