From family farms to global operations, Husch Blackwell’s food and agribusiness clients feed the world, and we’re with them every step of the way. Our food and agribusiness legal and business advice helps them meet today’s challenges and leverage opportunities to grow and thrive.
Our legal professionals are driving an agricultural revolution. Across the industry, from gene editing, drone and other agricultural technology to alcohol and cannabis, our agribusiness lawyers help clients capitalize on changes in production, processing, distribution and regulation of food.
Farmobile secured a complete defense victory in enterprise-threatening trade secret litigation.
Our team clarified important points of law regarding CBAs in this class action suit.
Husch Blackwell represented Lansing Trade Group, LLC, a leading handler of commodities, in its acquisition by The Andersons.
On Wednesday, April 3, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced plans to hold a meeting to discuss its regulatory approach to products that contain cannabis and cannabis-derived compounds, including cannabidiol (CBD).
The State of Colorado has taken a major step towards opening its marijuana industry to outside investment in what could be a transformative piece of legislation.
Distributing more than $850 billion, the 2018 Farm Bill is an enormous piece of legislation that funds programs such as crop insurance, school lunches and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Integrated into the Farm Bill is the bipartisan-supported Hemp Farming Act of 2018. Steve Levine and Ben Jones explain in this article.
Cannabis industry participants face heightened risks when purchasing and using insurance products.
While the basic principles of due diligence still apply, vetting existing marijuana and hemp businesses presents some unique variables and risks.
Husch Blackwell attorney Mike Annis will speak at the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor's Digital Animal Health Summit.
Husch Blackwell attorney Emily Lyons will speak at the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor's Digital Animal Health Summit.
Women comprise 57 percent of the 2021 partnership class.
"This is just a great concept and I hope more firms embrace this sort of thing," Benefield said. "It gives me an opportunity to join a law firm as reputable and amazing as Husch Blackwell without having to pick up and move my family across the country to one of their offices."
The earlier court ruling granted summary judgment to Farmobile.
The transaction is the first to close after a change in Colorado law pursuant to House Bill 19-1090, allowing for publicly traded companies to own Colorado cannabis licenses.
Nearly 60 percent of the firm's 2020 partnership class is comprised of women.
Husch Blackwell’s Cannabis team, led by Denver-based Steve Levine, is one of the largest such practices in the United States.
The firm also received Benchmark’s “Highly Recommended” ranking in Missouri and Wisconsin and its “Recommended” ranking in Nebraska.
“Mark is a leading authority on competition and antitrust matters pertaining to agriculture,” said Steve Carman, the leader of Husch Blackwell’s Food & Agribusiness industry group.
The firm has eight "Lawyers of the Year" and 11 attorneys appearing on the list for the first time.
Based in Omaha, Hasan has played a key role in several of Husch Blackwell’s most recent litigation victories.
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Mike Annis discusses the importance of trademark protection for those in the medical marijuana industry with the St. Louis Business Journal's Greg Edwards.
Levine, head of Husch Blackwell’s cannabis practice, is recognized by Chambers USA in inaugural nationwide Cannabis Law rankings.
Steve Levine discusses the intricacies of setting up a medical marijuana business in Missouri with James Dornbrook of the Kansas City Business Journal. Lawyer: Business law in the cannabis industry is tricky
The Readers’ Choice Awards reflect a deep dive into JD Supra's reader data in 26 established categories.
Marnie Jensen succeeds Todd Richardson as managing partner of Husch Blackwell's Omaha office.
Seth Mailhot, who has over 20 years of experience with all aspects of FDA regulation, brings to Husch Blackwell a practice that is broad in scope.
Steve Levine, who has represented clients in the cannabis industry since 2010, has been named a 5280 magazine Top Lawyer in Marijuana Law for the fourth year in a row.
Missouri Lawyers Weekly has named Joe Glynias a 2019 "Influential Appellate Advocate," a recognition honoring the lawyers behind the most significant appellate decisions of the year.
Christopher Ottele discusses potential labor issues for employers as a result of Missouri voters' approval to legalize medical marijuana.
“When we were blindsided by a patent infringement lawsuit that could have put us out of business if found meritorious, we turned to our trusted legal advisors at Husch Blackwell. The team truly delivered. Their decisive action and novel approach to our situation resulted in dismissal of the lawsuit and an order from the USPTO invalidating every claim of the asserted patents.”
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