Overview

Brandon Kurtzman is a Partner in Vicente Sederberg’s Boston office, where he focuses his practice on regulatory and licensing matters. Clients turn to Brandon for representation and assistance with navigating Massachusetts’ medical and adult-use application processes, preparation and submission of national merit-based license applications, ongoing compliance and regulatory matters with the Cannabis Control Commission, and regulatory due diligence in connection with M&A deals. Brandon is also a member of Vicente Sederberg's National Licensing Team, where he serves as the lead attorney for competitive medical marijuana licensing projects in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, and Virginia.

Prior to joining Vicente Sederberg in 2014, Brandon's practice focused on civil litigation and criminal defense. He attended law school at New England School of Law in Boston, where he was a New England Scholar and Senior Editor on the New England Journal of International and Comparative Law.

Publications

VS Insights

• Co-author, "How to Get a Medical Marijuana Card via Telemedicine," April 16, 2020

Events

• Speaker, CanopyBoulder Investor Hub, "Massachusetts Cannabis: Regulatory Update for Investors,” Online, July 22, 2020
• Speaker, Coronavirus and Cannabis with Vicente Sederberg and Burns & Levinson , "Coast-to-Coast Regulatory Update,” Webinar, March 27, 2020
• Speaker, NCIA Northeast , "Hemp in the Northeast: Challenges for the Supply Chain ,” Boston, February 20, 2020
• Presenter, CWCBExpo Boston, "Don't Stop Now: How Hopeful Marijuana Business Operators Can Get Involved and Influence Local Industry,” , October 20, 2018
• Speaker, National Business Institute, Inc. , "Federal Responses to Massachusetts Marijuana Law,” , September 28, 2018
• Speaker, National Business Institute, Inc. , "Marijuana Business Law in Massachusetts,” , September 28, 2018
• Speaker, National Business Institute, Inc. , " Obtaining a Massachusetts Cannabis Business License,” , September 28, 2018
• Speaker, National Business Institute, Inc. , "Banking and Financing for the Marijuana Industry,” , September 28, 2018
• Speaker, National Business Institute, Inc. , "Massachusetts Marijuana Taxation: The Latest Rules,” , September 28, 2018
• Speaker, National Business Institute, Inc. , "Legal Best Practices for Marijuana Product Packaging and Testing,” , September 28, 2018
• Speaker, National Business Institute, Inc. , "Ethics: Marijuana and Rules of Professional Conduct,” , September 28, 2018