Jared Schwass Attorney
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Jared Schwass is a corporate and regulatory attorney based in California who advises businesses operating in highly regulated industries. His clients include entrepreneurs, investors, and companies ranging from early-stage startups to publicly traded multi-state operators. His practice focuses on corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, licensing, land use, and outside general counsel services.
With experience in both private practice and government, Jared offers clients a practical understanding of the legal and regulatory issues affecting regulated businesses. Before joining Harris Sliwoski, he served as lead California regulatory counsel at a top Am Law 100 firm, where he advised some of the nation's largest cannabis companies on licensing, compliance, land use, enforcement matters, and regulatory due diligence for mergers and acquisitions. He has worked on transactions representing billions of dollars in aggregate cannabis industry deal value.
His government experience includes serving as Deputy County Counsel for Mendocino County, where he advised on the development, interpretation, and implementation of local cannabis regulations. That role provided firsthand insight into how regulatory agencies develop policy, evaluate compliance, and administer licensing programs.
Outside General Counsel to Regulated Businesses
Before joining Harris Sliwoski, Jared founded and led his own practice representing regulated businesses as outside general counsel. He advised clients on corporate governance, commercial agreements, regulatory strategy, and business expansion, helping companies navigate every stage of growth, from local permitting through multi-state operations.
Whether assisting with a complex transaction, developing a compliance strategy, or advising on day-to-day business operations, Jared focuses on practical solutions that help clients achieve their business objectives while managing regulatory risk.
Outside the office, Jared enjoys spending time on the golf course.
Datos clave
Educación
- J.D., California Western School of Law
- B.A., History, University of Redlands
Colegios de Abogados y Tribunales
- Colegio de Abogados de California
More About Jared
- Bright Green abandona el sector del cannabis, CRB Monitor News, 19 de marzo de 2025
- Inside the Cannabis Operator Playbook: What Happens After Launch, Cogent Law, May 2026
- California Cannabis Report (newsletter/publication), Schwass Law Firm, 2021-2025
- Beyond the Show' Podcast: CA's Gubernatorial Recall Election and More, Cannabis Business Times, September 2021
- M&A Uptick Expected to Continue in 2021: Q&A with Fox Rothschild, Cannabis Business Times, February 2021
- New York to Require Licenses to Manufacture and Sell Hemp-Derived CBD Products, Cannabis Business Executive, July 2020
- State-Based Options Exist for the Cannabis Industry Shut Out of the SBA Loan Process, Cannabis Law & Regulation Reporter, April 2020
- Inside the Cannabis Operator Playbook, Panelist, Cogent Law, 2026.
- Colegio de Abogados de San Francisco
- Mendocino County Bar Association
- Asociación Internacional de Abogados Especializados en Cannabis
- Cannabis Chamber of Commerce
- Super Lawyers, Rising Star — Cannabis Law (2021–2024)
- Databird, Top 250 Cannabis Law Expert in the U.S. (2021–present)
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