WHO WE ARE

The newly approved Cannabis Law Section is charged with serving as the New York State Bar Association’s focal point for the evolving legal status of Cannabis at both the state and federal level.

This emerging, constantly evolving legal industry provides our members with the opportunity to have a significant impact. Our members are helping to shape this new and complex industry.

We hope you’ll join us on this mission.

SECTION BENEFITS

Cannabis law is perhaps one of the fastest growing yet complex areas of the law that poses a broad spectrum of challenges. This Section seeks to help NYSBA lawyers give their clients better advice through sharing educational resources, and otherwise helping New York set the highest possible legal and business (including advice to medical professionals) standards for legalized Cannabis products.

 


 

To help expand the reach of the Cannabis Law Section to the entire NYSBA membership, some of our members have volunteered to be Liaisons with other NYSBA Sections. Please feel free to contact your Section’s liaison from the list below to learn how you can get involved.

Business Law Section – Glenn J. Witecki, Esq.
Corporate Counsel Section – Lee Williams, Esq.
Criminal Justice Section – John Joseph Montes, Esq.
Elder Law and Special Needs Section – Jeffrey A. Asher, Esq.
Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section – Diane Krausz, Esq.
Environmental and Energy Law Section – Telisport W. Putsavage, Esq.
Executive Committee – Jonathan B. Behrins, Esq.
Food, Drug & Cosmetic Law Section – Brian J. Malkin, Esq. and Thomas J. Schultz, Esq.
General Practice Section – Elisa Strassler Rosenthal, Esq.
Health Law Section – Sandra Jensen, Esq., Noah B. Potter, Esq. and Jay B. Silverman, Esq.
Intellectual Property Law Section – Robert Laurence Greenberg, Esq.
International Law Section – Jose Alberto Campos, Esq.
Labor and Employment Law Section – Alyson Matthews, Esq., Geoffrey A. Mort, Esq. and Samuel Sverdlov, Esq.
Real Property Law Section – Aleece E. Burgio, Esq.
Tax Section – Jason Klimek, Esq.
Trusts and Estates Law Section – Regina Kiperman, Esq.
Young Lawyers Section – Michael James Sullivan, Esq.

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Contact the Cannabis Law Section Liaison

To learn more about this Section, please contact Tara Lana
[email protected]
(518) 487-5596

Please do not contact the Section liaison with a request for legal advice or an attorney referral. You can instead visit our ‘Public Resources’ or ‘Lawyer Referral Service’ page for this type of request.

Jeffrey Shultz, Esq.
Partner, Foley Hoag LLP

New York, NY

Jeffrey Schultz focuses his practice on representing cannabis industry operators, investors and ancillary businesses on corporate and securities law matters, early-stage corporate structuring and financing, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, as well as state and federal regulatory matters impacting the cannabis industry. Jeff also advises cannabis industry operators on M&A, banking laws, and intellectual property matters.

With considerable expertise in the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the Investment Company Act, and the Investment Advisers Jeff represents hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds and family offices, bringing particular legal proficiency to fund structuring, SEC compliance, mergers and acquisitions, trading in various financial instruments, and day-to-day operational matters for investors, including the nuanced legal issues related to cannabis capital markets.

Beyond traditional legal advice, Jeff uses his cannabis industry expertise and extensive network to assist companies of all sizes, from start-up to publicly traded businesses, to develop creative and efficient financing solutions, turn-around initiatives, and strategic growth plans.

As an extension of his formal legal practice, Jeff advises stakeholders on the local, state and federal level on the adoption and implementation of medical and adult-use cannabis policy. Jeff has advocated to the US Senate and House on cannabis policy reforms, including passage of the SAFE Banking Act and 280E reform. Jeff is an advisor to the Weldon Project where he has assisted on various federal policy reform initiatives, including direct discussions with the Biden White House and the Department of Justice. Jeff is also a regular participant in the Congressional Cannabis Caucus’ Cannabis Working Group in Washington D.C.

Jeff has been featured in, has contributed to, and published Op-Eds in numerous media outlets and publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Politico, MarketWatch, MJBiz Daily, MJBiz Magazine, Benzinga, law.com, Cannabis & Tech Today, and Corporate Counsel. He is a sought-after speaker and cannabis industry thought leader, having presented at MJBizCon (Las Vegas), CWCB Expo (New York) and GAIM Ops (Cayman Islands), among several others.

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