Overview

David Kramer is a corporate lawyer at Vicente LLP, representing public and private cannabis-related businesses, consumer products companies, and technology companies in a wide range of transactions—including mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financings, secured transactions, and national branding and licensing deals. He also specializes in advising emerging growth companies throughout the various stages of their corporate lifecycles, as well as investors and funds who finance early-stage companies.  

Clients turn to David because of his personalized and commercial approach to lawyering. He invests time in getting to know his clients and understanding their goals so that he can offer practical, business-centric advice that helps them achieve their specific objectives. In addition, prior to joining Vicente, David litigated complex commercial disputes at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP. David regularly draws on this experience to assess and mitigate litigation risk associated with his clients’ transactions. 

David graduated from the UCLA School of Law, Order of the Coif, and holds a master’s degree in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies from New York University. 

Publications

VS Insights

• Co-author, "Is CBD Safe? Health Canada Report Weighs In," August 23, 2022

• Co-author, "California Now Permits the Manufacture and Retail Sale of Hemp-Derived Products — Including CBD," October 6, 2021

• Co-author, "Litigation Funding for Cannabis and Hemp Businesses," November 30, 2020

• Co-author, "Lessons Learned from Recent Hemp and CBD Litigation: They Went to Court so You Can Stay Home," July 13, 2020

• Co-author, "Hemp and CBD Federal Roundup: March 2020," March 23, 2020

• Author, "California and the Gig Economy: The Fight Over AB-5," March 3, 2020

• Co-author, "New Law Regulates Hemp and Hemp Extracts in New York," December 19, 2019

• Author, "What's Happening in the World of California Hemp?," June 21, 2019

Events

• Speaker, Vicente LLP, "Asset-Light Strategies to Boost Cannabis Business Growth,” Online, April 27, 2023
• Speaker, California NORML Legal Seminar, "CBD/Hemp,” Online, June 02, 2021
• Speaker, INCBA Cannabis Law Institute 2019, "State Level Hemp Plans,” New York , October 03, 2019
• Speaker, Cannabis World Congress & Business Exposition, "To Infuse or Not to Infuse (with Hemp CBD), That Is the Question,” Los Angeles, September 25, 2019
• Speaker, CannaFarm Con, "Legalities in Growing Hemp & CBD,” San Diego, August 02, 2019
• Keynote, NCIA Cannabis Business Summit, "Crafting a Federal Hemp Plan for the USDA, Interstate Competitive Issues, and the California Conundrum,” San Jose, July 22, 2019
• Speaker, CBD Expo East, "Regulatory (Re-)Scheduling of CBD & its Drug Abuse Liability,” Orlando, December 07, 2018
• Speaker, CBD Health & Wellness Magazine, "Webinar: The Legalities of CBD in California,” Los Angeles, November 29, 2018
• Speaker, CBD Expo West, "Understanding the Fuzz: The Muddled Legal Landscape Regarding CBD,” Anaheim, September 21, 2018