Duane Morris LLP

The practice at Duane Morris LLP is known for assisting businesses and individuals at every level of the cannabis supply chain with corporate, transactional, and regulatory mandates, litigation, and cannabis-related tax, real estate, and IP matters. The group’s varied client roster often features state-licensed marijuana and hemp cultivators, processors, distributors, and dispensaries, as well as businesses that render services to the cannabis industry. The department is co-directed by a trio of experienced partners. Philadelphia-based Seth Goldberg, lauded as a ‘lawyer’s lawyer with a steady hand’, advises industry players and investors on regulatory and business matters pertaining to their legal cannabis activities. Over in Las Vegas, corporate specialist Tracy Gallegos handles M&A, entity formation, corporate governance, and restructuring. In New Jersey, Paul Josephson focuses his practice on constitutional and regulatory litigation. Additional names to note include Los Angeles-based Justin Santarosa and New York-based Michael Schwamm, who focus on corporate work involving the cannabis sector.