IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
30 Oct - 4 Nov 2022
Room 229 B, Level 2
Session information
Growth industry: why law firms have embraced Cannabis as a new practice area
Monday 31 October (1115 - 1230)
Room 229 B, Level 2
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Committee(s)
North American Regional Forum
(Lead)
Description
In 2016, the IBA Annual Conference included one of the first panel discussions about the legal issues arising from what was then the beginning of a change in US law on the legalisation of marijuana. Six years later, this budding industry has become a literal “growth” practice, with law firms embracing this as a new practice area, and a wide variety of legal issues to be addressed. Our expert panel will discuss how changes in the law in the US and other countries are impacting the legal landscape, and how law firms are navigating the ethical boundaries.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Fernando Erana | Perez Correa Gonzalez, Mexico City, Mexico; Senior Vice Chair, North American Regional Forum |
| Juan Hugues Arthur | Foley Hoag, Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
Speakers
| Eric Berlin | Dentons, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Ignacio Meggiolaro | MBP Partners, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Deborah Morshead | Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation (OCS), Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nicole Phillis | Davis Wright Tremaine, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Tania Ramirez | Consejo Federal de la Judicatura , Mexico City, Mexico |