Brian Vicente

Founding Partner, Vicente Sederberg LLP

VS founding partner Brian Vicente has been helping marijuana businesses obtain state and local licenses since the inception of the regulated cannabis industry — an industry he has played a significant role in shaping. He has also advised national, state, and local government officials in the development of regulated cannabis markets across the country and around the world, including in Uruguay, the first country in the world to legalize and regulate marijuana for adult use. In late 2018, newly elected Colorado Gov. Jared Polis selected Brian to serve as a member of his gubernatorial transition team, where he sat on the Economic Development and Labor Committee.

Brian was a lead drafter of Colorado's historic legalization initiative, Amendment 64, and he co-directed the successful campaign in support of it.

In 2020, Chambers and Partners USA ranked Brian one of the top cannabis attorneys in the nation. Additionally, he was named a "Cannabis Law Trailblazer" by the National Law Journal in 2018 and has been included in 5280 magazine's list of "Denver's Top Lawyers" every year from 2015-2021.