Services
Select a category below to learn more about our corporate legal services.
- Acting as special cannabis and hemp regulatory counsel to other law firms in corporate transactions
- Advising non-cannabis companies on the legal risks involved in entering the cannabis and hemp industries
- Regulatory and other specialized opinions
- General regulatory and compliance counseling
- Advising on cannabis banking and money transmitter services
- Reviewing credit agreements, acquisition agreements, leases, and other commercial contracts for cannabis and hemp regulatory issues
- Assisting with analysis of regulatory approval necessary for the transfer of cannabis licenses
- Coordinating the process of cannabis license transfer with regulators
- Acquisitions and sales of both licensed and non-licensed businesses
- Joint ventures and strategic business relationships
- Licensing agreements
- Divestitures and dispositions
- Spin-offs
- Private placements and other securities law matters
- Negotiating debt financings such as working capital lines of credit, term loans, and equipment lease financings
- Angel and venture capital financings
- Equipment leasing
- Business formation, structuring and governance
- Founder and shareholder agreements
- Employment contracts and offer letters
- Equity incentive plans
- Commercial contract review, including specialized marijuana contracts (e.g. trim processing agreements)
- Intellectual property protection, including licensing transactions and federal and state trademarks and copyrights
- Serving as outside general counsel and advisor to management and boards of directors
- Reviewing and negotiating real property leases
- Negotiating engagement letters with investment banks
Experience
More than 1,000 clients across all segments of the cannabis and hemp industries have chosen Vicente LLP as a trusted legal advisor, including emerging companies, entrepreneurs, farmers, multi-state operators, publicly traded companies, private investors, venture capital and private equity firms, and other law firms. Transactional highlights include: