RMF Expands Cannabis and Criminal Practice with the Addition of Elizabeth S. Kase

Uniondale, Long Island, N.Y. October 28, 2021– Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C., announced today that Elizabeth S. Kase has joined the firm as Of Counsel. In recognition of the firm’s growing cannabis practice, Ms. Kase will be the co-chair of the firm’s Cannabis Law Practice Group, and a member of the firm’s White Collar Crime and Investigations Practice Group and Health Law Department. Ms. Kase’s practice focuses on providing counsel to businesses and individuals seeking to enter New York’s developing cannabis marketplace.  Ms. Kase has specialized in criminal law and cannabis law and routinely handled complex state and federal matters including public corruption cases, conspiracies, mortgage fraud, health fraud, immigration fraud, embezzlement schemes, sex crimes, and narcotics cases, as well as complex DWIs.

Since the inception of New York’s Compassionate Care Act in 2014, Ms. Kase has provided counsel to entrepreneurs, corporations, hospitals, physician groups, patients, and nursing homes about the legalities and conflicts of laws pertaining to medical and adult-use cannabis, compliance, business organization, and regulations in New York and Massachusetts and federal law. Ms. Kase lectures extensively on the status of the laws, legal ethics, and compliance in the cannabis field. She has published numerous articles on new developments dealing with criminal, cannabis, and cannabis/derivative products. Ms. Kase is widely recognized for her cannabis knowledge and was named a “Trailblazer in Cannabis Law” in the National Law Journal.

Ms. Kase began her career as an Assistant District Attorney in New York County where she prosecuted hundreds of cases pertaining to narcotics, street crime, domestic violence, white-collar crime and sex crimes.

“We are pleased to have Elizabeth at our firm. She brings a wealth of knowledge in multiple fields,” said Adam Silvers, Managing Partner, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek P.C. “Elizabeth is a distinguished attorney, who will strengthen our firm and provide valuable skills to our clients.”

Ms. Kase was awarded at Long Island Business News’ (LIBN) “Top 50 Influential Women on Long Island,” has been designated a New York Super Lawyer since 2016, and recognized by The Nassau County Bar Association for her zealous advocacy as pro bono staff attorney at The Safe Center of Long Island. She proudly serves as Village Justice of Baxter Estates in Port Washington, New York since 2011.

Ruskin Moscou Faltischek established a Cannabis Law Practice Group, headed by Arthur “Jerry” Kramer and Elizabeth S. Kase, offering comprehensive legal representation and counsel to clients seeking to enter New York’s newly established marketplace. Enacted in 2021, the Marijuana Regulation Taxation Act (MRTA) legalized the cultivation, sale, production, consumption, distribution and processing of marijuana plants. MRTA will have far-reaching effects and enormous impact on real estate, commercial enterprise, health care, employment, banking, and a variety of other businesses. With ten available license types ranging from cultivation to consumption, MRTA presents an unprecedented opportunity for individual participation in what will be one of the state’s fastest growth economic opportunities over the next five years. Attorneys at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek are involved in all areas that MRTA impacts.  We assist our clients in navigating the minefield of issues that the law has created as well as the potential economic benefits that our clients can derive from this groundbreaking legislation. Every license applicant faces numerous legal hurdles. Our multi-faceted practice group provides the full scope of services to gain license approval and successful business practices in the cannabis space.

For over 50 years, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek P.C., headquartered in Uniondale, has built a reputation as one of the region’s leading providers of innovative legal services. Its attorneys are practical, experienced advocates who measure their success by their clients’ success. Cornerstone groups in all major practice areas of the law are represented at the firm, including corporate and securities, corporate restructuring & bankruptcy, commercial lending, commercial litigation, intellectual property, health care, real estate, employment, not-for-profit, cybersecurity and data privacy, energy, and trusts and estates. Clients include large and mid-sized corporations, privately held businesses, institutions and individuals.

 

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