VS founding partner Christian Sederberg is a widely recognized leader in the cannabis industry. He represents a variety of marijuana and other businesses with a primary focus on real estate, private equity, commercial, and corporate transactions — and he has been doing since the inception of Colorado's state-regulated medical marijuana program. He also works closely with government officials, trade associations, businesses, and advocates to advance thoughtful cannabis policy proposals at the national, state, and local levels.

Christian played an integral role in the passage and implementation of Colorado’s historic legalization initiative, serving as the campaign’s representative on Gov. John Hickenlooper’s Amendment 64 Implementation Task Force. He also sat on the executive committee of the Committee for Responsible Regulation, which coordinated the campaign to establish statewide excise and sales taxes on the sale of adult-use marijuana in Colorado.

Christian currently serves on the boards of the Cannabis Trade Federation and Colorado Leads, and he previously served as a board member for the National Cannabis Industry Association. He was included in the National Law Journal’s inaugural list of “Cannabis Law Trailblazers,” as well as the Cannabis Business Executive 100, a list of the 100 most influential people in the global cannabis industry and policy reform movement. He has been included in 5280’s list of “Denver’s Top Lawyers” every year since 2015.