What vicente does

Vicente LLP is a U.S. limited liability partnership founded in 2010 in Denver, Colorado (originally as Vicente Sederberg LLP, renamed in 2022), operating as a specialized legal and policy advisory firm focused exclusively on cannabis, hemp, psychedelics, and other regulated substances. The firm delivers a comprehensive suite of legal services spanning licensing, regulatory compliance, corporate transactions (including M&A), litigation and arbitration, intellectual property, administrative law, alcohol beverage law, Native American cannabis law, and policy drafting at federal, state, and local levels. It also operates an Economics & Research practice that provides market analysis and policy research. Revenue is generated through professional services billing, including hourly rates, fixed fees for licensing and transactional matters, and pro bono or reduced-fee work for social equity applicants.

Vicente serves four primary sectors: Cannabis Businesses (licensed operators across medical and adult-use markets), Hemp & Cannabinoid Businesses (producers and manufacturers of hemp-derived products), Psychedelics & Emerging Therapies (psilocybin service providers and therapy practices), and ancillary investors, government bodies, and service providers. Named enterprise clients include multi-state operators and publicly traded companies such as Curaleaf, Harvest Health & Recreation, TILT Holdings, Canopy Growth, Green Thumb Industries, Village Farms International, Cookies, iAnthus, and Neptune Wellness Solutions, alongside emerging companies and social equity applicants. Distribution is direct via 11 U.S. offices in California, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Texas, staffed by 16 partners and 40+ additional professionals.

The firm is privately held with no external institutional investors or parent entity and is founder-led by Brian Vicente and Joshua Kappel, who co-drafted Colorado's Amendment 64 (2012) and the Natural Medicine Health Act (2023). It consistently ranks Band 1 nationally in Cannabis Law and Psychedelics Law by Chambers USA, has placed 12 attorneys on Best Lawyers in America, and is repeatedly named 'Cannabis Law Firm of the Year.' The firm authored the industry reference book 'The Cannabis Business: Understanding Law, Finance, and Governance in America's Newest Industry' (2020) and acquired market visibility through targeted content, conference participation, media coverage, and the Colorado Hemp Beverage Coalition launched in November 2025.

Name

vicente

Legal name

Vicente LLP

Website

https://vicentellp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Vicente LLP is a specialized U.S. law firm founded in 2010 providing legal, regulatory, and policy services to cannabis, hemp, and psychedelics businesses, investors, and government bodies across 11 U.S. offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Vicente LLP generates revenue through billing for legal services including corporate transactions, licensing, regulatory compliance, litigation, and policy work. Fee structures include hourly rates for legal counsel, fixed fees for specific services such as licensing applications, and potentially contingency or success fees for certain transactional matters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Vicente LLP is a specialized law firm providing legal counsel to businesses, investors, governments, and nonprofit organizations in the cannabis, hemp, and psychedelics industries. The firm's services span licensing and regulatory compliance, corporate transactions including M&A and financings, litigation and arbitration, intellectual property protection, administrative law, alcohol beverage law at the hemp-cannabinoid intersection, Native American tribal cannabis law, economics and market research, and federal, state, and international policy drafting and advocacy.

Product overview

Vicente LLP is a specialized cannabis and psychedelics law firm providing comprehensive legal services rather than a software product company. The firm's service portfolio includes Administrative Law, Alcohol Beverage Law, Compliance Services (with sub-services for enforcement action prevention and on-site compliance), Corporate & Business services (covering M&A, financing, land use, real estate, and restructuring), Economics & Research, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Litigation & Arbitration, Native American Cannabis and Hemp Law, and Regulatory services (federal/international and state/local). The firm serves four primary sectors: Cannabis, Food/Beverage & Dietary Supplements, Hemp & Cannabinoids, and Psychedelics & Emerging Therapies. Vicente also authored the reference book 'The Cannabis Business' as an educational publication for the industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Administrative Law

Quantifiable outcome

• Regulatory counsel on $67M+ Curaleaf acquisition of Los Sueños Farms
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Colorado Hemp Beverage CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVicente LLP launched the Colorado Hemp Beverage Coalition in November 2025 to unite top cannabis and beverage brands advancing responsible THC drink regulation. This coalition represents the firm's strategic initiative to shape policy and bring together industry stakeholders for advocacy purposes.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves16 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Harris Bricken: Harris Bricken is a boutique law firm with a dedicated cannabis, hemp, and psychedelics practice serving similar operator, investor, and ancillary clients. Like Vicente, it serves multi-state operators and offers licensing, regulatory, and corporate work, making it the closest direct competitor in the cannabis-law specialty.
• Canna Law Group: Canna Law Group is a cannabis-focused law firm offering licensing, business formation, IP, and regulatory compliance services to cannabis operators and ancillary businesses. It directly competes with Vicente for mid-market operator clients, though it lacks Vicente's regulatory opinion and policy drafting profile.
• Clark Neubert LLP: Clark Neubert is a commercial and cannabis-focused law firm serving cannabis operators and ancillary businesses with licensing, M&A, and regulatory counsel. It competes directly with Vicente in state-level licensing and operator-side corporate work in several Western U.S. markets.
• Emerge Law Group: Emerge Law Group is a Pacific Northwest cannabis and psychedelics law firm whose four leading attorneys were recently hired by Vicente to establish its Oregon office. It is a direct peer in cannabis and psychedelic law, particularly in Oregon and Washington markets.

Broad incumbents

• Husch Blackwell: Husch Blackwell is a major national law firm with a well-established cannabis practice covering M&A, banking, real estate, and regulatory matters. It competes with Vicente for larger cannabis operator and ancillary mandates where clients prefer a full-service general practice.
• Dentons: Dentons is the world's largest law firm with a multi-jurisdictional cannabis practice and the global reach to serve cannabis clients across multiple countries. It competes with Vicente for international and large-cap cannabis operator mandates, though it does not specialize exclusively in cannabis.
• Fox Rothschild: Fox Rothschild operates a national cannabis law practice within its broader full-service platform, advising on M&A, securities, and regulatory matters. It is comparable to Vicente in that it serves cannabis operators and ancillary businesses, but as part of a much wider portfolio of practice areas.
• Akerman LLP: Akerman is a national full-service firm with an active cannabis practice serving operators and ancillary businesses across multiple states. It competes with Vicente for multi-state operator and capital markets mandates where clients value a full-service firm.
• Polsinelli: Polsinelli is a national law firm with a cannabis practice covering regulatory, corporate, and healthcare matters for cannabis operators and ancillary businesses. It is comparable to Vicente as a competing source of cannabis regulatory counsel, particularly for clients seeking broader healthcare and corporate capabilities.
• DLA Piper: DLA Piper is a global law firm with a cannabis and emerging industries practice advising operators and investors on cross-border transactions, regulatory, and financing matters. It competes with Vicente for large-cap, cross-jurisdictional cannabis mandates and public-market cannabis financings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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