Drawn to intellectual property law from the moment I first encountered it in law school, I began my career in Big Law with a focus on intellectual property litigation and transactions, representing a variety of global brands.
After earning my stripes in a large, fast-paced law firm environment, I decided it was time to use my intellectual property expertise to serve clients more personally, with superior representation and accessibility. I joined a boutique law firm with a focus on intellectual property and advertising, where I began working with clients in the nascent cannabis industry.
In 2013, the cannabis industry was on the precipice of becoming something big and the world of cannabis business law was still uncharted. It was thrilling to tackle new challenges like forging paths to federal intellectual property protection for businesses operating in this not-yet-federally-legal industry, and to work closely with creative, boundary-pushing entrepreneurs in emerging markets.
Not long after co-founding the organization that would become the International Cannabis Bar Association, I partnered with my colleague Shabnam Malek to start our own practice, focusing on intellectual property law and the cannabis industry. The timing was right, we were ready to work for ourselves, and we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to go all in–supporting visionary clients with a firm dedicated to their business goals and protection. Our firm, Brand & Branch LLP, was established right at the vanguard of cannabis law, offering the best practical and experienced legal counsel.
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about amanda
In 2022, after seven years of building and growing my first successful firm, and filled with the same entrepreneurial spirit as my clients, I launched Conley Law.
I’m proud to be a creative, practical, actually-fun-to-work-with lawyer for entrepreneurs who are tired of dealing with traditional legal counsel.
In 2022, after seven years of building and growing my first successful firm, and filled with the same entrepreneurial spirit as my clients, I launched Conley Law.
I’m proud to be a creative, practical, actually-fun-to-work-with lawyer for entrepreneurs who are tired of dealing with traditional legal counsel.
Associate, Cobalt LLP
2013-2015
Associate, O'Melveny & Myers, LLP
2011-2013
Founder, Conley Law
2022-present
Founding Partner, Brand & Branch LLP
2015-2022
experience
J.D., NYU School of Law
M.A., Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder
B.A., Psychology, Illinois Wesleyan University
education
Super Lawyers 2022-2023
Daily Journal Top Cannabis Attorney 2022
Super Lawyers Rising Star 2018-2021
HONORS
industry leadership
Co-Founder, International Cannabis Bar Association
I co-founded the National Cannabis Bar Association in 2015 because I saw a need to connect with other cannabis industry lawyers to provide clients with the best in diverse, ethical, and advanced legal services to this rapidly growing and changing industry. With the incredible amount of interest in cross-border transactions and membership from colleagues abroad, we evolved into the International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA) to serve local, state, national, and international practices across the globe, and serve as a leading resource for cannabis law, education, and community. Today, we are proud to support over 800 attorney members worldwide.
Founding Chair, Women Grow, Bay Area Chapter
I co-founded the Bay Area Women Grow Chapter in 2014. Women Grow promotes women entrepreneurs in the cannabis industry as the end of marijuana prohibition occurs on a national scale and opportunities abound.
Group Leader, Provisors, Bay Area Cannabis Affinity Group
I helped launch Provisors’ first cannabis networking group in 2017, and have served as Group Leader since 2018. In that capacity, I host monthly meetings attended by dozens of cannabis industry professionals, and organize other larger events throughout the year.
