He views the current time as being an inflection point for cannabis in the United States and is excited to turn his legal skills to the cannabis industry.
“Zach’s experience and capability is not only going to allow UCG to identify, minimize and manage legal and business risk exposure in an inherently risky industry, but also support UCG’s deal flow.
“Zach will be a vital member who will assist UCG in expanding its footprint on both the licensing and facility partnership side of the business,” said Sushanta Parikh, UCG’s Chief Executive Officer.
Heller likened the cannabis industry and its various legal regimes to a puzzle, which he said he loves.
Union Cannabis Group is a cannabis brand and product company that also offers design and installation services for cannabis extraction facilities, manufacturing process training, product formulation, and brand licensing.
Employers are bracing for a wave of legal action if the Government introduces new legislation that would make home working permanent post-pandemic.
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Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a lawsuit accusing Cargill Inc and a Nestle SA subsidiary of knowingly helping perpetuate slavery at Ivory Coast cocoa farms, but sidestepped a broader ruling on the permissibility of suits accusing American companies of human rights violations abroad.
Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Wednesday aimed at stopping insurance broker Aon’s $30 billion acquisition of Willis Towers Watson because it would reduce competition and could lead to higher prices.
The company, whose shares were down over 2%, noticed the suspicious activity on March 19 and acted quickly to “to shut down the event and prevent further unauthorized access”, it said in an emailed statement.
DNA testing company 23andMe stated trading on Thursday, under the ticker ‘ME’.
Transportation finance provider CAI International’s shares jumped about 45% in Friday’s pre-market trading as the company agreed to be acquired by Mitsubishi HC Capital at $56 per share and an enterprise value of $2.9 billion.
Karin Tsai joined the company in 2012 as one of its first engineers, and saw the company grow from a scrappy startup into a 400-person global business.
The drinks industry welcomed a trade truce between Britain and United States on Thursday that saw tariffs removed on Scotch whisky and most other spirits, although they called for further efforts to remove the last export duties on American whiskey.
Behind that price surge is the anticipation of renewed investment in infrastructure and manufacturing, two sectors where mined resources are key components of building and developing new technology.
Websites of dozens of financial institutions and airlines in Australia and the United States were briefly down on Thursday, in the second major blackout in just over a week caused by a glitch in an important piece of internet infrastructure.
oil output growth will likely remain limited in 2021 despite rising prices, OPEC sources said, giving it more power to manage the market in the short term before a potentially strong rise in shale output in 2022.
companies had observed Juneteenth last year, when the United States was rocked by protests against racism and policing following the murder of George Floyd, an African-American man, by a Minneapolis police officer.