Irina Dashevsky concentrates her practice on advising clients in the rapidly evolving cannabis industry. Irina is also a seasoned commercial litigator with extensive experience managing and resolving disputes for clients throughout all stages of litigation in federal and state court.
Irina Dashevsky concentrates her practice on advising clients in the rapidly evolving cannabis industry. Irina is also a seasoned commercial litigator with extensive experience managing and resolving disputes for clients throughout all stages of litigation in federal and state court.
Irina previously served as the Deputy Finance Director for The Competence Group, a political consulting firm specializing in campaign finance strategy for elected officials and candidates at the local, state and federal level.
Cannabis, Marijuana, CBD and Hemp
Irina is Co-Chair of Locke Lord’s Cannabis Industry Group and regularly advises clients on legislative developments and legal issues associated with operating within the state legal cannabis industry. Irina has advised clients on topics ranging from obtaining state-level licenses in multiple jurisdictions to cannabis product labeling and marketing, and developing appropriate internal policies and procedures. Irina frequently speaks and writes about cannabis-industry topics, and is a Co-Editor of the Firm’s Cannabis Law Blog.
Financial Services & Commercial Litigation
Irina’s litigation experience covers a wide range of areas, including insurance coverage defense, consumer finance defense, contract disputes, government contracts and regulation, gaming, real estate and complex mortgage foreclosures. Irina has extensive experience managing large scale discovery projects, including working with review platforms and clients to identify and cull data, developing a comprehensive review protocol, managing a review team and preparing document productions. Irina concentrates on representing financial institutions in individual and class action lawsuits arising under a myriad of state and federal consumer protection statutes, including the following:
Irina's experience includes: