New York Cannabis Lawyer
Cannabis licensing, business disputes, regulatory compliance, enforcement defense, DEA matters, and federal criminal defense.
About
For more than three decades, Mr. Bondy has represented clients in high-stakes federal and state matters involving cannabis, regulatory enforcement, business disputes, forfeiture, federal sentencing, appeal, and post-conviction litigation.
His background as a federal criminal defense attorney informs his cannabis practice, particularly where licensing, compliance, commercial disputes, regulatory investigations, and criminal exposure overlap.
He has tried serious cases to verdict involving RICO, murder, extortion, firearms, robbery, loansharking, money laundering, marijuana and narcotics trafficking, securities fraud, wire fraud, campaign finance fraud, false statements, and bribery.
True Cannabis Counsel
The office represents cannabis businesses, applicants, operators, and investors in licensing, regulatory compliance, business disputes, enforcement defense, DEA matters, and related federal issues.
We advise clients on cannabis business formation, licensing strategy, ownership and control disputes, OCM compliance, regulatory investigations, and matters where legal, commercial, reputational, and criminal risks intersect.
Practice Areas
The practice is defined by difficult facts, substantial risk, public scrutiny, and the need for disciplined legal judgment from the outset.
Cannabis Law: New York cannabis law, licensing, cannabis business strategy, regulatory compliance, enforcement, and related disputes.
DEA Registration & Schedule III: Guidance for state-licensed medical cannabis businesses evaluating DEA registration to manufacture, distribute, or dispense Schedule III cannabis, including application strategy, license-scope analysis, compliance planning, and federal-state regulatory issues.
Cannabis Business Disputes & Enforcement Defense: Mr. Bondy represents clients in cannabis business disputes, regulatory investigations, enforcement proceedings, and federal matters where commercial, licensing, and criminal exposure may overlap.
Criminal Defense: Serious state and federal criminal defense matters, from investigation through trial, sentencing, appeal, and post-conviction litigation.
Regulatory Matters: SEC, FEC, PCAOB, and other civil, white-collar criminal, and administrative proceedings involving regulatory exposure.
International Matters: Extradition, treaty-based sentencing issues, and representation of Americans detained abroad.