The cannabis industry faces numerous challenges given the current federal legislation and regulatory framework, including a lack of service providers, illusory insurance coverage options, and higher risk with fewer protections. Fundraising for cannabis companies can be particularly difficult. Hosts Chris Rux of Cherry Bekaert and Kevin McCoy of Carlton Fields discuss several avenues that companies in the cannabis space can take to raise capital for funding and expansion.

Ledgers and Law: Lessons from the Trenches brings experienced business and legal leaders together to discuss current topics at the intersection of tax, law, and business. Ledgers and Law is co-hosted by Chris Rux, Assurance Partner and Healthcare & Life Sciences Industry Practice Leader at Cherry Bekaert and Kevin McCoy, shareholder at Carlton Fields.

Starting a business is not for the faint of heart. Your best chance at survival and success is to plan out the life cycle of your company from the beginning and how you are going to exit at the end. The decisions you make when starting a business will be critical to the success you enjoy or the disadvantages you may suffer. Barry Weins, a member of the professional practices group at Cherry Bekaert, discusses the long-term tax and legal implications entity selection can have on your company.

About Ledgers and Law: Lessons From the Trenches

Ledgers and Law: Lessons from the Trenches brings experienced business and legal leaders together to discuss current topics at the intersection of tax, law, and business. Ledgers and Law is co-hosted by Kevin McCoy, shareholder at Carlton Fields, and Chris Rux, Assurance Partner and Healthcare & Life Sciences Industry Practice Leader at Cherry Bekaert.

The coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic has hit workplaces by storm, leaving employers scrambling to determine the best health and safety procedures to put into place as employees return to the office. Join Audit Partner, Chris Rux, along with professionals from Carlton Fields for a discussion on potential policies to put into place for safely bringing employees back together, as well as steps to take in meeting individual accommodations for those who need to continue working from home, strategies to safeguarding data in a remote work environment and more.