Las Vegas, NV – July 19, 2018 – Greenspoon Marder attorneys, Phillip Silvestri and Adam Kemper , will be featured speakers at the Business of Marijuana in Nevada , presented by the Seminar Group, taking place in Las Vegas July 19th and 20th . Mr. Silvestri is both a speaker and Program Co-Chair. His lecture is entitled, “Cannabis Beyond Nevada,” and it will be a comprehensive update on the cannabis industry in states other than Nevada. Mr. Kemper’s lecture is entitled, “Employment Law Considerations for Canna-Businesses,” and it will be covering a range of topics including wage and hour compliance, startup and early contract issues, and safety issues.
Mr. Silvestri focuses on the representation of clients in highly regulated industries. His practice includes representing clients in the timeshare, banking/finance, gaming, cannabis, and alcohol industries in complex default-regulated litigation, bankruptcy, and foreclosure matters. In the cannabis industry, he advises and represents businesses, licensed growers, processors, and retailers of medical and recreational marijuana. Recently, Mr. Silvestri played an integral role in securing an arbitration award of $2.8 million for Westgate Resorts in an arbitration matter styled, NAV-LVH, LLC v. Exhibit A Circle, LLC .
Mr. Kemper focuses in the area of labor and employment law. He counsels employers of all sizes on a variety of workplace and human resources issues including, but not limited to, interviewing, hiring, employee disciple and discharge, workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, whistleblowing, unemployment, medical marijuana compliance, restrictive covenants, non-compete agreements, non-solicitation agreements, non-disclosure agreements, separation agreements, workplace policies, and employee handbooks.
About Greenspoon Marder Greenspoon Marder is a national full-service business law firm with over 200 attorneys and offices across the United States. We are ranked among American Lawyer ’s Am Law 200, as one of the top law firms in the U.S. since 2015. Our firm was founded with the goal of providing the highest quality legal services at the highest value for our clients. Each of our clients is unique and so are their legal needs. We believe no one size fits all for professional services. Our lawyers offer flexible and creative solutions to meet our clients’ respective needs. Our mission is to understand the challenges our clients face, build collaborative relationships and craft solutions with a focus on strategic goals.
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