Global law firm Rimon PC welcomes Cannabis and Litigation attorney David Choi to its California office
News May 5, 2021
Rimon is pleased to welcome David Y. Choi, a leading Cannabis and Litigation attorney who regularly serves as an outside general counsel to clients, as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles and San Francisco offices.
Mr. Choi joins Rimon from Goldberg Segalla where he was Partner and Chair of the Cannabis and Hemp Law Practice.
Mr. Choi devotes a substantial portion of his practice to serving clients in the cannabis industry. He represents investors and businesses operating along and aside the distribution chain including cultivators, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of cannabis and cannabis goods, and ancillary businesses such as suppliers of commercial hydroponics equipment.
As a litigator, Mr. Choi is known for his aggressive advocacy. Mr. Choi has represented clients in a myriad of disputes involving real estate, securities and investments, partnership disputes, intellectual property and other business-related transactions.
“As the legalization movement has turned Cannabis into one of the big potential growth industries in the country, our clients are happy to have an attorney with David’s in-depth experience join the Rimon team,” said Michael Moradzadeh, CEO and Founding Partner of Rimon. “Our Cannabis practice is growing to keep up with the demand created by the burgeoning and ever evolving cannabis industry. David’s leadership of a Cannabis practice, along with his litigation background, make him a great addition to our team.”
Mr. Choi graduated from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (LL.M. Taxation with distinction), Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (J.D.) and University of California, Los Angeles (B.A.)
Rimon has 38 offices across five continents. The firm is widely known as being at the vanguard of legal innovation. The firm has been repeatedly recognized by the Financial Times as one of North America’s most innovative law firms. The firm’s Managing Partners were both named ‘Legal Rebels’ by the American Bar Association’s ABA Journal and have spoken on innovations in the practice of law at Harvard and Stanford Law Schools. Rimon and its lawyers have also received numerous awards for excellence, including from Best Lawyers and Chambers.