Dustin Dorsino is an associate in the Corporate Transactions Department and is based in the firm’s Maryland office.

EXPERIENCE

Dustin advises a wide range of clients on a variety of corporate and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, real estate financing, private equity investments, and debt and equity financings. His practice spans numerous industries, including cannabis, healthcare, construction, professional sports, and financial services. Dustin draws from his diverse experience in general corporate, employment, and real estate law to act as outside general counsel for his clients. His professional focus also includes representing both businesses and individuals in connection with negotiating employment-related agreements and commercial contracts.

Dustin also provides cannabis-related businesses with strategic legal counsel related to complex regulatory issues facing the national cannabis industry, including obtaining and transferring licenses for the cultivation, processing, and dispensing of cannabis; issues related to financing, entity formation and organization, real estate, and taxation; complying with regulatory restrictions on entity structure; and cannabis product marketing, advertising, packaging, and labeling.

Thought Leadership

Dustin has been published by the American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association and New York Business Law Journal in connection with his scholarship on mergers and acquisitions.

Education

Dustin earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from Syracuse University College of Law and his B.S. in Finance, summa cum laude, from Niagara University. During law school, Dustin served as an executive editor of Syracuse Law Review and his note on MLB salary arbitration was both selected for publication and preserved in the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s archives.