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CANNABIS LAW SCHEDULE

Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Program: 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Murray Hill West, 2nd Floor | 3.0 MCLE Credits 

2020 is looking to be a pivotal year for cannabis law in New York.  Our Canadian and Massachusetts neighbors have moved to full legalization.  Federal legislation has legalized hemp and the FDA is promulgating regulations for CBD.  In 2019, New York decriminalized possession of marijuana and imposed its own rules for hemp-based CBD.  As funds continue to flow into cannabis, often from funds based in New York, how will New York as a judicial, commercial and legislative leader act?

The Committee on Cannabis Law will address these issues with panels addressing:

• Legislative and Regulatory Perspectives
• Best Practices for Structuring Deals and Financing
• Developing Commercial Cannabis Case Law

The panels will feature in-house and outside counsel for significant participants in the cannabis industry, and thought leaders and representatives from Vanderbilt Law School, the National Cannabis Industry Association and New York Department of Agriculture and Markets.  The keynote speaker will be Axel Bernabe, the Assistant Counsel to NY Governor Cuomo for Health.

1:00 p.m. -  1:10 p.m.  Welcome and Introduction

Co-Chairs: Brian J. Malkin, Esq., Arent Fox LLP, Washington, D.C.; Aleece E. Burgio, Esq., Barclay Damon, LLP, Buffalo, NY

                    

1:10 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Federal and NY Legislative and Regulatory Updates for Cannabis and CBD Businesses | Where Do We Go From Here (1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice)

Moderator: Cori Annapolen Goldberg, Esq. | Reed Smith LLP | New York, NY

Speakers: Scott H. Wyner, Esq., New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Albany, NY; Professor Robert Mikos, Vanderbilt Law School, Nashville, TN; Andrew Kline, The National Cannabis Industry Association, Washington, D.C.

2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. Latest CannaBusiness Developments | What Corporate Counsel and Investment Counsel Need to Know About Structuring Deals and Financing (1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice)

Moderator: Jeffrey S. Schultz, Esq.| Navy Capital, LLC, Roslyn, NY;

Speakers: David Wenger, Esq., GRA Capital Holdings LLC, New York, NY; Bryan C. Meltzer, Esq., Feuerstein Kulick LLP, New York, NY

2:50 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Refreshment Break

3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. The Developing Commercial Cannabis Case Law (1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice)

Speakers: James K. Landau, Esq., McCarthy Fingar LLP, New York, NY; Paul D. Sarkozi, Esq., Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP, New York, NY; Elinor C. Sutton, Esq., Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, New York, NY

3:50 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Keynote:  Plans for 2020 Cannabis Legislation in NY

Speaker: Axel Bernabe, Esq. | Assistant Counsel to NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo for Health | New York, NY

Networking Reception immediately the following program | Murray Hill East | 2nd Floor

Committee Co-Chairs: Aleece E. Burgio, Esq., Barclay Damon, LLP, Buffalo, NY; Brian J. Malkin, Esq., Arent Fox LLP, Washington, D.C.

Program Chairs: James K. Landau, Esq., McCarthy Fingar LLP, New York, NY; Paul D. Sarkozi, Esq., Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP, New York, NY