Amy T. Margolis has been a lawyer for 22+ years, first as a criminal defense attorney and then as regulatory and corporate counsel for clients in heavily regulated industries including cannabis, pesticides, alcohol, nicotine products and beyond. She frequently advises both businesses and investors on deploying capital, multi-jurisdictional growth, and every other stage of business and corporate development.

Ms. Margolis also started The Initiative, a nationally recognized business accelerator for female founders with a mission to train and fund women in the industry. 

Ms. Margolis has spoken across the country and presented at dozens of conferences including SXSW, Israel's CannaTech, Mj Business Daily Conferences, the Democratic Governor's Conference, NCIA Seed to Sale Conference, the Bipartisan Women in Government Conference and many others. She has also presented, by invitation to the Canadian Senate on regulatory matters. 

Frequently called by the press Ms. Margolis has been quoted by the Washington Post, LA Times, Fox News, Elle, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Politico and The Daily Beast, among others, as well as featured in magazines such as Newsweek, Playboy, Entrepreneur and Forbes.