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Cogent Law has built itself up by assembling a team of talented, sharp, and business-savvy lawyers who can provide clients with precisely what they want.

09/03/2026

PBC Conference brings together over 500 banking, payments, compliance, and cannabis industry executives, alongside regulators and legislators, for two days of panels, keynotes, and the kind of networking that actually shapes where this space is headed.

We're glad to share that Chris Van Dyck, Evan Smith, and Jessica Caldwell, all part of the Cogent Law team, will be there.

September 9-10 at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC.

Learn more: https://www.pbcconference.com/conference

09/01/2026

A closer look at what's inside this session.

We are covering the structures that protect margin, what lenders actually need to see before affordable capital becomes realistic, and why treating compliance and workforce as separate functions creates avoidable risk.

The operators who get ahead of this are the ones who build credibility before they need it, not after a lender says no.

Save your spot.
https://cogentlaw.com/from-compliance-pressure-to-capital-readiness-structuring-cannabis-businesses-for-financial-sustainability

08/27/2026

A recognition well earned.

Chris Van Dyck, Partner at Cogent Law, has been nominated as Top Lawyer Leader ahead of this year's PBC Conference.

The nomination points to the work behind the scenes — guiding a banking partner through a complex CRB program review, sharpening risk assessment, and helping build the board-level confidence to move forward on cannabis lending.

Beyond the deal work, Chris has become a recognized voice in cannabis banking, speaking at industry events and helping banks and operators understand each other better.

Congratulations, Chris. Well deserved!

08/25/2026

Meet the people behind the conversation.

Keisha J. Williams built LogicalFlo's Decision Custody™ framework to help cannabis operators become legible and credible to financial partners. Suehiko Ono and Chris Van Dyck of Cogent Law bring cannabis banking, licensing, and operator experience from both sides of the table.

Swipe through to meet all three, then join the conversation live.

Register now.
https://cogentlaw.com/from-compliance-pressure-to-capital-readiness-structuring-cannabis-businesses-for-financial-sustainability

08/20/2026

Mark your calendar for two Wednesdays this September.

Regulators are scrutinizing BSA/AML programs and high-risk banking relationships more closely than they have in years, and a growing wave of fintechs is pursuing de novo bank charters in a climate more open to non-bank applicants than it has been in recent memory.

Cogent Law attorneys Mark Dabertin and Chris Van Dyck are hosting a free two-part live series on what regulators expect before that work begins, and how to prepare for it. September 9 and September 16, 2026, 12:00 PM ET.

One registration covers both sessions.
Save your spot.

08/19/2026

Here's where we'll be over the next few months.

Starting September 8: cannabis capital readiness, a two-part deep dive on BSA/AML and high-risk banking with Mark Dabertin and Chris Van Dyck, and two sessions on leadership and risk with former NFL player Marques Ogden and attorney Tracy L. Schimelfenig.

Plus, catch us live at Cannabiziac University today, PBC Conference on September 9-10, and CBC Summit USA on September 17, with CBC Summit Europe already booked for March 4, 2027, in London.

Same mission this season: helping high-growth companies in regulated industries move forward with clarity and confidence.

View the full schedule and connect with our team: cogentlaw.com

08/18/2026

New session on the calendar.

Cannabis operators are under pressure from every direction: compressing margins, rising compliance costs, and a financing market that remains skeptical. We are hosting a free fireside conversation on what it actually takes to build financial sustainability in this market.

Join Keisha J. Williams (Founder & Chief Architect, LogicalFlo), Suehiko Ono and Chris Van Dyck (Partners, Cogent Law).

Tuesday, September 8, 2026. 12:00 to 1:00 PM ET. Virtual. Free to attend.

Save your spot.
https://cogentlaw.com/from-compliance-pressure-to-capital-readiness-structuring-cannabis-businesses-for-financial-sustainability

08/12/2026

Today's the day.

Evan Smith, Partner at Cogent Law, walks founders through how to protect and monetize IP, from what is patentable to what investors look for in diligence.

If you have been meaning to get your IP house in order, this is the session most founders wish they had attended sooner.

12:00 to 1:00 PM ET. Still time to join.
Register now.

08/06/2026

Most startups do not lose their IP to a competitor.
They lose it to their own timeline, treating protection as a someday problem until it becomes a today problem.

Unprotected IP loses value before you ever sit down with an investor. A missed filing can cost years of advantage, licensing revenue goes uncollected, and fundraising diligence starts with your IP portfolio whether you are ready for it or not.

This one is for founders who have not thought about IP strategy yet, are raising and want to know what investors will ask, have a product with no protection plan in place, or are scaling and worried about infringement risk.

Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 to 1:00 PM ET. Live webinar, free to attend.

Save your spot.
https://cogentlaw.com/startup-ip-strategy-protect-monetize-and-scale/

08/05/2026

⏰ Today's the day.

The webinar starts in a few hours , your last chance to join Joshua Radbod (Cogent Law) and Rubio Teixeira (Octus Consulting) for a practical session on cross-border expansion in regulated industries.

If you've been thinking about scaling across jurisdictions, this is the conversation to be in.
Save your spot before we go live 🎯

📅 Wednesday, August 05, 2026
🕐 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET (45-minute discussion + 15-minute Q&A)
💻 Virtual — Free to Attend + Live Q&A
🔗 Register now: https://cogentlaw.com/cross-border-expansion-in-regulated-industries-risks-and-strategies/

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