Every few months, one of my law firm's international lawyers has to tell a client that the company or the IP the client thought it had somewhere in the world does not exist.

At some point in the last few years, people seemed to realize that getting a cannabis (marijuana) license is not cheap or easy, and that it's a whole lot easier...

The internet is a badlands of misinformation on cannabis law and policy. Less than stellar takes may be amplified on news sites, giving them a veneer of authority. Social media platforms, from X to LinkedIn...

Time for another Oregon cannabis roundup. Time to cover some important legislative and OLCC updates, specifically.

It's easy to get caught up in the excitement of new markets and emerging culinary scenes, but international expansion...

When companies decide to move production out of China, they usually start with the operational questions. They look for factories in Vietnam, Mexico, India, Thailand, or elsewhere.

We continue to represent myriad buyers and sellers of OLCC marijuana licenses. At any given time, we are running 10-12 of these transactions, and sometimes more...

International restaurant expansion is a high-stakes leap that will put every part of your business to the test: operations, supply chains, culture, finance, intellectual property, and above all, the law.

Our trademark clients often ask how many trademarks they ought to register in China.

A trademark infringement defendant argued it couldn't be sued in federal court because its cannabis business was engaged in illegal activity under federal law.

Since acting Attorney General Todd Blanch announced that state-legal medical marijuana would move to Schedule III, the commentary has been relentless — hot takes, doomsayers, and self-proclaimed experts flooding...

I have represented countless foreign entrepreneurs and businesses evaluating or negotiating a potential business relationship in the United States.

On September 9th, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia denied a motion to stay filed by SAM, Inc. and the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association, Inc. (collectively, “SAM”). The motion sought to stay (pause) the Attorney General’s final order placing state legal medical marijuana into Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”). While this ruling merely maintains the status quo, it is still a significant victory for state legal medical marijuana operators.

Now that China has amended its Law on Population and Family Planning, it is a good time to review how China's employment laws treat pregnant and nursing employees.

If I were to list out the most common litigation-inducing problems our China lawyers have seen in the last few years, that list would consist of the following...

We've been covering the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) extensively on this blog, and cannabis TCPA litigation in particular.

The bank switch scam involves your regular product supplier asking you to make a payment to a new bank account or a new supplier asking you to make your first payment...

In a typical licensing deal, the Chinese company offers to pay the American company X percent or X dollars for every widget sold using the American company's technology.

Germany's snap elections on February 23, 2025, have the cannabis industry watching closely. A conservative government will likely emerge, but a key question remains: will it include the far-right Alternative for Germany...

In cannabis contract negotiations, it's common for the parties to execute an early-stage document called a letter of intent ("LOI"). An LOI may also be called a term sheet; naming it one over the other has no legal...