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Benesch Welcomes Associate to Cannabis Team in Chicago
January 17, 2024
As Benesch continues to add to its roster of top-notch legal talent, the firm is pleased to welcome Associate R. Cole Eastman to the Cannabis Industry Group in Chicago.
Cole focuses on providing licensing, regulatory, and transactional advice to businesses in cannabis, hospitality, and beyond. With clients ranging from multi-state operators to Social Equity Applicants – his primary focus has been assisting cannabis companies with regulatory and legal matters as they attempt to take their business from license to fully-operational facility. Over the course of his career, Cole has assisted in securing over 65 cannabis licenses in limited-license states.
Cole earned his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and his B.A. in Political Science from DePaul University.
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