Congratulations to Marjorie E. Kratsas on her promotion from associate to partner! Based in our Las Vegas and Reno offices, Kratsas’ industry expertise lies in personal injury, medical malpractice defense and all stages of litigation. With trial experience, Kratsas effectively advocates for her clients while navigating complex and catastrophic civil defense litigation matters. Prior to joining Messner Reeves, Kratsas served as a paramedic allowing her to integrate this background, and the insight it brings while providing legal defense to her clients.
Messner Reeves LLP
1550 Wewatta St. Suite 710
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 623-1800.
CBD & Industrial Hemp
- Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018
- New fields of opportunity for growers, manufacturers and investors
- Assists in the adaptation to changes in federal law, as well as the state-level laws applicable to the cultivation and production
- Start up
- Ongoing business concerns
Real Estate
- Drafting lease agreements for Landlords or Tenants in the cannabis space
- Review and provide advice regarding commercial leases
- Amendments to commercial leases
- Drafting purchase and sale agreements
- Due diligence for real estate purchases and sales
Litigation
- Litigation against cities in defense of your cannabis business
- Administrative hearings regarding the denial or revocation of business licenses
- Civil litigation regarding commercial leases and landlord disputes
- Civil litigation of zoning compliance issues
- IP litigation
- Litigation of contract disputes
- Litigation of trademark disputes
Licensing/Compliance
- Prepare state and local license applications
- Drafting and managing of business and operational plans to be submitted to state and local municipalities for operational licenses
- Advise businesses on local and state permitting and licensing processes
- Periodic legal compliance audits
- Monitoring existing and evolving state and local regulations
Banking & Financial
- Raising capital
- Financing
- Investment portfolios
- Access to banking options and counseling on how to obtain financing for a cannabis business
- Investor counseling
- Advising on lending money to cannabis businesses
- Drafting promissory notes and other financing instruments
Corporate Structuring
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Joint Ventures
- Entity selection and registration
- Drafting corporate governance documents
- Drafting commercial contracts
- Advice on buying and selling cannabis businesses
- Advising on impact of Section 280E of IRS Code on businesses
- Intellectual Property
- Draft underlying contracts and attend to due diligence matters to buy or sell cannabis business