Fred Rocafort in The Dispatch
“China is criminalizing what, in places like the United States, and most countries in the world, would be considered normal discourse,” Fred Rocafort, a legal expert on China and a former diplomat, told The Dispatch.
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Jesse Mondry in Hemp Industry Daily
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration warning letter against a CBD company for making an unfounded health claim, for example, “is almost an invitation to a plaintiff’s lawyer to file a class action suit,” said Oregon cannabis attorney Jesse Mondry, co-chair of Harris Sliwoski’s dispute resolution/litigation practice group.
Jesse Mondry in Marijuana Business Daily
A U.S. Federal Food and Drug Administration warning letter against a CBD company for making an unfounded health claim, for example, “is almost an invitation to a plaintiff lawyer,” Mondry said.
Fred Rocafort in Law360
“At the moment companies look to Hong Kong as a way of having one foot in China but keeping the other foot out of all the complications that doing business in mainland China brings,” said Fred Rocafort, a lawyer at Harris Sliwoski who has more than a decade of international legal experience, primarily in China, Vietnam and Thailand. “To the extent that you start moving in the direction of having, if not both feet, let’s say almost both feet in the mainland, that’s going to be a problem.”
Fred Rocafort in The Straits Times
International trade lawyer Fred Rocafort of international law firm Harris Sliwoski said restrictions on exports to Hong Kong could also likely form part of the US government’s initial response to the certification. He added that this should concern companies that export sensitive technologies to Hong Kong.
Jesse Mondry in HempGrower
“The last year has seen a significant uptick in hemp-related litigation in nearly all phases of the industry,” from contract disputes to federal action against cannabidiol (CBD) health claims, Jesse Mondry, an attorney with international law firm Harris Sliwoski, tells Hemp Grower. Lawsuits involving hemp businesses have surfaced throughout the U.S. with hundreds of thousands to an excess of $1 billion at stake.