Ian A. Stewart

Ian A. Stewart
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
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Professional Biography:

Ian Stewart handles complex litigation in state and federal courts, where he frequently defends catastrophic multi-party litigation. Ian’s practice includes product liability, professional liability, construction defects and general liability matters, as well as data privacy and intellectual property litigation.

Ian is committed to client communication and cost-effective litigation management. He is a proponent of efficient claim resolution, including alternative dispute resolution (ADR). He has served as a pro bono mediator and previously served as national chair of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance’s ADR Committee. Ian has developed courses on negotiation strategy and ADR bargaining tactics.

Articles in the National Law Review database by Ian A. Stewart

New DEA Rule Creates More Uncertainty for Legality of CBD Extracts (Posted On Monday, August 24, 2020)
Employing Crisis Standards of Care in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (Posted On Friday, March 20, 2020)
District Court Grants Summary Judgment in Youth Football CTE Case (Posted On Thursday, January 2, 2020)
Feds Issue Badly Needed Hemp and CBD Banking Guidance (Posted On Friday, December 6, 2019)
CDC Confirms Vitamin E Acetate as Cause of Some Vape-Lung Cases (Posted On Monday, November 11, 2019)
USDA Issues Legal Opinion Supporting Current Legality of Hemp in Interstate Commerce (Posted On Monday, June 3, 2019)
CBD Risk Management (Posted On Wednesday, May 8, 2019)
FDA Updates Guidance for CBD Products amid a New Round of Warning Letters and Announcement of Date for Public Hearing (Posted On Thursday, April 4, 2019)
Market Confusion on CBD and Hemp; FDA Commissioner Resigns amid Congressional Pressure for Federal Guidance (Posted On Thursday, March 7, 2019)
New York City Bans CBD from Bars and Restaurants (Posted On Tuesday, February 12, 2019)
FDA Updates Its Position on CBD upon Signing of Farm Bill (Posted On Friday, December 21, 2018)
Will California’s Cannabis Regulation Limit Commercial Activity Between Licensed and Unlicensed Entities? (Posted On Monday, December 17, 2018)
Will Hemp-Derived CBD Be Fully Legal with Passage of the 2018 Farm Bill? Not Quite… (Posted On Tuesday, December 4, 2018)
“Clarification” of Border Crossing Rules Raises More Questions for Canadian Cannabis Industry (Posted On Monday, October 15, 2018)
Travelers in a Dangerous Time: The Do’s and Don’ts of Crossing the United States Border in the Cannabis Age (Posted On Monday, October 1, 2018)
Moving Toward a Standard of Care for Medical Marijuana (Posted On Friday, June 8, 2018)
Marijuana Marketing: The Do’s and Don’ts of Cannabis Advertising in California (Posted On Monday, March 5, 2018)
Expect Delays: Challenges Ahead for California’s Cannabis Distribution System (Posted On Thursday, January 25, 2018)
New Rules for Cannabis: The Coming Wave of California False Advertising and Unfair Competition Claims (Posted On Friday, January 19, 2018)
City of Los Angeles Approves Cannabis Ordinances (Posted On Tuesday, November 28, 2017)

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Food & Drug

Marijuana Law

Ian A. Stewart and his thought leadership on Marijuana & Cannabis law has been selected for a National Law Review Go-To Thought Leadership Award. Mr. Stewart ’s excellent coverage of the ever-evolving marijuana legislation and litigation landscape, especially his analysis of issues related to operating a marijuana-related business such as advertising, product liability and insurance as well as coverage of changes in legislation. A great example of his work is the article, New Rules for Cannabis: The Coming Wave of California False Advertising and Unfair Competition Claims.