Karma Koala Podcast 171: Andrew Cooper, Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP. Chevron, The Cannabis Lawyers’ Dirty Little Secret? Don’t Say Voldemort!

 

In this episode we do speak of it even if others don’t want to attract the death eaters and snatchers.

I speak in our second emergency Karma Koala podcast to  Andrew Cooper, cannabis lead at Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP in New York.

Listen to our first podcast with Leah Heis on the topic and read some further background on this momentous SCOTUS decision

Karma Koala Podcast 170: Leah Heise, Wolf Meyer: The Supreme Court ruling Chevron and its impacts on the cannabis & hemp sectors in the USA

 

Andrew’s thoughts on

Schedule 3.
What happens at state level in the courts.
Where might this ruling lead cannabi, hemp & CBD
Why cannabis lawyers are discussing Chevron amongst themselves but not with clients.

 

All roads lead back to the Rumsfeld doctrine

 

Andrew Cooper

 

Andrew leads FRB’s Healthcare and Cannabis & Psychedelics Practice Groups and contributes to the Commercial Litigation Practice Group. He has dedicated his career to delivering exceptional legal services and to handling high-stakes litigation for a diverse clientele.

With over 30 years of experience in the area, Andrew’s healthcare practice includes representing various cross-sections of healthcare providers including physician groups, hospitals, physician/hospital organizations, independent practice associations, diagnostic and treatment centers, office-based and ambulatory surgery centers, effectively acting as general counsel in all aspects of business operations including transactions, employment, human resources, and litigation matters.

Andrew’s cannabis practice includes a full range of legal and consultative services in all areas of cannabis law. These include licensure preparation, applications, and strategy, business planning, industry segmentation, establishing partnerships and joint ventures, branding and intellectual property, real estate, regulatory compliance matters, and industry advocacy. He works with health care professionals, canna-business entrepreneurs, municipalities, caregivers, patients, and others in handling all aspects of the emerging cannabis industry. Andrew has assisted clients in obtaining licenses in numerous states in both competitive and non-competitive licensure processes.

Andrew was the Business Administrator of the Hofstra Law Review and did a Federal Clerkship with the Honorable Thomas J. McAvoy, District Judge, Northern District of New York. Andrew is also an Adjunct Professor at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University where he teaches a class entitled Foundational Lawyering.

Contact Andrew

https://frblaw.com/professionals/andrew-p-cooper/

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