Victoria Cvitanovic – Rudick Law Group

Victoria’s legal expertise empowers clients to comply with complex regulations while offering patients and consumers superior and impactful experiences. A former prosecutor and litigator on behalf of healthcare providers, insurance companies, and large corporate clients in the technology industry, Victoria’s extensive litigation background empowers Psychedelic Medicine, Cannabis, Functional Mushroom, Supplement, and Wellness Technology businesses to avoid common pitfalls and grow strategically in a complex regulatory environment. Likewise, Victoria’s expertise as a negotiator, litigation portfolio manager, and contract builder ensures that her clients maintain an upward trajectory in these growth-edge industries.

Victoria first witnessed the need for sophisticated representation in the cannabis and psychedelic medicine spaces as a prosecutor for the State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, where she handled a substantial felony docket, made charging decisions in violent criminal cases, managed and obtained indictments before grand juries, tried numerous cases to verdict, and rose to become the Chief of the Juvenile Division, making her the youngest person to obtain a “Chief” rank in that office at that time. As a prosecutor, Victoria advocated for diversion, addiction treatment options, and hybrid sentencing options. After transitioning out of prosecution, Victoria defended doctors and hospital networks on behalf of both the state of Louisiana and private insurance companies, securing verdicts on behalf of healthcare providers at both the pre-panel and post-panel levels, before various professional regulatory bodies, at trial, and on appeal. These successes led Victoria to become a contract drafter, a regulatory advisor, a tactical ally in structuring, securing, and enforcing complex settlement agreements, and a strategic partner to her healthcare clients. During this time, Victoria’s lifelong interest in technology, data privacy, and supply-chain logistics led her to litigate on behalf of several large corporate technology companies. Once again, Victoria’s courtroom success led clients to seek out her strategic advice, leading her to perform litigation portfolio management, contract development, and technological/trade secret discovery management to ensure consistent success across business lines and jurisdictions. Her skills at the intersection of technology and law led her to develop a successful cybersecurity, data privacy, and AI Governance practice.

Victoria’s personal experiences drive strategic growth for her clients.  After a life-altering injury, Victoria experienced the transformative power of psychedelic medicine and cannabis therapy as a patient. Chronic pain drove her to set a goal of bringing together her litigation, healthcare, cyber, and strategic business experience to ensure patients and others in need of access to these modalities. Now, Victoria provides high quality legal services to a variety of psychedelic medicine and cannabis businesses, healthcare providers, and longevity and wellness entrepreneurs and investors. Her practice maintains an emphasis on Ketamine-Assisted Therapy (KAT/KAP) providers, Cannabis medical markets, Cannabis recreational markets, emerging Psilocybin medical and therapeutic programs, Cannabis supply chain logistics, Psychedelic supply chain logistics, longevity and wellness technology, and retreats.

Victoria is a frequent speaker, teacher, and guest on psychedelics podcasts. She is an instructor with the Conscious Physician academy, a political advocate for disability justice, and a prolific psychedelic policy commentator on LinkedIn, where she provides updates on breaking news, litigation, and legislation affecting the Louisiana and New Mexico markets. She is also a dedicated Zen Buddhist and meditation and yoga instructor, focusing on making these practices accessible to other chronic pain patients.

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