Christopher Strunk is a partner with 26 years of experience representing clients in litigation and disputes, with expertise in environmental issues and toxic tort claims. He has represented clients in the industrial hemp and cannabis sector since 2014, assisting companies in complying with state environmental laws, managing downstream risk, and defending them in high-stakes product liability litigation. Christopher is nationally recognized for his work on the environmental issues facing the cannabis industry, including litigation risks, state regulations, and agency enforcement. He has previously served as vice chair of programming for the American Bar Association’s TIPS Cannabis Law Committee and has served on the Defense Research Institute’s Cannabis Law Conference Committee for the past 7 years. He co-authored one of the first law review articles every published on environmental issues in cannabis, and his nationally published work has been featured in the Defense Research Institute’s The Voice and in the American Bar Association Environmental Law Section’s The Year in Review 2018. In 2018, DataBird Research Journal named Chris one of “250 Cannabis Law Experts.” In addition, he is a member of the National Cannabis Bar Association and the San Francisco Bar Association’s Cannabis Law Section.
