Joseph Cioffi was quoted in a Real Estate Capital USA article, "Five Things To Know About Underwriting Cannabis-related Real Estate Loans."
Joseph Cioffi was quoted in a National Cannabis Industry Association community blog post “Is American Cannabis Still the Wild West?”
Davis+Gilbert recently attended the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, where the most significant and influential industry participants met to discuss the opportunities and challenges of funding growth in the cannabis industry. Joseph Cioffi moderated a discussion regarding the experience of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and the outlook for financing and regulations.
Investors and lenders focused on environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles will find opportunities for “green” financing in cannabis, but risk abounds as the truthfulness of ESG claims and disclosures are on the SEC’s radar. Last month the SEC put out a proposed rule that if adopted could lead to increased climate-related disclosures for companies subject to SEC oversight. While...
Joseph Cioffi, Massimo Giugliano and Christine DeVito discuss the risks real estate lenders face when working with cannabis-related businesses, in their Westlaw article entitled "Fortune or forfeiture: real estate lending in the cannabis space." From government forfeiture to anti-money laundering compliance, real estate lenders have options available to address the legal challenges in this...
State residency requirements for cannabis businesses are in jeopardy following some successful challenges on constitutional grounds. As seen in Westlaw today, Joseph Cioffi, Nicole Serratore and Anna Pinna's article, “State residency rules up in smoke as cannabis industry grows,” discuss how courts have relied on the dormant Commerce Clause of the US Constitution to strike down certain ordinances...
Joseph Cioffi was quoted in a Commercial Mortgage Alert article regarding the hurdles of bringing cannabis-related securitizations to market.
