Joseph C. Bedwick

About

Joseph C. Bedwick, Vice Chair of Cozen O'Connor's Corporate Practice Group, structures and negotiates business combinations and divestitures, including mergers, asset and stock sales and acquisitions, and joint ventures and alliances in the United States and abroad. As chair of the firm's Cannabis Industry Team, he brings that acquisition work to the purchase of cannabis license holders and documents those deals. He earned a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1994 and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991. He also handles debt and equity financings and venture capital and other minority investments, and he counsels companies through each phase of the business life cycle, including a sale.

Who is a good fit for Joseph C. Bedwick

• Holders of a cannabis license documenting an acquisition of that license.
• Companies negotiating a merger, an asset sale, or a stock acquisition.
• Companies forming a joint venture in the United States or abroad.
• Founders raising venture capital or another minority investment.

Education and admissions

Education

• University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., 1994
• University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1991

Bar admissions

Pennsylvania

Recognition

• Chambers USA, 2021-2026
• Best Lawyers in America, 2023
• Business Today, Top 10 Prominent Lawyers Influencing Cannabis Legislation in the US, 2023

Specialties

Representative matters

As described on the firm’s website.

• Represented a multi-state owner of cannabis licenses and assets in connection with an agreement to acquire, by merger, a California corporation holding a license for a cannabis dispensary in Oakland.
• Represented a Bitcoin mining company in its acquisition of two Bitcoin mining sites and associated land in Mississippi.
• Represented a Bitcoin mining company in its acquisition of Bitcoin mining assets from six separate seller entities.

Deal profile

Typical deal size

Any deal size

Remote work

In-person / regional