In the rapidly-evolving global marketplace, visionary leadership is needed in order to manage shifting priorities, to advise on emerging trends, proactively represent and advocate on behalf of clients, and position entities for continued strategic growth. I have dedicated my career to delivering exceptional legal services and to handling high-stakes litigation for a diverse client base. 

After spending most of the last 32 years of practice as a trial attorney in intellectual property and commercial litigation matters, in healthcare representing doctors and other medical professionals in all facets of business operations including handling regulatory and licensure matters before OPMC and OPD, and as General Counsel representing companies in markets such as salty snacks (as General Counsel for Robert’s American Gourmet, distributor of the iconic “Pirate’s Booty”) and beer, wine and liquor (representing BH Group, distributor of the "Notorious Wines" brand), I saw cannabis as a logical expansion of my practice. 

Since pivoting into cannabis several years ago, I have used the skills I've honed in litigation, IP and Healthcare to represent clients in the emerging cannabis industry. I currently represent businesses and individuals at every level of the cannabis supply chain. My clients include state-licensed adult-use marijuana and hemp cultivators, processors, delivery companies, distributors, testing laboratories and dispensaries, whether vertically integrated or operating as standalone businesses, as well as investors in those businesses. I also represent a full range of vendors and ancillary players that supply their products and services to the cannabis industry, from raw materials, technology, advertising and marketing, consumption products, beverage, and security companies. 

I am equally committed to helping build a truly equitable cannabis model in New York, and as an Executive Board Member of The JUSTÜS Foundation, a § 501(c)(3) I'm dedicated to ensuring and facilitating the entry of legacy operators into the legal cannabis market. I've also assisted social equity and justice-involved applicants pro bono to help educate and assist them in structuring their businesses and navigating through the Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) license application process. 

I've been an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University since 2015, and currently teach a course entitled “The Law & Business of Marijuana”.

I've also has been recognized as a Cannabis Super Lawyer (2013 – 2023)