Overview

Adam D. Fine is the managing partner of Vicente LLP's Boston office. He represents several successful Massachusetts cannabis businesses and prospective business licensees on corporate, licensing, and regulatory matters.

A leading voice on cannabis law and policy in the Commonwealth, in 2018 Adam was named one of the "100 Most Influential People in Boston" by Boston magazine. He was also recognized by Boston magazine in 2021 and 2022 as one of Boston's Top Lawyers. Adding to his list of achievements, Adam was also recognized as a top-rated Massachusetts corporate and business attorney by Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers. Since 2024, Adam has been recognized by Best Lawyers for his Administrative / Regulatory Law work in Boston.

Adam served as a consultant to the Massachusetts Special Senate Committee on Marijuana and as a member of the drafting committee for Question 4, the 2016 ballot initiative that legalized marijuana in Massachusetts. He has testified before numerous municipal and regulatory bodies regarding marijuana policy and compliance, and he has chaired multiple cannabis-related CLE events. He is frequently quoted in the Boston Globe and other local news outlets, as well as in national cannabis industry publications.

Before joining Vicente LLP in 2013, Adam spent a number of years as an attorney at a Boston law firm, where he focused on complex civil and criminal litigation. Prior to entering private practice, he served as a trial attorney for the Defender Association of Philadelphia, where he litigated more than 200 criminal trials.

Experience

Leadership & Community Involvement

• Faculty Chair, The Law and Business of Marijuana Dispensaries, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Inc.
• Member, Cannabis Practice Group Advisory Committee, Boston Bar Association
• Member, International Cannabis Bar Association

Recognition

• Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers, "Massachusetts — Business & Corporate Law and Cannabis Law," 2024

• Best Lawyers in America®, "Administrative / Regulatory Law," 2024-2025

• Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers, "Massachusetts – Business & Corporate Law," 2022

• Boston magazine, "Boston's Top Lawyers," 2021-2022

• National Law Journal, "Trailblazers: Cannabis Law," 2019

• Boston magazine, "The 100 Most Influential People in Boston," 2018

Publications

• Editor/Co-author, "Massachusetts Cannabis Law Manual," MCLE New England, 2019

Events

• Speaker, Weed Wonks, "Episode 88: Adam Fine of Vicente LLP on the Maritime Marijuana Dispute and Righting the Ship for Massachusetts Cannabis,” Online, July 04, 2024
• Speaker, Vicente LLP, "Massachusetts Cannabis Market Trends & Economic Forecast,” Online, May 24, 2023
• Speaker, 7th Annual Cannabis Law Conference 2023, "Emergent corporate, regulatory, financing, and business considerations for cannabis practitioners,” Boston, April 06, 2023
• Speaker, 3rd Annual New Jersey Cannabis Convention, "All Systems Go: The Software Powering the Cannabis Industry,” , September 09, 2022
• Speaker, AICPA & CIMA Cannabis Industry Conference, "CAN2202: The Legal and Regulatory Environment,” Denver, August 08, 2022
• Speaker, AICPA & CIMA Cannabis Industry Conference, "CAN2208: Regulatory Fireside Chat,” Denver, August 08, 2022
• Speaker, The Real Estate Bar Association of Massachusetts Spring Conference, "Siting Cannabis Establishments: Case Law Update, Insights and Legislative Primer on Recent Trends in Municipalities,” Norwood, May 02, 2022
• Speaker, 2022 AILA New England Immigration Law Conference, "But It's Legal! Immigration Consequences of Medical and Recreational Cannabis,” Virtual, March 02, 2022
• Keynote, AICPA Cannabis Industry Conference, "Embracing the Future of Legal Cannabis,” Online, November 09, 2021
• Speaker, AICPA Cannabis Industry Conference, "Attorney & CPA Panel,” Online, November 09, 2021
• Moderator, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, "Cannabis in Massachusetts: The Latest in Compliance, Government Relations, and Interstate Growth,” Online, June 17, 2021
• Speaker, Boston University Marijuana Law 2020: Lessons from the Past, Ideas for the Future, "Lessons from (and for) Massachusetts,” Virtual Conference, November 12, 2020
• Speaker, American Bar Association Business Law Virtual Section Annual Meeting, "Planting the Seeds for Cannabis Clients,” Online, September 25, 2020
• Speaker, MJBizCon, "Regulatory Practices and Trends from Coast to Coast,” Las Vegas, December 12, 2019
• Speaker, MJBizCon Next, "On The Horizon: Emerging Markets & Trends (Opening of the East Coast Markets),” New Orleans, June 13, 2019
• Speaker, Cannabis Bar Association , "The New U.S. Hemp Economy: State & Federal Considerations,” , June 11, 2019
• Speaker, S&G, "Cannabis: The Journey Continues,” Worcester , May 22, 2019
• Speaker, REBA, "Spring Seminar 2019,” Lake Buena Vista , May 06, 2019
• Speaker, MCLE, "3rd Annual Cannabis Symposium ,” Boston, April 26, 2019
• Speaker, NECANN, "Massachusetts Cannabis Business Licensing Workshop ,” Boston, March 22, 2019
• Speaker, NCIA, "Seed to Sale - Entry to Exit: A Legal and Business Primer for a Thoughtful Entry and Successful Exit in the Cannabis Space,” Boston, February 12, 2019
• Speaker, MCLE, "Cannabis & Hemp: The Law & Business 6 Months Later,” Boston, December 05, 2018
• Presenter, Recreational Marijuana Business Law in Massachusetts, ",” Boston, June 19, 2018
• Speaker, REBA, "Spring Seminar 2018,” , May 01, 2018
• Speaker, MCLE, "The Law & Business of Marijuana Dispensaries ,” Boston, April 30, 2018
• Speaker, MCLE: Massachusetts Marijuana Summit, "New Regs, Federal Threat, Financial Hurdles ,” Boston, March 02, 2018
• Speaker, Boston Bar Association , "Commercial Real Estate & the Cannabis Industry ,” Boston, December 11, 2017
• Speaker, Insurance Business America , "Cannabis Covers Boston,” Boston, December 07, 2017
• Speaker, REBA, "Spring Seminar 2017,” Santa Clara, May 01, 2017
• Speaker, MCLE, "1st Look at the New MA Marijuana Laws ,” Boston, January 19, 2017