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Steve Hecht is a go-to trial lawyer for hedge funds, institutional investors, family offices, university endowments, venture funds and other investors interested in utilizing the legal process to create value for their own investors. Whether by activist litigation, fiduciary duty claims, or appraisal and other valuation strategies, Steve has extensive experience across the gamut of options for shareholders.  He regularly tries cases in Delaware Chancery Court and around the country for clients seeking outsized returns. Steve is a partner of Rolnick Kramer Sadighi LLP.

Financial Inclusion:  Banking in the Legal Cannabis Industry

The panel focused on the challenges of cannabis banking, including availability, compliance issues and whether the proposed Safe Banking Act will pass.  The major problem that large banks face is not with the illegality of cannabis, but with the compliance costs.  Large banks must file a

RKS is covering the the Cannalaw Summit, a conference covering a range of topics including cannabis valuation.  Beyond the newest US states to legalize recreational cannabis use, Mexico is proceeding with legalization steps in what observers said could become “the world’s largest cannabis market.”  The summit kicked off yesterday covering an industry “with projections of

IRS & Business Taxation of the Cannabis Industry

Given the rapid developments in the cannabis space — with 15 states having now legalized recreational marijuana and 21 states allowing medicinal use — approaches to the valuation of cannabis companies continues to evolve.  In this new piece by EisnerAmper, the firm makes the case for utilizing any combination of an Asset Approach, Income

New Law Enforcement Challenges: Is it Marijuana or Hemp? - Cannabis Business Times

As reported in this Law360 piece, “Illegality Nixes Most of Marijuana Investment Scheme Suit,” a Colorado judge dismissed an investor’s fraud claim against the principal behind an investment vehicle whose strategy revolved around the Colorado cannabis industry.  The court found that the relief sought would violate the Controlled Substances Act, underscoring the perils of

Marijuana Business Opportunity Cannabis Business Start Marijuana Business Cannabis Events

As reported by Law360 here, state regulators in California have proposed regulations designed to decriminalize under state law activities by banks and accountants working with the cannabis industry, purporting to ease access to financial services for marijuana businesses.  Such state legislation appears more symbolic than realistic, however, as most banks will continue to refuse

IRS & Business Taxation of the Cannabis Industry

This industry round-up by Global X ETFs surveys the near-term challenges and longer-term prospects for cannabis companies.  The piece examines several industry tailwinds, including “trends in new dispensary openings, a shift to e-commerce, and the introduction of new consumable forms of cannabis” fueling growth across North America, as well as further legalization efforts amid the

IRS & Business Taxation of the Cannabis Industry

Further to our prior post on FTI’s cannabis valuation primer, FTI has now published an update addressing developments resulting from Canada’s legalization of the production and sale of edible cannabis, cannabis extracts and cannabis topics, as well as the slower-than-expected growth of the Canadian cannabis industry.

Intranational, international, and even supranational regulatory issues can be