Corporate Transparency Act: Federal Demands for Transparency in Cannabis
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- CLI2024 On-Demand
- Categories:
- Ethics
- Faculty:
- Marialle A. Bell | Jana Weltzin, Esq. | Carmen J. Williams
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 01 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- SKU:
- INCBA091624cotranOD
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- Access for 6 month(s) after purchase.
Description
Designed to counter drug trafficking, money laundering, and other financial crimes, the Corporate Transparency Act poses particular challenges for the cannabis industry, such as fully disclosing beneficial owners in an industry still prohibited under federal law.
Credits
This program is eligible for 1 hours of Specialty CLE credit in 60-minute states, and 1.2 hours of Specialty CLE credit in 50-minute states. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules.
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The on-demand version of this webinar is eligible for credit in the following states: AR, AL, CA, CO, GA, HI, IL, NJ, NM, NY, ND, PA, TX, VT. Additional states may be available for credit upon self-application by attendees.
(Default credit disclaimer updated 02.08.2024)
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Handouts
| National Small Business United v. Yellen (590.9 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| IL Rules of Professional Conduct - Excerpt - CTA (413.8 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Notice of Appeal (161 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| UPDATED Notice Regarding National Small Business United v. Yellen (255.5 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| The Corporate Transparency Act and Its Connection to Cannabis Regulatory Oversight (939.1 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| NY Rules - Excerpts - CTA (2.4 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| [POWERPOINT] Corporate Transparency Act- Federal Demands for Transparency in Cannabis (6.1 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| CA Rules - Excerpts - CTA (5.6 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Beneficial Owner Reporting Requirements (7.2 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| NEW Version - Outline_ Corporate Transparency Act_ Federal Demands for Transparency in Cannabis V2.pdf (91.9 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
Faculty
Marialle A. Bell Related Seminars and Products
Attorney at Law
The Law Office of Marialle A. Bell, LLC
Marialle A. Bell is the founding attorney of The Law Office of Marialle A. Bell, LLC. Her practice focuses on small business general counsel, small business litigation, and cannabis law & policy.
Ms. Bell obtained a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida and a Juris Doctor from the Florida State University College of Law. On the West Coast, Ms. Bell worked for several years as in-house litigation counsel for two Fortune 500 insurance companies. However, Ms. Bell began her legal career as an Assistant Public Defender in Orlando, Florida. As a criminal defense attorney, Ms. Bell represented hundreds of people accused of cannabis-related offenses, and she witnessed the serious impacts of those convictions.
Now, Ms. Bell uses her legal training and experience to educate and empower entrepreneurs to develop small cannabis businesses in legal markets. Ms. Bell is an adjunct instructor at Saint Louis University teaching "Cannabis Law & Entrepreneurship." She currently serves as a member of the International Cannabis Bar Association's Board of Directors, she is the Chair of the International Cannabis Bar Association’s Ethics Committee, and she is the Chair of the Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis’ Cannabis Law Committee.
Ms. Bell is licensed to practice law in Missouri, California, Washington State and Florida.
Jana Weltzin, Esq. Related Seminars and Products
Attorney
JDW, LLC
Jana D. Weltzin is the owner of JDW Counsel – a boutique law firm based in Anchorage, Alaska, that represents over 250 small to mid-size companies in Alaska and Arizona. Jana has been immersed with corporate law, start-ups, money raises, employment law matters, regulation and compliance, and land use permitting since early 2013. Jana is licensed in Arizona and Alaska and obtained her J.D. from Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, with a specialization in Federal Indian Law. Jana’s practice focuses on marijuana law and policy, liquor licensing, land use, and transactional work. She is the expert in the Alaska marijuana licensed industry and co-chairs the State of Alaska Governor’s Advisory Task Force on marijuana policy. She is also a founding board member of the Alaska Marijuana Industry Association. Jana also serves as a board member for the International Cannabis Bar Association. Between Alaska and Arizona, Jana represents over 150 direct touch marijuana companies. Jana was recognized as a 2017 Marijuana Venture Rising Stars of Cannabis, 40 under 40, and has contributed to multiple publications. Jana has been quoted in numerous media outlets, including Rolling Stones, Leaders in Law, Alaska Public Media, MSN, ABC News, Marijuana Business Daily, and others. Jana continues to expand the firm through strategic alliances and political relationships.
Carmen J. Williams Related Seminars and Products
Associate
Troutman Pepper LLP
Carmen provides legal representation for both domestic and international public and private companies, covering all aspects of corporate transactions across diverse industries, such as sports and entertainment, financial services and payments, technology, insurance, and engineering.
In her mergers and acquisitions practice, Carmen represents private equity funds and their portfolio companies, as well as strategic purchasers and sellers, in public and private mergers and acquisitions, and investment transactions. This includes corporate carve-outs, cross-border transactions, restructurings, and reorganizations.
Additionally, Carmen counsels both public and private companies with respect to a variety of general corporate matters, including corporate governance, annual meetings, fiduciary duties, and organizational matters.
Carmen frequently writes on cannabis jurisprudence and the regulatory framework surrounding cannabis.
She actively recruits for the firm on-campus, and has served as a summer advisor for the firm’s summer program. Carmen is also a member of the firm’s Black Affinity Group.