Los Angeles, Calif. (October 14, 2024) - Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Griffen J. Thorne back to its Los Angeles office as a partner in the firm's Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Commercial Lending, and Real Estate & Land Use Practices. Mr. Thorne also brings substantial multi state regulatory and deals experience in serving clients in the cannabis industry. As a broad-based corporate transactional attorney, Mr. Thorne represents parties in finance and real estate transactions, venture capital and early stage company issues, and serves as outside lead counsel for corporate clients. He regularly handles matters such as entity structuring, corporate governance, and general commercial transactions on behalf of organizations across several industries, including cannabis, international manufacturing, intellectual property licensing, cryptocurrency, entertainment, and real estate. Mr. Thorne previously practiced with Lewis Brisbois for three years before joining a small business law firm where he practiced for the last six years.
In discussing his decision to rejoin Lewis Brisbois, Mr. Thorne explained, "I missed the national platform and breadth of expertise Lewis Brisbois offers its clients ." He also noted that with respect to his cannabis practice in particular, "Cannabis is a state-siloed industry. Every state has a different set of rules and requirements. It will be great to have colleagues in different states to help tackle those issues."
Chair of Lewis Brisbois' national Corporate Practice and co-chair of its Securities & Corporate Finance Practice Michael Platner stated, "Griffen returning to us will enhance the experience for the clients he already serves and also help expand our firm's growing west coast corporate team "
Mr. Thorne earned his law degree from Loyola University of Chicago's School of Law and his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley. He is admitted to practice in California and Washington.