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Dickinson Wright

Detroit, MIdwlaw.com
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About

Full-service law firm headquartered in Detroit with more than 500 attorneys across about 23 offices in the U.S. and Canada. Its cannabis law practice advises licensed operators, applicants and ancillary suppliers in cannabis, hemp and psychedelics on licensing, regulatory compliance, financing and M&A, real estate and zoning, Section 280E tax planning and disputes.

Law firmCannabis lawRegulatory & licensingM&ALitigationHemp & psychedelics

Leadership

Checked Oct 21, 2026
  • Chairman William T. BurgessChairmandwlaw.com
  • CEO Michael C. HammerCEOdwlaw.com
  • CFO Lance S. BrownsworthChief Financial Officerdwlaw.com
  • COO Michael P. KolbChief Operating Officerdwlaw.com
  • Investor Relations Private law firm — no investor relations function.

Other officers

  • Scot C. CrowMember & Co-Division Director – Transactions (cannabis practice key contact)
  • Benjamin SobczakCannabis law litigator (Chambers USA ranked)
  • William P. ShieldDeputy CEO – Finance
  • Mark S. ShapiroDeputy CEO – Practice Management

Dickinson Wright on IgniteIt

At IgniteIt events

IgniteIt conference participant since 2022
5 years at IgniteIt conferences
  1. 2018: did not participate2018
  2. 2019: did not participate2019
  3. 2020: did not participate2020
  4. 2021: did not participate2021
  5. 2022: participated2022Attended
  6. 2023: participated2023Attended
  7. 2024: participated2024Attended
  8. 2025: participated20253 events
  9. 2026: participated20262 events

Recent events

  • Jun 2026Cannabis Capital Conference 2026Speakers: Scot Crow, Katie VanderVeen
  • Apr 2026Market Spotlight: Ohio Valley 2026Speaker: Scot Crow
  • Nov 2025Capital & Policy Summit DC 2025Speaker: Jonathan Wachs
  • Nov 2025Market Spotlight: Ohio 2025Speaker: Scot Crow
  • Oct 2025Cannabis Capital Conference 2025Speakers: Scot Crow, Katie VanderVeen

How we checked

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We confirmed every detail on this profile in the public sources below. Last checked Oct 21, 2026.

  1. Firm leadership page: Hammer CEO, Burgess Chairman, Kolb COO, Brownsworth CFOdwlaw.com
  2. Cannabis law practice page: services; Scot C. Crow as key contactdwlaw.com
  3. About page: Dickinson Wright PLLC, office listdwlaw.com
  4. Chambers USA cannabis law department profile: Sobczak and Crow rankedchambers.com
  5. Crow and Sobczak named to 2025 Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers listdickinson-wright.com
  6. Wikipedia: founded 1878, Detroit HQ at One Detroit Center, ~23 officesen.wikipedia.org