Welcome to the “Global Top 200 Psychedelics Lawyers”
Directory 2023 – 2nd edition
The Top 200 Global Psychedelic Lawyers and Policy & Regulatory Experts 2023
For the past couple of years we have been publishing a daily column at our website Cannabis Law Report highlighting the latest in regulatory news and information for the world of psychedelics as an increasing number of cities and some states in North America take a more enlightened view towards the medical and personal use of psychedelics. Read More
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Top 200 Global Psychedelic Lawyers and Policy & Regulatory Experts 2023

Daniel T. McKillop – Scarinci Hollenbeck
Dan McKillop has served as Chair of the Firm’s Cannabis Law and Psychedelics Law Practice Group since 2016. He has twenty ...

Aaron Pelley – Cultiva Law
Aaron Pelley Psilocybin Attorney, is a veritable celebrity in both his achievements as a lawyer, and advocate of cannabis business ...

David Feldman – Feldman Legal Advisors
David N. Feldman concentrates his law practice on corporate and securities law and mergers and acquisitions, as well as general ...

Enriko Malinak – MindMed
Enriko currently works as a corporate counsel at MindMed. He is responsible for a substantial part of the company’s legal ...

Danny Kharazmi – Aird Berlis
Danny is a member of the firm’s Capital Markets Group. His practice focuses on debt and equity financings, going public ...

Sherri M. Altshuler – Aird Berlis
Sherri is co-Practice Group Leader of the firm's Capital Markets Group, co-Chair of the Cannabis Group and Life Sciences Group and a member ...

David Wood – Psygen Industries Ltd / R Group Legal
R-Group Legal is a solo legal practice operated by David Wood, PhD, LLB. R-Group Legal provides advice, representation and other ...

Rod Kight – Attorney
Rod is a cannabis business law attorney. He represents legal cannabis businesses throughout the world and is editor and chief ...

Jeff Zuber – Zuber Lawler
Jeff Zuber is a founder of Zuber Lawler. A selectee of Best Lawyers in America®, he focuses on intellectual property, ...

Alex de Wet
Alex De Wet is a Director of Webbers Attorneys Inc in South Africa and a Partner of Webber Newdigate Attorneys ...

James Raza Lawrence – Zuber Lawler
Raza Lawrence focuses on deals and regulatory work, particularly in relation to emerging industries and technologies. He has a particularly ...

Russell J. Sanders – Aird Berlis
Russell is a member of the firm's Capital Markets Group. His practice focuses on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, securities ...

Lizzie Fanckboner – Zuber Lawler
Lizzie Fanckboner focuses primarily on plant medicine matters, including as to both cannabis and psychedelics. She has experience with deals, ...

Melanie Cole – Aird Berlis
Melanie is a member of the firm’s Capital Markets, Corporate/Commercial and Mergers & Acquisitions/Private Equity Groups as well as the ...

Sean Green – Aird Berlis
Sean is a member of the firm's Capital Markets Group. Working with clients across a variety of industries, his practice ...

Jeffrey K. Merk – Aird Berlis
Jeffrey is co-Practice Group Leader of the firm's Capital Markets Group and co-Chair of the Life Sciences Group. He is also ...

Gretchen L. Temeles – Feldman Legal Advisors PLLC
Gretchen L. Temeles, Ph.D., J.D., is an experienced intellectual property (IP) attorney and scientist who assists clients in the psychedelics ...
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Featured Firms

JRG Attorneys At Law
Based in Salinas with locations in Monterey, Hollister, Watsonville, and Paso Robles, JRG Attorneys at Law serves the entire state, ...

Aird & Berlis LLP
Psychedelics Expertise Aird & Berlis is a recognized leader in the psychedelics industry. As part of the firm’s Life Sciences ...

Cultiva Law
We provided strategic legal counsel that contributed to the legalization of medical cannabis and protections for those who provide and ...

Garden Variety LLC
Garden Variety Collective is a full-service business strategy consultancy focused on plant medicine. We believe nature is technology, and we ...

Allay Consulting
With offices in Colorado and Oregon, Allay Consulting guides companies through the hazards of the budding cannabis and psilocybin industries ...
Top 200 Global Psychedelic Lawyers and Policy & Regulatory Experts 2023 – Commended

Richard M. Kimel – Aird Berlis
Richard is a creative and results-driven corporate finance lawyer. Both domestically and internationally, Richard brings his business knowledge to the ...