Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – June 7, 2023 – Greenspoon Marder is pleased to announce that for the second consecutive year, the firm has ranked among the Legal 500 U.S. top firms in Cannabis and Immigration.
Despite the slower pace of cannabis M&A activity in the industry, Greenspoon Marder’s Cannabis practice group remained particularly active and successfully navigated some of the most significant M&A deals of the year. Denver-based partner and co-chair Nick Richards routinely assists cannabis companies, investors and owners on tax, as well as regulatory compliance matters, as well as representing clients in tax audits and trials. Chicago-based partner and co-chair Irina Dashevsky advises clients with cannabis product labeling and marketing, state licensing and legislative issues. Other key team members of the group include partners Matthew Ginder, Ryan Holz, Doug Sargent, David Standa, and senior counsel Kristin Stankiewicz.
Based in New York, the Immigration and Naturalization practice group at Greenspoon Marder assists clients with U.S. visas in addition to permanent residence and is well-equipped to guide clients with employment extraordinary ability applications, family and investment visas and temporary work visas. New York-based chair Patricia Gannon focuses on the development of numerous compliance strategies and programs and employment verification matters. Partner Marcela Bermudez represents foreign investors, most commonly Spanish and Latin American clients with visa status based on startup companies and investments.
The directory, now in its 36th year, analyzes the capabilities of law firms and lawyers in various markets, based on surveys of more than 300,000 buyers of legal services. The Legal 500 is an independent guide; firms and individuals are recommended purely on merit.
