The team at Fox Rothschild LLP is frequently called upon by cannabis growers, distributors, processors, and investors seeking assistance with corporate transactions, regulatory matters, and litigation. A core area of practice for the group lies in defending cannabis licensees in disciplinary matters brought by state regulators, and it is equally equipped to handle related tax and employment work. The practice is co-directed by Chicago-based regulatory and transactional specialist William Bogot, who has significant experience assisting private and public cannabis companies with shareholder liability, venture capital, taxation, and financial services issues. Alongside him, Philadelphia-based Joshua Horn assists established and emerging cannabis and hemp businesses with corporate transactions such as mergers, acquisitions and capital raises. Seattle-based Joshua Ashby is an additional key contact for corporate cannabis work.
Key clients
- Trulieve
- MariMed Inc.
Work highlights
- Advised SNDL Inc. on its $138m CAD acquisition of The Valens Company Inc., creating a vertically integrated entity in Canada that generates over a billion dollars in annualized revenue.
- Defeated an attempt by the Illinois Department of Agriculture to shut down a 150,000-square-foot screenhouse Nature’s Grace and Wellness, LLC had used to cultivate cannabis for three years.