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Lauren Estevez, Esq.

Lauren is an attorney and nationally-recognized subject matter expert in Cannabis and CBD Law. Based in Los Angeles, Lauren advises licensed cannabis industry brands, operators, and ancillary businesses on legal strategy, regulatory compliance, and transactional matters. Her work has been featured on CNBC, Bloomberg Law, and at SXSW. Lauren has been practicing in the cannabis space since shortly after Proposition 64 was passed in California, and has completed over 100 cannabis projects with U.S. and international clients. In addition to cannabis, Lauren also advises clients on CBD and The Farm Bill. In 2019, The National Law Journal recognized Lauren as a Cannabis Law Trailblazer.

Prior to her career in cannabis, Lauren graduated from Harvard Law School and worked at an AmLaw100 global law firm in London & New York in the Capital Markets and Banking groups, and at startup, where she managed a multi-million dollar book of business and her clients included emerging and Fortune 500 life sciences and technology companies.

Lauren advises brands, investors, and operators in the world’s largest cannabis market, California. In addition to her experience in the California cannabis market, she brings a global perspective having worked abroad and with publicly-traded companies earlier in her career. Lauren’s clients appreciate her thorough, effective, and results-oriented approach to legal advising.