The practice at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP demonstrates strength in providing advisory, contentious, and transactional support to cannabis clients in the Southeastern United States. The group’s expertise encompasses licensing and permitting, regulatory compliance, branding and IP protection, and real estate mandates. In addition, the team regularly provides advice on corporate, securities, and financing transactions, and represents clients in litigation. The department is co-led by ‘A+ legal talent’ Whitt Steineker, who specializes in transactional work and litigation and frequently assists multinational corporations, local businesses, and individuals. Alongside him, Jay Wright handles local, state, and federal compliance matters. Both practice heads are based at the firm’s Birmingham office.
Testimonials
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‘Whitt Steineker is at the heart of the team, a consummate strategist and an A+ legal talent.’
Key clients
- Samson Growth, LLC
- ATG Industries, LLC
Work highlights
- Acted as counsel for a national industrial hemp processor’s fundraising efforts, working with investors from around the globe to complete a $5m raise in 2022 and handling another $5m raise in 2023.
- Acted as general counsel role for a hemp cultivator, processor, distributor, and dispensing company based in the Southeastern United States and recently assisted in the drafting and negotiating an international distribution agreement for hemp-based CBD products in the Caribbean, South America and Europe.