Vicente LLP

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Vicente LLP
Headquarters Denver, Colorado
No. of offices9
No. of attorneysabout 40 as of 2019 [1]
No. of employeesabout 100 as of 2019
Major practice areas Cannabis law, marijuana law, psychedelic law, corporate law, government policy
Date foundedMay 2010
Founder Brian Vicente
Christian Sederberg
Joshua Kappel
Company type Professional Association
Website https://vicentellp.com/
Vicente Sederberg's second office at the Creswell Mansion VSpicture.jpg
Vicente Sederberg's second office at the Creswell Mansion

Vicente LLP, formally known as Vicente Sederberg, is an American cannabis law firm headquartered in Denver, Colorado that represents clients in the cannabis (marijuana, hemp, CBD) and psychedelics industries, and works on state and local cannabis policy reform. [2] Since 2019, the firm has been nationally recognized by Chambers and Partners as one of seven Band 1 Law firms in the US practicing cannabis law. [3]

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History

Founded in 2010 by Brian Vicente, Christian Sederberg, and Joshua Kappel - from its offset, Vicente practices in areas directly related to cannabis and psychedelics. The firm's former Denver office, the Creswell Mansion, was built in 1889 by Denver architect John J. Huddart and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [4] After six years at "The Mansion", Vicente's Denver location moved to their current office located at 455 Sherman St., Suite 390 Denver, CO 80203 in November 2016. The current office was the previous home to the Marijuana Enforcement Division of Colorado.

Advocacy

Vicente played a key role in passing Colorado Amendment 64, a ballot initiative to legalize, regulate, and tax the sale of marijuana to adults 21 or older. Founding partner Brian Vicente was a co-author of Amendment 64 and the law firm's office served as the campaign headquarters. [5]

The firm also has played a significant role in advising national, state and local government officials in the development of regulated cannabis markets across the country and around the world, including Uruguay, the first country in the world to legalize and regulate marijuana for adult use. [6]

Firm founding partner Christian Sederberg is a Colorado lobbyist who worked on former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper's Amendment 64 Implementation Task force and the Committee for Responsible Regulation, and other committees and associations. [7] [8] [9]

Founding partner Joshua Kappel co-authored Colorado's Proposition 122, the Natural Medicine Health Act of 2022, and served as chair of the campaign committee for Natural Medicine Colorado. Proposition 122 was passed by Colorado voters in November 2022. [10] He is actively involved in the development and implementation of the NMHA (including Colorado's SB23-290) and other psychedelics laws and policies in the U.S. and abroad. In addition, Joshua is a founding board member of the Microdosing Collective—the only recognized nonprofit in the U.S. dedicated to legalizing microdosing. [11]

Vicente's Hemp and Cannabinoids Practice Chair, partner Shawn Hauser, is a steering committee member of the American Hemp Campaign, [12] and was the lead author of the 2018 Farm Bill Policy Guide and Model Hemp Production Plan]. [13] [14] She has testified before the U.S. Food & Drug Administration on behalf of the hemp industry. [15]

In the media

In April 2014, 5280 magazine listed Vicente and Sederberg as among the most powerful people in Denver. [16]

In November 2022, U.S. News & World Report ranked Vicente Sederberg LLP in the 'Best Law Firms' for Corporate Law, Land Use & Zoning Law lists. [17]

In June 2023, Chambers and Partners USA listed Vicente LLP as a Band 1 law firm in Cannabis Law for the fifth year in a row. [18]

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  2. ↑ "Firm Profile". Vicente Sederberg LLP. 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  3. ↑ "Vicente LLP". Chambers and Partners . 2024. Retrieved Aug 9, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ Merry (November 23, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Creswell Mansion" (PDF). National Park Service . Retrieved 2015-05-31. Three photos (1977)
  5. ↑ Roberts, Michael (2017-11-01). "Amendment 64 Co-Author Brian Vicente on Colorado Legal Pot's Fifth Birthday". Westword. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  6. ↑ "Brian Vicente". Vicente LLP. 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  7. ↑ "Christian Sederberg". Vicente LLP. May 10, 2018.
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  12. ↑ "Shawn Hauser". Vicente LLP. May 10, 2018.
  13. ↑ 2018 Farm Bill Policy Guide and Model Hemp Production Plan
  14. ↑ "American Hemp Campaign Releases Model Plan for Implementing State Hemp Programs". American Hemp Campaign. February 28, 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
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