Judith brings deep expertise in navigating regulated consumer products businesses through complicated and shifting legal and risk landscapes.

Prior to joining Gold Flora as Chief Legal Officer, Judith served as General Counsel for The Parent Company and as Chief Legal Officer at Left Coast Ventures, where she helped guide the company through a historic SPAC transaction.

While serving as General Counsel for craft-brewery Lagunitas, under the Heineken umbrella, Judith was instrumental in the launch of the first US cannabis product to be sold under a global company name and under an alcoholic beverage brand, with Lagunitas Hi-Fi Hops.  Before Lagunitas, Judith served as VP and Legal Counsel to Jackson Family Wines, where she also acted as principal counsel for two regulated industry start-ups, a nutraceuticals company and a micro-craft brewery.

Judith’s career in “the vices” was preceded by the obligatory time as an associate in the coal mines of Big Law, where she focused on intellectual property, advertising, and litigation.