Chicago – July 15, 2021 – Greenspoon Marder is pleased to announce that partner Irina Dashevsky has been named a 2021 Law360 “Rising Star” in Cannabis. In her feature profile, she discusses why she’s a cannabis lawyer, her proudest achievement, and how the industry will change.
The article highlights her innovative cannabis law practice fostering social equity. The feature also discusses her most recent and significant representation of nonveteran-owned social equity enterprises against the state of Illinois over its management of the state’s newly legal recreational cannabis industry.
Law360’s Rising Stars list recognizes top talented individuals under the age of 40. The annual feature honors emerging industry-leading attorneys whose legal accomplishments go above and beyond their age. According to Law360, the list was selected by a team of editors who carefully reviewed more than 1,400 submissions.
Ms. Dashevsky advises clients on legal, regulatory, and legislative developments in the highly regulated cannabis industry. She is also a commercial litigator. Ms. Dashevsky’s primary focus is on representing a range of cannabis clients (from MSOs to new social equity entrants) and ancillary businesses in nearly every segment of the cannabis industry—from state-level licensing and real estate to regulatory and compliance issues in multiple jurisdictions, and in litigation. Ms. Dashevsky is a sought-after resource for her knowledge of the evolving cannabis industry in Illinois and across the U.S., and her ability to help cannabis, hemp and CBD related businesses navigate the complex legal landscape.
Click here to read her profile.