The cannabis industry presents unprecedented opportunities for businesses and entrepreneurs. Yet, entities looking to engage in this emerging industry face daunting levels of legal complexity and uncertainty. Moreover, state and local governments are constantly tasked with regulating an ever-evolving industry. Dykema's Cannabis Law Blog discusses important cannabis-related legal developments, reviews the practical implications of those developments, and provides valuable insight for anyone...
Practice Expertise
- Administrative Law & Regulation
- Cannabis Law
- Government Policy & Practice
- Political Compliance, Elections & ...
Areas of Practice
- Administrative Law & Regulation
- Cannabis Law
- Government Policy & Practice
- Political Compliance, Elections & ...
Profile
Scott L. Selinger is a government policy advisor whose practice is built on an extensive career in government relations and public service. Prior to joining Dykema, Mr. Selinger was Legislative Director for the Taxpayers' Federation of Illinois (TFI), serving as the key liaison between the organization and the State's Department of Revenue, General Assembly and Executive Branch on state and local taxation issues, with a focus on corporate taxation matters, state business tax incentives and overall state budget policy.
Mr. Selinger also previously served as the Director of Government Relations for the Illinois Bankers Association (IBA). Serving as the association's key liaison with state regulatory agencies and members of the Illinois General Assembly, he developed, advocated and implemented the IBA's legislative agenda, and fostered constructive working relationships with key members of the banking, judiciary and business committees in the legislature.
Mr. Selinger's predecessor experience also includes legislative liaison work in the Illinois General Assembly for the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), focusing on professional licensure and regulatory issues. In that role, he helped the agency centralize the regulation of nearly one million individuals in the financial, insurance and professional licensure industries in Illinois.
Prior to that, he served on the Illinois House Democratic Staff and specialized in strategic caucus initiatives including media relations, constituent outreach and legislative agenda development for various legislative members. In addition, Mr. Selinger is also an accomplished campaign operative, having directed successful re-election victories for two state representatives as well as advising numerous other state and local officeholders.
Education
Regis University, B. B. A.
Areas of Practice
- Administrative Law & Regulation
- Cannabis Law
- Government Policy & Practice
- Political Compliance, Elections & Campaign Finance
Articles
Illinois 2020 Election Ramifications
By Scott Selinger |November 2020Illinois 2020 Election Ramifications
By Scott Selinger |November 2020
Blogs
Insurance Coverage Notes and Developments
Insurance Coverage Notes and Developments provides legal insight on topics of special interest to insurance industry professionals. Covering a wide range of industries, Dykema's Insurance Coverage Notes and Developments blog provides brief but substantive alerts, including updates and analysis on significant developments and trends in the insurance industry.
The Firewall
The Firewall keeps you up to date on the hottest legal topics in the ever-changing world of data security and privacy. As information security becomes a critical facet of all businesses and industries and the target of many regulators, it is important to stay apprised of new legal developments. The Firewall provides insightful legal analysis of the emerging issues in data privacy and cybersecurity law to help businesses stay ahead of the curve.
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