SPEAKER

Ian Stewart

Partner

Wilson Elser

BIO

Ian Stewart is the regional managing partner of Wilson Elser’s Los Angeles office. He has defended complex litigation in state and federal courts for 25 years with a diverse practice that includes product and professional liability, cannabis law, data privacy and cybersecurity, complex general casualty and intellectual property litigation. 

Ian has achieved a national reputation as a preeminent cannabis attorney and has been named to the prestigious Chambers USA 2020 and 2021 guides in Cannabis Law. As co-chair of the firm’s national Cannabis Law Practice, Ian leads a national multidisciplinary team of lawyers who serve all aspects of the cannabis and hemp industries, as well as financial institutions and insurance companies that service those industries.

Ian also is co-chair of the national Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Practice. He regularly defends data privacy class-action litigation and matters involving invasion of privacy, right of publicity and statutory consumer claims that impact privacy rights.

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