About Feldman Legal Advisors
An elite boutique law firm bringing the highest quality legal services to the world of cannabis, psychedelics, and emerging therapies.
We are corporate, regulatory, and securities experts.
We specialize in the dynamic and rapidly evolving cannabis and psychedelics industries, both in the U.S. and globally. Our expertise spans the entire business lifecycle—from guiding startups and securing venture capital to navigating public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and complex business disputes. We also excel in licensing and regulatory compliance, ensuring your business stays ahead in a highly regulated environment. We also work in a number of sectors outside cannabis and psychedelics as our clients’ needs require.
For companies on the rise, we offer the strategic advantage of acting as "outside general counsel," providing the comprehensive legal support of an in-house team without the full-time commitment or cost.
We are dealmakers.
Our team is committed to delivering exceptional results, guiding our clients toward sustained growth and success—an expertise we've honed over our decades of combined experience. Think of us as your legal “gatekeepers.” We offer access to a vast network of specialized attorneys across the US and globally and diverse practice areas, all sharing our philosophy on client service and fee structures. This network enables us to address even the most unique challenges your business may face.
While our core focus is on the cannabis and psychedelics industries, our attorneys bring extensive experience across a broad spectrum of sectors. We continue to represent a wide range of entrepreneurial companies, their investors and advisors, ensuring comprehensive support for every stage of your business’s journey.
We are deeply committed to giving back, maintaining an active pro bono practice that supports impactful non-profits and provides strategic counsel to social equity leaders in the cannabis industry. Our dedication extends beyond legal services, as we work to uplift and empower communities that are driving positive change.
About Our Founder
“The entrepreneur’s advocate.”
Our Founder and Managing Partner David Feldman, who has published four books on finance and entrepreneurship, likes to say he’s had a blessed 30+ year career. He came to prominence in the 2000s as a leading attorney in alternatives to traditional IPOs such as reverse mergers and direct listings. Starting in 2010, he worked with the SEC in implementing regulations regarding Regulation A+, a simplified and streamlined IPO created under the JOBS Act. Feldman’s clients refer to him as the “Godfather” of Regulation A+, and he is credited with coining the term “Regulation A+” now widely utilized to refer to the new technique. He also led the first Regulation A+ IPO onto the New York Stock Exchange in 2017.
Since 2013 he has worked on complex business transactions in the cannabis and psychedelics space, earning numerous accolades. These include annual top recognition since 2019 from the global legal guide Chambers & Partners, being named a “Cannabis Law Trailblazer” by the National Law Journal and a top lawyer in the cannabis industry by Business Insider. He has also been listed multiple times in the Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers published by Cannabis Law Digest. He’s a graduate of the Wharton School of Business and the Carey Law School at the University of Pennsylvania and is the former Chair of Wharton’s worldwide alumni association board.
Grab your copy of David’s book.
Regulation A+ and Other Alternatives to a Traditional IPO: Financing Your Growth Business Following the JOBS Act (Bloomberg Financial) is available on Amazon.