Shay Aaron Gilmore
Top rated Cannabis Law attorney in San Francisco, California
Practice Areas:
Cannabis law,
Business & corporate,
Mergers & acquisitions,
Business organizations,
Contracts
Education Qualification:
The University of Texas School of Law
Practice Areas:
Cannabis law,
Business & corporate,
Mergers & acquisitions,
Business organizations,
Contracts
190 Douglass St San FranciscoSan Francisco, California, 94114
First Admitted: 2001, California
Professional Webpage: https://shaygilmorelaw.com/about-shay/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- California Lawyers Association, Business Law Section, Corporations Committee, Member, 2023
- California Lawyers Association, Cannabis Practitioners Group, Co-Founder, 2022
- Alameda County Bar Association, Cannabis & Hemp Law Section Chair, 2022
- Bar Association of San Francisco, Cannabis Law Section Immediate Past Chair, 2021
- California Cannabis Industry Association, Diversity Inclusion & Social Equity Committee Member, 2020
- International Cannabis Bar Association, Board of Directors Member, 2019
- National Cannabis Industry Association, Risk Management & Insurance Committee Member, 2018
Representative Clients:
- Sisu Extracts - I serve as Outside General Counsel, handling the legal and compliance functions for the company and its affiliates (2023 - present), 2023
- Smoakland Companies - I serve as Outside Corporate Counsel on corporate transactions involving the Smoakland Companies (2018-present), 2018
Transactions:
- Represented Humboldt County cannabis manufacturer in the sale of the business to a strategic acquirer., 2023
- Represented investors in connection with $1 million investment in Santa Cruz cannabis distribution operator, 2022
- Represented San Francisco property owner in connection with investment in and commercial transactions with cannabis retail operator, 2022
- Represented buyer in connection with purchase of Oakland cannabis manufacturer, 2022
- Represented founders of Sacramento cannabis cultivation and distribution operation in connection with a $2 million financing transaction, 2021
- Represented cannabis retail operator in lease negotiation for San Francisco location, 2021
- Represented Oakland cannabis non-storefront retail operator in connection with purchase of competitor cannabis retailer, 2020
- Represented Humboldt County cannabis cultivator in connection with $500K financing transaction, 2020
- Represented Humboldt County manufacturer in capital raise from Canadian investment group , 2019
- Represented Humboldt County cannabis cultivator in connection with $1 million capital raise from investors, 2018
Pro bono/Community Service:
- San Francisco Cannabis Oversight Committee Member, 2023
- San Francisco Office of Cannabis, Pro Bono Counsel for Verified Equity Applicants in Cannabis Equity Program, 2018
Honors/Awards:
- Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers® Magazine, 2024
- Top 20 California Cannabis Lawyers, The Los Angeles/San Francisco Daily Journal, 2022
- Northern California Super Lawyer, Cannabis Law, Super Lawyers® Magazine, 2021
- Northern California Super Lawyer, Business & Corporate Law, Super Lawyers® Magazine, 2020
- Professional of the Year Award, Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, 2015
- Rising Star Award, Minority Bar Coalition of Northern California, 2009
- Wiley W. Manuel Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award, State Bar of California, 2004
Educational Background:
- The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2001
- Rice University, B.A. in Economics, Spanish, and Policy Studies, 1998
White Papers:
- As California takes steps toward interstate commerce for cannabis, the dormant Commerce Clause to the United States Constitution can potentially interfere with many state and local social equity provisions designed to ameliorate the damage caused by the War on Drugs. In this article for the Daily Journal published on April 27, Shay takes a look at California cannabis social equity provisions in the context of interstate cannabis commerce and the imminent decision from the Ninth Circuit that could upend many of the state and local efforts designed to emphasize social equity., California Cannabis Social Equity and the Dormant Commerce Clause, Cannabis, 2023
- This article looks at the legal and regulatory landscape for cannabis consumption lounges across certain U.S. jurisdictions from the standpoint of risk-management and insurance market opportunities., Cannabis Lounges - Coming to a City Near You?, Cannabis, Insurance, 2022
- This paper clarifies specific cannabis insurance requirements mandated by state and local authorities in several states including California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington., Making Sense of State and Local Cannabis Insurance Regulations, Cannabis, 2019
Industry Groups:
- Cannabis
- Hemp
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