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...
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- Corporate Finance
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Profile
Tom Cleary is a member of Dykema's Corporate Finance Practice Group, and is resident in its Los Angeles office. Tom has extensive experience in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures and in public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, and represents a number of well-known buyout, mezzanine, venture capital and other private equity financing sources. Tom has also acted as outside corporate and securities counsel to various public and private issuers, including an array of high technology, aerospace and defense, e-commerce, food service and consumer products companies, toy manufacturers, and clothing retailers. From 2005 to 2013, Tom served as a director and the secretary of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth, the premier global organization for professionals involved in corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions.
Bar Admissions
California, 1989
Education
University of California, Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D. University of Notre Dame, B.S.
- with Honors
- Tau Beta Pi
Areas of Practice
- Business Services
- Corporate Finance
- Food & Beverage
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Mergers & Acquisitions Annual Survey
- Private Equity, Venture Capital & Mezzanine Finance
- Securities
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