Alison Malsbury is an attorney with Ragghianti Freitas LLP in San Francisco. She focuses her practice on corporate and intellectual property transactions, as well as regulatory compliance in emerging industries including technology, cannabis, new drug therapies, and health and wellness. She assists clients with brand strategy and intellectual property protection, contracts, entity structuring and formation, and cannabis regulatory compliance in California and Washington. Alison has a strong and growing practice representing celebrities on their cannabis endorsement and investment deals and helping cosmetic and skincare companies navigate the complicated laws involving hemp and CBD.

Alison speaks regularly on the nuances of intellectual property in the cannabis industry and teaches Cannabis Law and Policy at Santa Clara University School of Law. She has been interviewed by major media outlets including the BBC, LA Times, International Business Times, Huffington Post, ABC News, and Rolling Stone. Alison has appeared on San Francisco’s KQED to discuss the state of cannabis legalization in California and has spoken at law schools and industry events about legal issues in the cannabis industry.