Beau Epperly, JD/LL.M.

Attorney, Partner

E beau@epperlyelam.com

T (US) +1 415 722 3835

T (CH) +41 79 878 79 00

Beau advises startup-business clients in all aspects of the startup cycle; from formation to exit.  He guides mature companies through complex securities and regulatory matters.

He and his team have led a wide variety of complex and unique funding deals for startups and recapitalization funding for existing businesses.  

Beau is recognized for his ability to advance creative solutions for difficult problems.

In addition to practicing law, Beau co-founded two companies: TriVino, a supply-chain management company for California wineries, and All9s, a cloud-to-cloud disaster-recovery software-as-a-service (SaaS) company for cloud-based businesses.        

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Education

  • Duke Law School (LL.M.)

  • California Western (J.D.)

  • University of San Diego (BBA)

Notable Deals:

  • M&A counsel for Apothecarium, acquired by Terrascend for $120M.

  • Corporate & cannabis compliance counsel for Ebbu, Inc., acquired by Cannopy for $422M. 

  • M&A counsel for ABI SF, LLC, acquired by Terrascend for $10M.

  • Founders counsel for Packetfabric, LLC Series A round.

  • Corporate counsel for Endocanna Health, Inc., Series A round.

  • M&A counsel for Cali Gold Bars, Inc., acquired by High Hampton Holdings Corp.

Publications

  • How to Break Through an Impasse in Business Contract Negotiations, Practical Guidance® LexisNexis (2024).

  • Strategic Considerations in Effectively Negotiating Business Contracts, Practical Guidance® LexisNexis (2024).

  • Cannabis Law Practice Overview, Practical Guidance® LexisNexis (2024).Cannabis Law Practice Overview, Practical Guidance® LexisNexis (September 2021).

  • Rise of the Cannabis Economic State, California Business Law Reporter, Volume 42, Number 2 (September 2020).

  • Mitigating IRC §280E Effects on Cannabis Businesses, California Business Law Reporter, Volume 40, Number 2 (September 2018).

  • IRC §280E Deflation of Cannabis Distributor Valuations, California Business Law Reporter, Volume 40, Number 1 (July 2018).

  • Cannabis Venture Capital: Navigating Investment Vehicles Through Uncertain Regulatory Terrain, Continuing Education Board Blog (2016).

  • Modular Contracts, San Diego Business Journal, (November 2007). 

  • Risk Allocation in the Supply Chain, San Diego Business Journal, (May 2007).

  • Class Action Fairness Act: A New Resource for Reducing the Total Cost of Litigation, San Diego Business Journal, (January 2007).

Presentations

  • Panelist. Cannabis: Business Fundamentals 2020. Multistate Continuing Legal Education Seminar. Practicing Legal Institute, San Francisco, CA (2020).

  • Moderator. The Innovators Driving the European Market. Cannabis Europa Conference. Madrid, Spain (2020).

  • Speaker. Investing in the Cannabis Industry. Multistate Continuing Legal Education Seminar. The Seminar Group MCLE, San Francisco, CA (2019). 

  • Panelist. Challenging Traditional Investment Models in the Cannabusiness Ecosystem. Multistate Continuing Legal Education Seminar.  Alameda County Bar Association. Oakland, CA (2019). 

  • Panelist. Cannabis Business Fundamentals. Multistate Continuing Legal Education Seminar. Practicing Legal Institute, San Francisco, CA (2019).

  • Speaker. Advising Cannabis Clients: Lessons from a New Frontier. Kilburn & Strode Cannabis Education Seminar. London, United Kingdom (2018).

  • Speaker. Mapping Marijuana: Global Expansion Strategies. O' Cannabiz Conference & Expo. Toronto, Canada (2018).

  • Speaker. Structuring Cannabis Businesses. National Cannabis Industry Association Conference. Oakland, CA (2017).

  • Speaker: Entrepreneurship and the Law. University of North Carolina Business School Entrepreneur Summit. Lumberton, North Carolina (2013).

Bar Admissions

  • California

  • Washington D.C.