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Shabnam Malek

Chief Legal Officer

Nuka Enterprises, LLC


Shabnam Malek has a broad practice but takes greatest pleasure in advising clients on how best to grow, navigate risk, resolve disputes, and how to think creatively in balancing business needs and legal concerns. Shabnam is recognized as an expert in the field of cannabis intellectual property and clients and colleagues seek her out for her expertise in addressing particularly thorny and novel legal issues. She’s a creative thinker looking for solutions that help her clients succeed. Shabnam truly enjoys the role of counselor to start-ups, woman-owned companies, large, global companies as well individuals.

Shabnam is a co-founder and the founding President of the International Cannabis Bar Association. Today, INCBA boasts a membership base of over 700 individual attorney members and a strong international presence. She currently sits on the governing board of INCBA and helps plan the educational curriculum of the organization with a focus on INCBA’s flagship event, the Cannabis Law Institute. Shabnam is also the Chair of the PLI Cannabis Business Law program and an Adjunct Professor at the University of New Hampshire School of Law. Shabnam recently joined the editorial board of Law360’s Cannabis Editorial Advisory Board.

 

In addition to serving the business community, Shabnam developed a robust pro bono practice representing imprisoned women before the California Board of Parole Hearings as well as representing houseless San Francisco residents through the Coalition on Homelessness.

Shabnam regularly speaks and writes on the topics of trademarks, brand expansion, regulated industries such as cannabis and hemp, and the role of women in creating change. Her professional affiliations include holding a seat on the Board of Directors of the International Cannabis Bar Association and a committee role with the International Trademark Association.  She is an active member of the California Lawyers' Association, the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Lawyers Guild, the Queen’s Bench, and the Bar Association of San Francisco. Shabnam was named a Northern California Rising Star three years in a row by Super Lawyers Magazine.

Product Type
On Demand

Unauthorized and Unwise: The Lawful Use Requirement in Trademark Law


Average Rating:
   21
Categories:
Business |  Copyrights and Trademarks |  Federal Law |  Intellectual Property |  IP law
Faculty:
Robert Mikos |  Shabnam Malek |  Mary Shapiro, JD, MBA
Duration:
56 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
SKU:
INCBA072121UNOD
License:
Access for 6 month(s) after purchase.
Short Description:
This CLE explores whether a mark owner has used its mark to sell improperly labeled soap or an illicit drug, the PTO has no mandate, and no convincing policy reason, to deny the owner the substantial ...
Price:
$75.00 - Non Member Price

Product Type
On Demand

Cannabis in the Metaverse: Real Issues in a Virtual World


Average Rating:
   13
Categories:
Web3 |  Metaverse
Faculty:
Belle Borovik |  Steve Schain |  Evan Horowitz |  Shabnam Malek
Duration:
1 Hour 3 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
SKU:
INCBA03082023metaOD
License:
Access for 6 month(s) after purchase.
Short Description:
In this session speakers will join Belle Borovik, Head of IP at Chia Network Inc., to share their knowledge and understanding of Web 3.0, including: addressing issues central to blockchain and cryptoc...
Price:
$75.00 - Non Member Price

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