As a firm that specializes in the cannabis and hemp industries, Vicente Sederberg LLP is uniquely positioned to provide sophisticated market intelligence and cutting-edge legal solutions to sponsors, investors and other participants in alternative investment funds.
We have extensive knowledge of the cannabis space, and several of our attorneys have experience with complex fund transactions while at international law firms, allowing VS to provide exceptional corporate counsel to sponsors forming small venture capital or hedge funds and other alternative investment structures, including funds formed for specific investments. For investors, we offer corporate and regulatory reviews of the terms of open-end and closed-end investment funds, whether such funds are directly or indirectly engaged in hemp or cannabis activities. We also provide corporate and regulatory counsel with respect to downstream transactions, exits, and secondary transactions. Our specialized experience also allows us to provide a distinctive service to other law firms and fund sponsors in need of cannabis or hemp regulatory counsel.
Our corporate practice includes more than 20 attorneys based in California, Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York, where they are deeply involved in cannabis regulatory work across all of the major medical and recreational cannabis state markets. This on-the-ground experience allows VS to help clients implement customized, practical strategies in the investment fund space.
Corporate counsel of sponsors forming small venture capital or hedge funds and other alternative investment structures, including funds formed for specific investments.
Corporate and regulatory counsel with respect to downstream transactions, exits, and secondary transactions.
Corporate and regulatory representation of investors seeking to transfer their interests in private investment funds.
Represented a sponsor in the formation of a fund established for a targeted cannabis investment, including the negotiation of the investment on behalf of the fund.
Represented a cannabis-focused hedge fund, including the provision of fund formation services.
By Charles Alovisetti and Ilya Ross
Feb 19, 2021
With wary investors and a minimal number of FDIC-insured bank lenders in the space, cannabis entrepreneurs are running out of options to raise capital. SPACs create a unique opportunity to fill the current vacuum of capital in the cannabis industry.
By Charles Alovisetti
Jan 25, 2021
Like anything in the cannabis industry, getting a debt deal done requires navigating unique regulatory challenges. Here are seven regulatory considerations that cannabis borrowers and lenders should keep in mind when pursuing a debt transaction.
By Charles Alovisetti, Sally Kent Peebles
Jan 15, 2021
As more law firms are fielding client questions about cannabis industry transactions, it can be challenging for corporate counsel to identify when they need cannabis regulatory counsel.
By Vicente Sederberg LLP
Dec 18, 2020
Vicente Sederberg attorneys wrote the book on cannabis law — and now you can own it! This comprehensive primer on all things cannabis law is a must-have for anyone seeking to understand the major practical legal issues facing the marijuana and hemp industries.
By Charles Alovisetti, Elliot Choi, Sahar Ayinehsazian
Sep 18, 2020
Raising private capital continues to be a challenge for the nascent cannabis industry, but there are proactive steps companies can take to maximize the chance of a successful raise.
