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Presentations

This page contains a sampling of presentations that our attorneys have given at various events in the past. Please contact our office if you’re interested in having one of our attorneys speak at your conference or event.

2024

April 25, 2024

The Corporate Transparency Act by Omar Figueroa, Continuing Legal Education presentation on April 25, 2024 hosted by the Sonoma County Bar Association.

Slides can be downloaded here and viewed below.

 

Presentation slides

 

2023

April 19, 2023

Cannabis IP Law Conference hosted by the Intellectual Property Law Section of the California Lawyers Association (April 19, 2023).  Omar was the first speaker and started off with The Green Evolution: Where Are We and How Did We Get Here?  A Legal and Regulatory History of Cannabis in California, which can be downloaded here.

Figueroa IP Law Presentation

 

April 6, 2023

Senate Bill 1186 Webinar on YouTube (April 6, 2023)

Slides of Senate Bill 1186 Presentation on April 6, 2023

 

 

February 15, 2023

“Federal and NY State Regulation of Hemp-Based Cannabinoids” presented by the New York State Bar Association.

Topics discussed:
• 2018 and 2023 Farm Bills
• Evolution of DEA’s enforcement of hemp cannabinoid commerce
• FDA’s oversight of cannabidiol (CBD) and recent referral to Congress
• New York’s regulation of hemp and hemp cannabinoids

Faculty:
Moderator: Andrew Kingsdale, Of Counsel, Law Offices of Omar Figueroa
Brian Malkin, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP
John Kagia, Policy Director for the New York Office of Cannabis Management
Scott Wyner, Counsel, NYS Dept. of Agriculture & Markets
Sheri Orlowitz, Founder & Board Chair, Council for Federal Cannabis Regulation

A video of the presentation can be found here.

2022

A Deep Dive Into the Proposed New York Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary License (May 2022)

What’s Legal? Understanding Cannabis and Hemp in Food and Beverage in California (March 2022)

Strategies for the New York Cannabis Market (March 2022)

Building an IP Portfolio

Complying with California’s New Rules for Trade Samples and Medical Cannabis Donations

 

2020

Legal ethics presentation by Omar Figueroa on Friday November 20, 2020, at the monthly meeting of the Napa County Bar Association, entitled Legal Ethics for Counsel Advising Cannabis Businesses

 

Disaster Relief Webinar

 

Branded Merch & the BCC

 

Hemp Law 101

 

2019

Creating and Industry that Cares – Alternative Entity Types for Social Good

 

Proposition 65: What Cannabis Operators Need to Know

 

Cannabis Events & On-Site Consumption 

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