Hugh O’Beirne got involved in cannabis advocacy in the 1970s when he joined MassCann, the Massachusetts chapter of National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. At the time, his involvement was mostly limited to writing checks and participating in college debates. He would go on to a lucrative career in private equity real estate.

When Coloradans voted to legalize recreational cannabis use five and a half years ago, the rest of the country had its first opportunity to study what a regulated marijuana market looked like.

With so much to do before legal cannabusiness is up and running in New Jersey, businesspeople like Albert Gutierrez are laying the groundwork now to ease the process between legislation and the first day of sales.

Want to get into the cannabis business? Study up on regulations and start building connections now, experts say, because once it's legal, it'll almost be too late.

As vice president and general counsel at Seton Hall University, Catherine Kiernan prefers to think of her role as not only the most challenging of her long career but also the most rewarding.

Law firm McCarter & English launched a new Blockchain, Smart Contract and Digital Currency Practice, which is being led by East Brunswick Managing Partner Dave Sorin.

With the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday having struck down a law that bans sports betting and gambling, New Jersey's gaming and tourism industry is already brainstorming on how to cash in on the sudden market shift.

In a victory for New Jersey and the local casino industry, the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a federal law banning sports gambling.

As a lead-up to our General Counsel of the Year Awards event May 18, NJBIZ is excerpting a chapter from Princeton Legal Search Group’s “The General Counsel’s Guide to Hiring the Very Best Legal Talent,” a talent acquisition and retention resource for rapidly changing legal markets. The following chapter explains why a...

Sebastian Goldstein, formerly of counsel at Cherry Hill-based Marks, O’Neill, O’Brien, Doherty & Kelly PC, has joined the Marlton office of Rawle & Henderson LLP as partner.