Podcast appearances and mentions of harris moure

Forget about trade friction between the U.S. and China. Now it's a global trade war. As more and more aggrieved countries jump into the game, we find ourselves in a world of retributive duties and other government actions against the ''dumping'' of goods in export markets. It's not just the U.S. fighting with China. South Africa, India, Malaysia and Taiwan have also filed grievances. And China is responding in kind. On this episode, we welcome back attorney William Perry, now with the international law firm of Harris Moure, who explains how the policies of nominal trading ''partners'' have escalated tensions and undermined global commerce. Protectionism can have serious unintended consequences on the economy, Harris argues. Action against a single imported item can end up threatening thousands of jobs in another sector, and possibly entire domestic industries. Perry also offers his view on whether the World Trade Organization is still effective and relevant.

Today on Hempresent Vivian McPeak is joined by Hilary Bricken. Hilary Bricken is an attorney at Harris Moure, PLLC in Seattle and she chairs the firm’s Canna Law Group, and has earned a reputation as a fearless advocate for local businesses. Seen on Al Jazeera America, CNN, and Fox News - Hilary was Named 2013 Top Deal Maker by the Puget Sound Business Journal, one of the 100 most influential people in the cannabis industry in 2014 by The Cannabis Business Executive, and Marijuana Industry Attorney of the Year at the inaugural 2015 DOPE Industry Awards. Hilary is also lead editor of the Canna Law Blog.

Can a commitment to blogging help develop a practice area and turn you into an expert? In this month’s Asked and Answered, the ABA Journal’s Stephanie Francis Ward speaks with Hilary Bricken, a Seattle lawyer and one of the authors of Canna Law Blog. Recently honored as one of the ABA Journal’s 9th Annual Blawg 100, the Canna Law Blog discusses cannabis laws and how they affect the emerging legal cannabis industry. Ward speaks with Bricken to find out how her firm, Harris Moure, decided to launch a blog on this specific topic; how the blog has performed as a client-development tool; and how writing for Canna Law has helped Bricken expand her own knowledge and expertise.

Despite being illegal under federal law nationwide, marijuana businesses in states like Colorado, Washington, and Oregon are growing rapidly. With varying degrees of state licensing, where does that leave growers and sellers criminally? Moderated by Above The Law Editor Staci Zaretsky and hosted at Legal Talk Network headquarters, this Q&A podcasting event feature experts like Hilary Bricken from Harris Moure’s Canna Law Group, Tom Downey from Ireland Stapleton, Professor Sam Kamin from University of Denver Sturm College of Law, and Brian Ruden, who owns Starbuds, Tree of Wellness, and Altermeds.

Hilary Bricken has accomplished quite a lot in a relatively short five years as a cannabis lawyer. The opportunity to get involved presented itself while she was working under contract for Harris Moure, and ever since, she’s been operating in the industry throughout entire push legalization in Washington and Colorado. She’s experienced many of the growing pains firsthand, and has gained a wealth of expertise and experience, and being from Florida, she ambitiously practices law there, California, and her adopted home of Washington. She expresses her admiration for the perseverance of those in the cannabis industry, but she truly embodies this trait herself, working hard and succeeding in a very complicated and difficult space.

Dan Harris, International Law Attorney and Founder of Harris & Moure and China Law Blog shares his insight on the legal side of doing business in China and the success of China Law Blog as a valuable resource for those involved or interested in China business.