Griffen Thorne

Partner

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP

Griffen Thorne is a corporate and transactional attorney and Chair of the Lewis Brisbois Cannabis, Hemp, and Regulated Substances Practice. Griffen guides businesses through the complexities of M&A and corporate transactions, as well as real estate leasing, acquisition, development, and finance transactions.

Griffen has years of experience representing entrepreneurs, investors, startups, financial institutions, and operating businesses in the cannabis and hemp industries in transactional, licensing, and regulatory matters. He has been designated as an expert in cannabis litigation, regularly contributes to legal and industry publications, leads panels, and provides insights to media outlets like the Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Guardian, MarketWatch, Bloomberg Law, and Law360.

Griffen also represents clients in a other domestic and international industries, including healthcare, franchising, cryptocurrency and technology, international manufacturing and sales, and beyond. 

Before beginning his legal career, Griffen studied music at the University of California, Berkeley. He studied law at Loyola University of Chicago, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal and graduated third in his class of 250 students.