Joseph Bedwick

As Chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Cannabis Industry Team, Joe has spearheaded the development of a multidisciplinary cannabis practice into a full-service industry team comprised of attorneys and government relations professionals from virtually every practice group within Cozen O’Connor. He applies his corporate knowledge to help clients navigate this rapidly developing regulated industry, utilizing his mergers and acquisitions experience to structure and document acquisitions of cannabis license holders. Joe’s clients range from large multi-state operators to smaller, single-state license holders, and he has become a trusted advisor to general counsel throughout the industry for his industry knowledge and business acumen. Joe has a broad understanding of cannabis regulations in a variety of states, and he has assisted his clients in the regulatory approval process at every stage of a client’s lifecycle, from license application and approval to collateral and security issues in connection with financings to change of control issues arising from acquisitions or sales.