Whitt Steineker has devoted his legal career to representing companies that provide a wide range of goods and services. He provides clients of all types with litigation counsel, transactional advice, and practical strategies for growth. Whitt advises clients of all sizes—from multinational corporations to local businesses—in transactional and litigation matters in jurisdictions across the country and around the world.
As co-chair of Bradley’s Cannabis Industry team, Whitt represents clients on a wide range of cannabis issues. In addition to providing a full suite of legal services to cannabis companies, Whitt and the Cannabis Industry team advise non-cannabis clients – from banks to commercial real estate companies to insurance companies and high-net-worth individuals – on best practices for doing business (or, when appropriate, not doing business) with cannabis companies.
Whitt regularly represents clients in the food and beverage industry, from breweries to distributors and wholesalers. As the practice leader of Bradley’s Food, Beverage and Hospitality team, Whitt and his fellow team members counsel clients on a wide range of matters, including corporate formation, growth and expansion strategies, intellectual property issues, real estate matters, and labor and employment issues.
Whitt has devoted a substantial portion of his career to the representation of manufacturers of products ranging from tires to prescription drugs to medical devices.
Prior to joining the firm, Whitt was an associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York, where he gained experience in general commercial, antitrust, securities, professional liability, and labor and employment matters as a member of the litigation department.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Whitt Steineker
- FTC Moves to Strike Most Noncompetes: Considerations for Cannabis Companies - (Posted On Thursday, April 25, 2024)
- FDA Chief Says CBD Is Not NBD, Urges Congressional Action - (Posted On Monday, April 22, 2024)
- DOJ Just Said the Quiet Part Out Loud in Massachusetts Cannabis Case - (Posted On Thursday, April 18, 2024)
- No Can Do for Mo Cann Do: Missouri Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Cannabis License to Applicant with Insufficient Paperwork - (Posted On Monday, April 15, 2024)
- Floridians to Decide Fate of Adult-Use Marijuana This November - (Posted On Wednesday, April 10, 2024)
- Will Hemp Save the World, Before the Government Kills It? - (Posted On Monday, April 08, 2024)
- Proposal to Revamp Alabama Medical Cannabis Program Met with Near-Unanimous Opposition - (Posted On Thursday, April 04, 2024)
- The “Fix” Is In: Alabama Legislature to Consider Controversial Proposal to Revamp Stalled Medical Cannabis Program - (Posted On Wednesday, April 03, 2024)
- Biden vs. Trump: High Stakes for Cannabis Policy? - (Posted On Monday, April 01, 2024)
- Texas Regulators to Consider Changes to Consumable Hemp Program - (Posted On Thursday, March 28, 2024)
The Cannabis Industry Team at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has been named a Go-To Thought Leader by the National Law Review. Over the span of 2022, the team has provided substantial insight into cannabis legalization at the state level, including updates for Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, and others. Regular contributing authors include (but are not limited to): Whitt Steineker, James W. Wright, Jr., Slates C. Veazey, Rachel M. LaBruyere, Elizabeth R. Hobbs, J. Hunter Robinson, and Claire Fox Hodge.
The Cannabis Industry Team at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings has been selected for a Go-To Thought Leadership Award by the National Law Review. In the past year, various authors have covered the medical cannabis industry in Alabama, including cultivation, processing, and dispensing, as well as the SAFE Banking Act as it pertains to cannabis. Regular contributors under these topics include Whitt Steineker, James W. Wright, Jr., Shelby D. Lomax, J. Hunter Robinson, and Richard W.F. Swor.