Our Team

• David Feldman, Esq.

  Managing Partner

  David Feldman concentrates his law practice on corporate and securities law and mergers and acquisitions, as well as general representation of public…

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David Feldman, Esq.
Managing Partner
David Feldman concentrates his law practice on corporate and securities law and mergers and acquisitions, as well as general representation of public and private companies, entrepreneurs, investors, and private equity and venture capital firms. David has represented a wide range of clients in the legal cannabis and psychedelics industries since 2013. He provides guidance on private placements, public offerings, loan structuring and fund formation for cannabis companies, as well as corporate structuring advice and applications for grow, processing and dispensary licenses. He also advises on risk assessment issues for large, multinational businesses seeking to enter the cannabis industry. The global guide Chambers & Partners ranked Mr. Feldman as a leading US attorney in cannabis law and one of only seven US lawyers in “band 1” for corporate and transactional work in the industry. In addition, the National Law Journal named him a “Cannabis Law Trailblazer” and Business Insider named him as a top lawyer in the cannabis industry. He has also been listed several times in the Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers published by Cannabis Law Digest. David is the former team lead of an AmLaw 100 firm’s 60-attorney Cannabis Industry Group. He frequently speaks at industry conferences and is quoted by numerous publications about legal developments and business news in this rapidly expanding market.
David also advises emerging growth companies in a range of industries with regard to alternatives to traditional financing through initial public offerings, and is considered an authority on public offerings through SEC Regulation A+. He published a book on that subject, called Regulation A+ and Other Alternatives to a Traditional IPO (John Wiley & Sons), in 2018. David has also published The Entrepreneur’s Growth Startup Handbook: 7 Secrets to Venture Funding and Growth Success (2013) and the award-winning Reverse Mergers and Other Alternatives to a Traditional IPO (First Edition 2006, Second Edition 2009). A Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania Law School graduate and former Chair of Wharton’s worldwide alumni, David is not just a lawyer – he’s a community builder. He’s run, built, bought, invested in, and sold businesses. He feels his clients’ pain but provides the objective outsider’s point of view that founders need.
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• Courtney Barnes, Esq.

  Partner

  Courtney Barnes is a Partner at Feldman Legal Advisors PLLC where she specializes in advising clients on regulatory compliance, risk management, contract…

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Courtney Barnes, Esq.
Partner
Courtney Barnes is a Partner at Feldman Legal Advisors PLLC where she specializes in advising clients on regulatory compliance, risk management, contract creation, nonprofit formation, and strategic operational matters relating to provision of services and the production and distribution of stringently regulated products in emerging industries. Her legal expertise includes providing bespoke DEA, FDA, and state regulatory compliance guidance, including licensing, distribution, and advertising strategy to consumer-packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers, retailers, and ancillary service providers. She is licensed to practice law in California, Colorado, and Texas.​
In addition to her legal practice, Courtney provides a variety of advisory services to the psychedelics ecosystem. She serves as General Counsel for the Mycoalition and Heroic Hearts Project, and is an advisory board member of multiple advocacy organizations. Courtney was a lead drafter of Denver’s Psilocybin Decriminalization Initiative (the nation’s first successful voter-initiated psychedelic policy reform ordinance) and has extensive experience drafting state and local policy relating to the regulation of cannabis and psychedelics. She is a sought-after public speaker, spiritual seeker, and trailblazer in drug policy reform.
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• Jodi Green, Esq.

  Counsel

  After protecting insurance companies from up to billion-dollar liabilities in her early career, Jodi Green now helps forward-thinking organizations…

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Jodi Green, Esq.
Counsel
After protecting insurance companies from up to billion-dollar liabilities in her early career, Jodi Green now helps forward-thinking organizations mitigate risks, with a focus on startups and companies operating in highly-regulated industries, such as cannabis and psychedelics.
Jodi is licensed to practice law in California and Illinois and assists clients with a wide range of legal needs, including corporate governance; complex contracts; regulatory compliance; and insurance coverage and risk management. She also provides fractional general counsel and risk management services to growth-stage entities.
Jodi is a sought-after author and dynamic public speaker who was selected for inclusion on the 2022 California Super Lawyers list and was included on the Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list for five consecutive years. She is a legal commentator for Law360, Bloomberg, and WeedWeek, published a course on “Managing the Risks of Cannabis-Related Businesses,” and has spoken for CanXpo, NCIA, American Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, CLM, among others, and testified before the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Cannabis Working Group.
Jodi is a proud member of the women’s executive group Chief; the LA County Bar Association, Cannabis Section Executive Committee; the Advisory Board of The Cannigma; the Advisory Board of the Women in Psychedelics Network; RIMS; and the Psychedelic Bar Association.
Jodi earned her law degree from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, magna cum laude, and her undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University. She also completed a Certificate Program through the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School and UC California Berkeley’s Certificate Program on Sustainable Capitalism and ESG.
A native Wisconsinite and former musician who traded snow for the sun, Jodi can often be found hiking, running, or enjoying the ocean breeze at Venice beach with her husband Ryan.
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• Gretchen L. Temeles, Ph.D., Esq.

  Of Counsel

  Gretchen L. Temeles, Ph.D., of counsel, is an experienced intellectual property (IP) attorney and scientist who assists clients in the cannabis and…

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Gretchen L. Temeles, Ph.D., Esq.
Of Counsel
Gretchen L. Temeles, Ph.D., of counsel, is an experienced intellectual property (IP) attorney and scientist who assists clients in the cannabis and psychedelics space in formulating comprehensive global IP strategies to further their business goals. She also advises clients in the biotechnology, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. Her experience includes patent portfolio management, both U.S. and international patent prosecution, patent landscape analyses, freedom-to-operate searches, IP due diligence, non-infringement and invalidity opinions, trade secret analyses, European opposition proceedings, and transactional work, including material transfer agreements, sponsored research agreements and licensing agreements.
Dr. Temeles’ experience as a scientist in the biotechnology industry is foundational to her IP practice and the practical, real-world approach she brings to solving legal problems. She was a group leader in a biotechnology company focused on small molecule drug discovery in therapeutic areas that included neurological disorders, inflammation, cancer, and infectious disease. Previously, she held research positions at the University of Pennsylvania, and Merck Sharpe and Dohme Research Laboratories. Dr. Temeles is a co-inventor on two U.S. patents and has authored peer-reviewed scientific papers. She holds degrees from Temple University Beasley School of Law (J.D.); Yale University (Ph.D., Biology); and the University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude).
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• James Hirsch, Esq.

  Of Counsel

  James Hirsch is a creative and detail-oriented lawyer adept at advising and providing hands-on support in complex matters and transactions in legally…

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James Hirsch, Esq.
Of Counsel
James Hirsch is a creative and detail-oriented lawyer adept at advising and providing hands-on support in complex matters and transactions in legally ambiguous and high-stakes situations in highly regulated industries. He started his career at a white-shoe law firm and has since held long-term in-house counsel roles at major multi-national corporations in the natural resources and financial services industries. His experience includes corporate and commercial transactions, securities law, M&A, corporate governance, equity compensation, and employee and executive compensation and benefits. James is an investor in and legal advisor to cannabis companies at all stages of development. He is also a licensed insurance broker affiliated with a leading brokerage and consulting firm that has helped pioneer insurance solutions for the cannabis industry. His policy interests in cannabis include interstate commerce and helping legacy operators successfully transition to the legal market. James received his B.A. from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and his J.D. from the Fordham University School of Law, where he was an Associate Editor of the Law Review. He is an avid skier and fly fisherman and all-around cool dude.
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• Larry Langs, Esq.

  Of Counsel

  Larry Langs has split his work life between operations and advisory for leading edge technology companies for over 20 years. He has operations experience…

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Larry Langs, Esq.
Of Counsel
Larry Langs has split his work life between operations and advisory for leading edge technology companies for over 20 years. He has operations experience as a senior executive and board member of private and public companies, and the other half advising similar companies as lawyer, investment banker and corporate development consultant. He has extensive operations experience on the revenue side of small-cap to multi-billion dollar public growth companies and has substantially influenced revenue and balance sheet value prior to partial liquidation events such as financing, sales, public offerings, and sister listings on international public exchanges. Larry has worked in more than 50 countries. He also has been active in over 200 merger & acquisition deals and public offerings. Larry also provides business and strategic guidance and advice and introductions for developing and financing growing businesses. He has a Juris Doctorate from Boston University School of Law, and a Master’s Degree in Finance and Management of Technology from the Sloan School of Management at M.I.T. He uses his psychology degree often since many problems with growth companies come from human issues. He is a member of the New York Bar.
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• David Pejovic, Esq.

  Associate

  David Pejovic is a New York cannabis lawyer who helps advise clients in the adult-use cannabis market on a wide variety of business facing issues including:…

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David Pejovic, Esq.
Associate
David Pejovic is a New York cannabis lawyer who helps advise clients in the adult-use cannabis market on a wide variety of business facing issues including: regulatory compliance, equity fundraising, commercial real estate, and corporate governance. David entered the adult-use cannabis industry as a small business owner in the cannabis ecosystem and deeply understands the issues that cannabis operators face on a day-to-day basis. His approach provides holistic advisory to best counsel businesses through the different challenges that they face on a daily basis.
David founded and chairs the Cannabis Association of New York’s (CANY) Municipal Affairs Committee, helping provide equitable cannabis zoning policy support at the state level and sits as co-founder of CANY’s Retail Committee. His work at CANY helps drive operator focused policy and education for the industry from a land use, operative, and financial products perspective.
David’s legal career started with tokenized securities & commodities work in the blockchain legal space, clerking full-to-part time through law school. He is admitted to practice in New York and is a graduate of the Villanova Law class of 2021.
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