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👀 A corporate attorney, a patent attorney, and a former NFL player are sharing the same stage on June 11.Tracy Schimelfe...
06/02/2026

👀 A corporate attorney, a patent attorney, and a former NFL player are sharing the same stage on June 11.

Tracy Schimelfenig, Evan Smith, and Marques Ogden sit down for a real conversation on what actually breaks when companies scale and how to build the foundation, and leadership resilience that holds up under pressure.

Get to know the three leaders behind this conversation.

📅 Thursday, June 11, 2026
🕐 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
💻 Virtual — Free to Attend + Live Q&A

🔗 Register now: https://cogentlaw.com/scaling-without-breaking-how-leaders-build-protect-and-grow-under-pressure/o

🌱 Inside the Cannabis Operator Playbook: What Actually Happens After You LaunchOperating agreements without governance ...
06/01/2026

🌱 Inside the Cannabis Operator Playbook:
What Actually Happens After You Launch

Operating agreements without governance clauses, facilities built without GMP in mind, and SOPs nobody actually trains employees on are not paperwork problems, they are the difference between a business that survives its first year and one that scrambles through it.

In our latest article, Warren Harasz, Beck Selman from Cannaspire and Suehiko Ono from Cogent Law to break down what cannabis operators consistently get wrong after launch, and how to build an operation that is compliant, durable, and ready for federal day one.

Read the full article at the link below. 🌿
https://cogentlaw.com/inside-the-cannabis-operator-playbook-what-actually-happens-after-you-launch/

📌 New webinar on the calendar On June 11, three leaders sit down to talk about how to scale a business without breaking ...
05/27/2026

📌 New webinar on the calendar

On June 11, three leaders sit down to talk about how to scale a business without breaking the foundation you built.

Join Tracy L. Schimelfenig, Evan Smith Partner, Partners at Cogent Law, and Marques Ogden Founder and CEO, Ogden Ventures LLC for a practical conversation on governance, contracts, and leading through high-pressure moments, everything growing companies need to scale without breaking what they built.

📅 Thursday, June 11, 2026
🕐 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
💻 Virtual — Free to Attend + Live Q&A

🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/dt5SkF6Y

⏳ Just a few days until cannabis lending decision-makers gather live.Next Thursday, Adam Crabtree (NCS Analytics) and Ch...
05/27/2026

⏳ Just a few days until cannabis lending decision-makers gather live.

Next Thursday, Adam Crabtree (NCS Analytics) and Chris Van Dyck (Cogent Law) walk through how to manage and mitigate the risks of lending to cannabis-related businesses, The framework, The pricing, The monitoring, The workouts.

One hour, covered live. Seats are filling up.

If you're approving, pricing, or defending MRB exposure, this is your room.

📅 Thursday, June 4, 2026
🕐 12:00 PM ET
💻 Virtual — Free to Attend + Live Q&A

🔗 Register now: https://cogentlaw.com/cannabis-lending-risks-rewards-and-solutions/

Most founders find out about their compliance gaps at the worst possible moment during a raise, an audit, or after a Wel...
05/26/2026

Most founders find out about their compliance gaps at the worst possible moment during a raise, an audit, or after a Wells Notice.

The 2026 regulatory environment isn't just more restrictive.

It's more specific.

Enforcement is accelerating, banking relationships are harder to secure, and token classifications are being redefined in real time.

Swipe to see what's at stake and how this free session gives you the exact framework to navigate it. 👉

Join Allison Maffitt , Joshua Radbod and José Paulo Miler from Cogent Law live and leave knowing exactly where your business stands.

📅 Wednesday, June 03, 2026
🕐 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
💻 Virtual — Free to Attend

🔗 Reserve your spot: https://cogentlaw.com/operating-in-fintech-blockchain-or-crypto-in-2026/

🎤 Meet the two operators who’ve lived both sides.Adam Crabtree, Founder & CEO of NCS Analytics, the firm actively monito...
05/21/2026

🎤 Meet the two operators who’ve lived both sides.

Adam Crabtree, Founder & CEO of NCS Analytics, the firm actively monitoring 18,000+ cannabis businesses for regulators and lenders and Chris Van Dyck Partner at Cogent Law, former financial institution executive who built and scaled a compliant cannabis banking program from the ground up

If you're approving, pricing, or defending MRB exposure, these are the two voices you want in your room.

📅 Thursday, June 4, 2026
🕐 12:00 PM ET
💻 Virtual — Free to Attend + Live Q&A 🔗 Register now: https://cogentlaw.com/cannabis-lending-risks-rewards-and-solutions/

Operating in Fintech, Blockchain, or Crypto in 2026The regulatory environment is changing faster than most founders real...
05/20/2026

Operating in Fintech, Blockchain, or Crypto in 2026

The regulatory environment is changing faster than most founders realize.

Between new SEC frameworks, stricter enforcement, and increasingly complex licensing requirements, building in fintech or crypto today requires more than just innovation, it requires strategy.

Here's what this free session covers 👉

✅ The 2026 MSB and MTL licensing roadmap, which licenses your company actually needs

✅ How the updated SEC digital asset framework affects founders and operators

✅ The legal structure that works for DAOs and decentralized governance in 2026

✅ Banking strategies for fintech and crypto companies facing risk scrutiny

✅ How to protect your blockchain IP while scaling globally

Smart compliance doesn't happen by accident.

📅 Wednesday, June 03, 2026
🕐 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
💻 Virtual — Free + Live Q&A

🔗 Register now: https://cogentlaw.com/operating-in-fintech-blockchain-or-crypto-in-2026/

🚨 Happening today.Inside the Cannabis Operator Playbook: What Actually Happens After You Launch goes live in a few hours...
05/20/2026

🚨 Happening today.

Inside the Cannabis Operator Playbook: What Actually Happens After You Launch goes live in a few hours and seats are still open.

This is your last chance to join Warren Harasz and Beck Selman from Cannaspire, alongside Suehiko Ono and Jared Schwass from Cogent Law, for a free 60-minute session on what actually breaks after launch and what to do about it.

📅 Today — May 20, 2026
🕐 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
💻 Virtual — Free to Attend + Live Q&A

🔗 Register now: https://cogentlaw.com/inside-the-cannabis-operator-playbook-what-happens-after-launch/

🎯 New webinar on the calendar. Cannabis Lending: Risks, Rewards and Solutions, a practical session on how to underwrite,...
05/19/2026

🎯 New webinar on the calendar. Cannabis Lending: Risks, Rewards and Solutions, a practical session on how to underwrite, price, monitor, and defend a cannabis lending portfolio without drawing examiner scrutiny.

Join Adam Crabtree, Founder and CEO of NCS Analytics, and Chris Van Dyck, Partner at Cogent Law, for a practical discussion on how to underwrite, price, monitor, and manage cannabis lending portfolios in a compliant and defensible way.

📅 Thursday, June 4, 2026
🕐 12:00 PM ET
💻 Virtual — Free to Attend + Live Q&A 🔗 Register now: https://cogentlaw.com/cannabis-lending-risks-rewards-and-solutions/

🏦 Reflections on Bank-Fintech RelationshipsA brand-new article by Mark Dabertin, Attorney at Cogent Law, drawing on a de...
05/18/2026

🏦 Reflections on Bank-Fintech Relationships

A brand-new article by Mark Dabertin, Attorney at Cogent Law, drawing on a decade of advising banks and fintechs on BaaS and LaaS partnerships.

Mark explains why complacency, not regulators, is often the real threat, what red flags to watch for during due diligence, and why the current pause in federal enforcement is exactly the wrong time to relax.

Read the full article now. 🔗
https://cogentlaw.com/reflections-on-bank-fintech-relationships/

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