Greenspoon Marder Partner Jessica Wasserman Panelist At American Bar Associations Tort Trial And Insurance Practice Section Cannabis Area

Uncategorized Sep 19, 2019

Chicago, IL – September 19, 2019 – Greenspoon Marder partner Jessica Wasserman to be a panelist at the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) Cannabis Conference. The event will take place September 19^th-20^th, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The panel is entitled “In Legal Limbo: Federal Cannabis Laws at the Crossroads” and will be on September 19^th from 8:10 am – 9:00 am. This panel, with an array of voices from former congressional staffers to high-powered appellate litigators and regulatory experts will provide an overview of current legislative and regulatory debates happening in Washington and help map out what the Federal government may do with “legal” cannabis in the next 12-24 months.

Jessica Wasserman is a partner in the International, Government Relations and Cannabis Law practice groups at Greenspoon Marder LLP. She has extensive experience in politics, lobbying, regulatory advocacy including Food and Drug Administration regulated products, and law. Ms. Wasserman has held senior positions in the Executive Branch involving international economic and trade policy, at the Department of Commerce and Department of Agriculture. Ms. Wasserman also works regularly with the U.S. Congress.

Ms. Wasserman has assisted clients with planning foreign investments in the United States, including supply chain sourcing considerations and CFIUS reviews. She has also advised on regulatory and related risk for companies planning investments in a range of particular markets.

She also works with growers, manufacturers and marketers of foods and beverages, dietary supplements/medical foods, and cosmetics on FDA, USDA, and FTC regulatory issues. More recently, she has gained thorough experience working with all aspects of hemp and CBD products. She advises clients at all points in the supply chain: farmers, food manufacturers, distributors of packaged goods, and retailers. Drawing on her years of work at the USDA and with the FDA—on issues including phytosanitary/APHIS, organic regulations, nutritional labeling, BE labeling and food safety, among others—Jessica has you covered from farm to fork.

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