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Bryna Dahlin

Chair, Cannabis Industry Group

Benesch


Bryna Dahlin is a partner and chair of the Cannabis Industry Group at Benesch, where she works on the cutting edge of an emerging industry known for its regulatory complexity and challenging legal and business landscape. For nearly a decade, she has advised companies in all sectors of the cannabis space including growers, manufacturers, distributors, dispensaries, investors and ancillary businesses. She also advises non-cannabis companies that are impacted by cannabis laws. Her clients are nationwide and range from new entrants in the space to publicly-traded companies operating across dozens of states.

Bryna enjoys helping clients achieve their business objectives and prides herself on gaining a keen understanding of their operations. She offers real-world guidance that is clear, practical, and always focused on achieving client objectives. She understands the challenges in the cannabis industry and loves nothing more than seeing her clients grow and meet their business goals.

Bryna advises clients across the country on issues of regulatory compliance, risk avoidance, company formation and structuring, licensing, corporate and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, advertising and product packaging, brand strategy and intellectual property protection. She also performs legal due diligence for investors in the cannabis space, and guides hemp, health and beauty brand clients in navigating Cannabidiol (CBD) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) laws.

Bryna is also a skilled trial lawyer who uses her skills to help clients avoid and mitigate risk, and she does not hesitate to litigate when the circumstances call for it. Beyond cannabis, she has represented prominent food, pharmaceutical, entertainment, advertising, technology and consumer product companies in an array of high-profile cases.

Bryna’s career trajectory reflects her commitment to pursuing her professional aspirations regardless of the obstacles. When the cannabis industry was in its infancy, she left her position with a global law firm and co-founded the first cannabis law firm in Illinois before later bringing this practice to Benesch. Bryna serves as pro bono counsel to the Chicago chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). She is a founding member of the Illinois Cannabis Bar Association, and member of the International Cannabis Bar, National Cannabis Industry Associations, and Illinois Women in Cannabis.

Bryna has lectured across the country on the ever-evolving landscape in cannabis law and served as an adjunct professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she taught Illinois’ first law course on cannabis. She is nationally ranked by Chambers & Associates for cannabis law, is a Global Top 200 cannabis lawyer, and her cannabis practice group is recognized by the prestigious Legal 500. Past honors have included Crain’s Notable Women in Law, Super Lawyers, and the National Law Journal’s 40 under 40 in Chicago.

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Corporate Governance: Best Practices, High-Profile Failures, and Lessons Learned


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Categories:
Business of Law |  Business |  Corporate Governance |  Cannabis Law Sessions |  Employment law
Faculty:
Amy McDougal |  Bryna Dahlin |  David Feldman |  Jessica F. Gonzalez, Esq.
Duration:
1 Hour 3 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
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This panel will discuss, among other things: (i) the goals of implementing solid corporate governance infrastructure including transparency, equity among shareholders, and maintaining the integrity an...
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$75.00 - Non Member Price

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Business Law – Formation 301- Business entity litigation for cannabis businesses


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Categories:
Business |  Business of Law |  Corporate Governance |  Litigation
Faculty:
SarahLee Gossett Parrish |  Dean Richardson |  Bryna Dahlin |  Phillip Neiman |  Tom Haren
Duration:
1 Hour 6 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
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INCBA05262021OD
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Short Description:
This webinar will go over internal litigation within business entities in the cannabis industry.
Price:
$75.00 - Non Member Price

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Bundle(s):
Litigation Symposium 2023 On-Demand Bundle
Categories:
Litigation
Faculty:
Stacey Jackson |  Ian Stewart |  Jasmine Wetherell |  Bryna Dahlin
Duration:
55 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
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INCBA032123liabilityOD
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Short Description:
Evolving cannabis product risks have the potential to result in enormous future liability for which cannabis and hemp companies are currently unprepared. This session will clarify those risks and disc...
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$75.00 - Non Member Price

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CLI2024 On-Demand
Faculty:
Toni Forge, Esq. |  Tom Haren |  Jonathan Robbins |  Bryna Dahlin
Duration:
1 Hour 4 Minutes
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Audio and Video
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INCBA091624adultOD
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Short Description:
As cannabis legalization sweeps across the United States, legislators, regulators, and the industry must improve and mesh future state and federal adult-use policy, armed with lessons from states that...
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