Amy T. Margolis has been a lawyer for twenty three years, first as a criminal defense attorney and then as regulatory and corporate counsel for clients in heavily regulated industries including cannabis, pesticides, alcohol, firearms and beyond. She frequently advises both businesses and investors on deploying capital in the cannabis space, multi-jurisdictional growth, and every other stage of business and corporate development with a unique focus on state and federal regulatory work and outside counsel support.

She has spoken across the country and internationally on cannabis policy, infrastructure creation, implementation of medical and adult use legalization models and investment strategies. She has presented at dozens of conferences and has also presented, by invitation to the Canadian Senate on regulatory matters. Frequently called by the press Ms. Margolis has been quoted by the Washington Post, LA Times, Fox News, Elle, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Politico and The Daily Beast, among others, as well as featured in magazines such as Newsweek, Playboy, Entrepreneur and Forbes.

Contact: amy@margolislegal.com 503-539-4394

Amy Margolis has been a lawyer for twenty three years and has represented cannabis clients, as well as other business types, in all stages of growth and development. She has also represented hundreds of clients in criminal and dependency cases both as a public defender and as retained counsel.

She is also directly involved with the state’s policy discussion around implementation of medical and recreational cannabis and she has been tapped to serve on a number of rulemaking committees, including the following:

The Portland Marijuana Task Force;
The Clackamas County Marijuana Task Force;
HB 3460 Rules Advisory Committee;
The Oregon Health Authority Medical Rules Advisory Committee; and
Various OLCC Licensing, Enforcement, and Compliance Rules Advisory Committees.

She frequently testifies at the Oregon legislature and before local governments on both policy and practical issues surrounding cannabis, gender equity and sentencing reform.

Admitted to Practice
Oregon State Courts
United States District Court, District of Oregon

Education
University of Oregon School of Law, Juris Doctor (2001)
University of Washington, Bachelor of Arts (1998)

CONTACT

Margolis Consulting

Amy T. Margolis

503-539-4394

amy@margolislegal.com

Practice Areas

At Margolis Legal we believe in providing holistic services for your business.

Below are just some of the services provided.

LICENSING

In Oregon, licensing happens through the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission. Having sat on rule-making committees under both of these agencies, we are uniquely qualified to walk you through all parts of licensing. In addition to supporting cannabis clients we also work with alcohol related businesses including bars, taverns and restaurants.

REGULATORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

After your receive your license you begin a long and potentially complicated relationship the OLCC. From ongoing inspections to issues surrounding renewals to potential violations, we can help you walk through the regulatory challenges. Because many of these regulations are in constant flux, we can also keep you updated on any new changes and how to adapt your business to meet those changes. Additionally we work in various other industries such as firearms and hospitality.

CORPORATE WORK

We can help you with all aspects of your corporate work. From commercial contracts to shareholders agreements, from warrants to convertible notes, we have the experience you need to make the right partnership and entity choices. By bringing a strong traditional corporate law skill set to the cannabis industry you can feel confident that your business is built right with plenty of room to grow. Margolis Legal also provided wrap-around support as outside counsel to many businesses.

LITIGATION

Along with all of the successes, there will be problems. With more than 23 years of trial and courtroom experience we can help you through your business and commercial litigation.

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

Instead of trying to learn a little bit of everything but not being good at any one thing, we are experts in our practice areas. We also recognize, just like you do, the power of strategic partnerships. If we can not help you in the office we will connect you with one of our many legal, accounting, security, insurance partners.