Cases
Representative Matters: Cannabis: Provided advice to large, multinational software company regarding risks
opportunities associated with selling software
software consulting services to cannabis business in the United States
Canada.
Advised a large, multinational insurance company regarding risks
opportunities associated with offering insurance to cannabis business in jurisdictions in North America
Europe.
Represented one of the fastest growing health
wellness companies in the United States in a $100 million exclusive global license agreement with a leader in engineering
industrialization of biology. This collaboration will advance biosynthetic cannabinoid production to bring new cannabis products to market to efficiently meet growing
selective consumer dem
while ensuring greater supply chain security.
Served as regulatory counsel for a venture capital firm in its first investment in the cannabis industry, a $35 million Series B funding round for online cannabis inventory
ordering platform.
Cannabis regulatory counsel for one of the world's largest cannabis companies based in Toronto with its expansion into the U.S. market through a $300 million acquisition of the manufacturer
distributor of a high-end range of hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) products.
Counsel to a licensed California cannabis manufacturer on regulatory compliance, business strategy, banking
intellectual property issues.
Counsel to multi-state, vertically-integrated cannabis company on regulatory compliance
licensing matters.
Counsel to Canadian private equity firm in connection with an investment in a vertically-integrated cannabis company in California, including providing advice
due diligence on legal, regulatory, corporate, real estate,
insurance matters.
Counsel to a U.S.-based software company on regulatory
compliance issues related to providing software
payment processing services to cannabis licensing agencies
state
local governments.
Counsel to multi-national software company on regulatory
compliance issues related to providing software
support services to licensed cannabis operators in the U.S.
Canada.
Counsel to multinational commercial
consumer products conglomerate on regulatory
compliance issues related to sales of products to licensed cannabis operators worldwide.
Counsel to e-commerce company on regulatory
compliance issues related to sales of CBD products on its platform.
White-Collar Criminal: Counsel to president of publicly-held company in investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice
the Securities
Exchange Commission regarding allegations of overbilling
fraud in federally funded program.
Counsel to officer of major Chinese corporation in U.S. Department of Justice investigation regarding violations of the Economic Espionage Act.
Counsel to foreign executives of a U.S. corporation in U.S. Department of Justice investigation regarding overseas payments implicating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ( FCPA ).
Counsel to international corporations in U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division investigation
parallel multi-district civil litigation regarding alleged price-fixing in liquid crystal display (LCD) market.
Counsel to executive in investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division regarding alleged price-fixing
market manipulation in the international optical-disk drive market.
Counsel to a real estate investor in a criminal bid-rigging investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division of the foreclosure auction markets.
Counsel to victim of extortion in restitution proceedings under the M
atory Victims Restitution Act.
Counsel to executive in investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice regarding failure to report income.
Counsel to senior manager of customs brokerage firm in a criminal customs fraud investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Homel
Security.
Counsel to national construction firm in investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice
the Environmental Protection Agency regarding alleged Clean Water Act violations.
Counsel to numerous employees at biotechnology company in investigation of Food & Drug Act violations by the U.S. Department of Justice
parallel False Claims Act case.
Counsel to employees
executives at agricultural producer in investigation of Food & Drug Act violations by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Business Litigation: Counsel to a nursing
rehabilitation center in a qui tam action brought under the civil False Claims Act ( FCA ).
Counsel to individual in civil RICO litigation involving allegations of a wine theft conspiracy in Napa, California.
Counsel to technology company in false claims litigation involving alleged government contracting abuses.
Counsel to software company in lawsuit by California Office of the State Controller concerning the failed implementation of software.
Counsel to U.S. subsidiary of international corporation in civil RICO litigation brought by municipality. County of Marin v. Deloitte Consulting LLP, 836 F.Supp.2d 1030 (N.D. Cal. 2011)
Counsel to digital rights management company in fraud litigation brought by international corporation. Micromedia B.V. v. ByteShield, Inc., 2011 WL 5573345 (N.D. Cal. 2011)
Counsel to world's largest air cargo developer in lawsuit against the City
County of San Francisco arising from planned quarter-billion dollar air cargo facility at SFO, resulting in a unanimous jury verdict.
