
Adam Fine
Partner
Corporate & Business
Insolvency & State Receivership
Insurance
International Transactions
Licensing
Litigation & Arbitration
Outside General Counsel Program
Real Estate
Regulatory Compliance
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
J.D., cum laude, American University Washington College of Law
B.A., University of Rochester
Overview
Adam D. Fine is managing partner of Vicente Sederberg's Boston office. He represents several successful Massachusetts cannabis businesses and prospective business licensees on corporate, licensing, and regulatory matters.
Adam is a leading voice on cannabis law and policy in the Commonwealth, and in 2018 he was named one of the "100 Most Influential People in Boston" by Boston magazine. He 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 Sederberg 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
- 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, 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
In the Media
- Law360, "Mass. Regulators Plan to Loosen Pot Delivery Rules," August 31, 2020
- Law360, "Cannabis Regs: Mass. Floats Sweeping Update to Rules," July 20, 2020
- Cannabis Business Times, "Adult-use Cannabis Dispensary Shutdown in Massachusetts 'catastrophic' for Industry," April 27, 2020
- Boston Business Journal, "Ever Done Business with a Cannabis Company? You Might Not Qualify for PPP," April 15, 2020
- Law360, "Mass. Pot Shops Say Gov.'s Covid-19 Ban Discriminatory," April 14, 2020
- Boston Globe, "Recreational Marijuana Companies Sue Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker Over Shutdown," April 8, 2020
- Law360, "Mass. Gov. Sued for Closing Cannabis Shops Due to Virus," April 8, 2020
- Boston Globe, "Ordered to Close and Excluded from Federal Aid, Marijuana Entrepreneurs Staring Down Insolvency," March 30, 2020
- 420Intel, "Massachusetts' Cannabis Sales Worth Over Half of Entire Canadian Market," February 5, 2020
- Merry Jane, "Massachusetts Has Already Topped $500 Million in Legal Cannabis Sales," February 3, 2020