Overview

Michelle Bodian is a Senior Associate in Vicente Sederberg’s New York office. Michelle primarily advises clients on hemp and cannabinoids issues throughout the country, especially the intersection of state and federal law. Prior to joining Vicente Sederberg, Michelle served as the land use counsel for the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources and was an associate at an environmental and real estate law firm in Milford, Connecticut.

She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law with an Environmental Law, Science, and Policy Certificate and received her Bachelor of Arts from Brandeis University.  

Publications

VS Insights

• Author, "Protecting Your CBD Business from Product Liability Lawsuits," March 9, 2020

• Co-Author, "New Jersey's Hemp Program Opens the Door to Applicants," February 6, 2020

• Co-Author, "New Law Regulates Hemp and Hemp Extracts in New York," December 19, 2020

• Co-Author, "Hemp M&A Transactions: Diving into the Transferability of USDA-Issued Licenses," November 15, 209

• Co-Author, "USDA Hemp Regulations: What Was Expected, Unexpected and Unanswered," October 30, 2019

• Co-Author, "Key Takeaways from the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing on Hemp Production and the 2018 Farm Bill," August 23, 2019

• Co-Author, "Reflections on the 2018 Farm Bill," July 17, 2019

Events

• Speaker, CWCB Expo, "Know Before You Grow: Federal & State Laws for Selling Hemp & CBD Products ,” Paramus, October 24, 2019
• Speaker, INCBA Cannabis Law Institute 2019, "Farm Bill Update and Overview ,” New York , October 03, 2019
• Speaker, NECANN Springfield Cannabis Convention, "Hemp & CBD Law Update,” Springfield, June 22, 2019