Bio

Barry Weisz serves as a corporate strategist and outside general counsel to small- to mid-sized companies, as well as their principals, in a variety of industries. Over his four-decade legal career, Barry has advised businesses on day-to-day general business matters, growth strategies, financings, contractual agreements, litigation, succession planning and horizon events, earning praise for his ability to offer practical solutions to complex problems. He regularly drafts purchase and sale agreements, operating agreements, loan documents, license and distribution agreements and phantom equity plans, among other corporate documents. Barry's clients range from well-established businesses in their industries to entrepreneurs in new start-ups, and span the industries of technology, software, high-tech, entertainment, medical devices and health care, transportation, professional services and real estate. Barry is active in both corporate and real estate transactional matters. He is also one of the founders and co-chairs of the Firm's Cannabis practice, which provides comprehensive services to the industry on issues ranging from product liability and commercial litigation to patent applications, licensing and permits, FDA compliance, product warnings and packaging, health care law, and real estate transactions. As a result of his many successes for clients, Barry has been honored by Super Lawyers in Southern California from 2010 to 2021 (by Thomson Reuters), which is awarded to less than 5% of eligible lawyers in Los Angeles. He is one of less than a dozen attorneys recognized for his extensive experience in representing Closely Held Businesses. Barry was the Partner in Charge of the Los Angeles office of Thompson Coburn from 2013-2019 and has served on the Firm's Management Committee, Compensation Committee and Strategic Planning Committee, among others. A native of Los Angeles, Barry has been active in his local community throughout his legal career. He has taught Business Law at California State University, Northridge and West Coast University. He also sat as a Judge Pro Tem in the Los Angeles Superior Court, the Beverly Hills Municipal Court and the Los Angeles Traffic Court.