With expectations of doubling in the next five years, the cannabis industry will require significant funding to fuel its fast and furious growth. Funding will be needed in particular for property acquisitions, which will serve as cultivation and distribution facilities, and as retail storefronts. Continue Reading
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Structured Credit Investor | Same as Ever?
Davis+Gilbert partner Joseph Cioffi reflects on the performance of the US subprime auto sector in 2021 and expectations for 2022. Continue Reading
AdExchanger | How CPRA Treats “Cross-Context Behavioral Advertising” – And the Implications for Ad Tech
As the effective date for the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) approaches on January 1, 2023, players in the advertising industry are trying to figure out how this reworking of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may impact them. Currently, the CCPA offers a form of safe harbor for Continue Reading
Thomson Reuters Practical Law | Trademark Laws: New York
A Q&A guide to New York laws protecting trademarks. This Q&A addresses state laws governing trademark registration, infringement, dilution, counterfeiting, unfair competition, and deceptive trade practices. Answers to questions can be compared across a number of jurisdictions (see Trademark Continue Reading
Employee Relations Law Journal | Significant Retirement Reform Ahead: Key Takeaways from the Anticipated SECURE Act 2.0 of 2021
On May 5, 2021, the House Ways & Means Committee (“Committee”) approved the “Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021” (H.R. 2954, or the “SECURE Act 2.0”) by a unanimous voice vote, with no substantive amendments offered during its markup. The SECURE Act 2.0 has since moved on to the full Continue Reading
Westlaw Today | State Residency Rules up in Smoke as Cannabis Industry Grows
Cannabis’ illegality at the federal level has created opportunities for the states to shape the legal landscape and create rules designed to capture the economic benefits of the cannabis industry for themselves while protecting their citizens against potential social harms. However, state residency Continue Reading
LawInSport | Controlling Athletes’ Trademarks: What Can Sports Learn From WWE’s Trademark Ownership?
In the context of professional wrestling, the names and ring names of professional wrestlers who are affiliated with World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) have been the subject of trademark applications and registrations with the USPTO. Common products and services associated with wrestlers’ Continue Reading
New York Law Journal | Preparing for a Legal and PR Crisis After Company Vaccine Mandates
Among the many disruptions that COVID-19 has visited upon the business world, the pandemic has made many corporate crisis management playbooks obsolete when it comes to managing interconnected legal and reputational risks. What’s different about today’s crisis landscape that makes organizations Continue Reading
Regulatory Challenges to Cannabis Financing
Despite increased legalization at the state level of medical and adult-use recreational marijuana, illegality of non-hemp, cannabis at the federal level as a Schedule 1 controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) is an impediment for businesses in the cannabis industry (MRBs) to Continue Reading