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.
Joseph Cioffi and Nicole Serratore recently discussed the CFPB’s new debt collection rules relating to communications between debt collectors and consumers, which gives greater control to consumers and reduces legal exposure for complying collectors. With the threat of an economic downturn and delinquencies rising across markets, compliance will become increasingly important, especially in...
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...
Joseph Cioffi and Nicole Serratore's article "Same as Ever?" was published in Structured Credit Investor. Click here to view the full article.
Joseph Cioffi and Nicole Serratore's blog post was republished as an Auto Remarketing article "COMMENTARY: Nearly year-end market review".
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 mentioned in a Consumer Reports article “Many Americans Are Overpaying for Their Car Loans“.
