Adam Fine

Partner

Boston / New Jersey

a.fine@vicentellp.com

617-934-2121

800 Boylston St.
26th Floor
Boston, MA 02199

Massachusetts
New Jersey

J.D., cum laude, American University Washington College of Law
B.A., University of Rochester

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

Publications

Events