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Whitt Steineker has devoted his legal career to representing companies that provide a wide range of goods and services. He provides clients of all types with litigation counsel, transactional advice, and practical strategies for growth. Whitt advises clients of all sizes—from multinational corporations to local businesses—in transactional and litigation matters in jurisdictions across the country and around the world.
As co-chair of Bradley’s Cannabis Industry team, Whitt represents clients on a wide range of cannabis issues. In addition to providing a full suite of legal services to cannabis companies, Whitt and the Cannabis Industry team advise non-cannabis clients – from banks to commercial real estate companies to insurance companies and high-net-worth individuals – on best practices for doing business (or, when appropriate, not doing business) with cannabis companies.
Whitt regularly represents clients in the food and beverage industry, from breweries to distributors and wholesalers. As the practice leader of Bradley’s Food, Beverage and Hospitality team, Whitt and his fellow team members counsel clients on a wide range of matters, including corporate formation, growth and expansion strategies, intellectual property issues, real estate matters, and labor and employment issues.
Whitt has devoted a substantial portion of his career to the representation of manufacturers of products ranging from tires to prescription drugs to medical devices.
Prior to joining the firm, Whitt was an associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York, where he gained experience in general commercial, antitrust, securities, professional liability, and labor and employment matters as a member of the litigation department.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Whitt Steineker
- 2023 Update on Alabama Alcohol Laws - (Posted On Monday, August 21, 2023)
- Court Again Stays Alabama Medical Cannabis Program: The Song Remains the Same - (Posted On Monday, August 21, 2023)
- Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission Awards 24 Licenses, Appeals to Follow - (Posted On Monday, August 14, 2023)
- Alabama Medical Cannabis Update: August 10 Appears to Be the Day - (Posted On Tuesday, August 08, 2023)
- A Watched Pot Never Boils: SAFE Banking on the Backburner Again - (Posted On Monday, August 07, 2023)
- Good News, Bad News: Congress Wants to Help the Hemp Industry - (Posted On Thursday, August 03, 2023)
- The Secret to Success: Protecting Your Cannabis Trade Secrets - (Posted On Thursday, August 03, 2023)
- Highly Legal: Will Congress Legalize Mushrooms Before Marijuana? - (Posted On Thursday, July 13, 2023)
- Wow: Alabama Commission Pauses Medical Cannabis License Awards - (Posted On Friday, June 16, 2023)
- Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission Announces Initial License Awards - (Posted On Tuesday, June 13, 2023)
The Cannabis Industry Team at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has been named a Go-To Thought Leader by the National Law Review. Over the span of 2022, the team has provided substantial insight into cannabis legalization at the state level, including updates for Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, and others. Regular contributing authors include (but are not limited to): Whitt Steineker, James W. Wright, Jr., Slates C. Veazey, Rachel M. LaBruyere, Elizabeth R. Hobbs, J. Hunter Robinson, and Claire Fox Hodge.
The Cannabis Industry Team at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings has been selected for a Go-To Thought Leadership Award by the National Law Review. In the past year, various authors have covered the medical cannabis industry in Alabama, including cultivation, processing, and dispensing, as well as the SAFE Banking Act as it pertains to cannabis. Regular contributors under these topics include Whitt Steineker, James W. Wright, Jr., Shelby D. Lomax, J. Hunter Robinson, and Richard W.F. Swor.