Ian Stewart
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Member of CLM Since: 2009
Nominated By Lisa Brennan
CLM Committees
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
- Publication/Magazine
- Cannabis
- Cyber, Management & Professional Liability
CLM Contributions
- Author - California
- Speaker - 2011 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2012 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2013 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2014 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2014 Annual Conference TEST FOR ANDROID
- Speaker - 2014 CLM Los Angeles Chapter Educational and Networking Event - 3/19
- Speaker - 2014 Product Liability and ADR Conference
- Speaker - 2015 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2016 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2017 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2017 Claims College
- Speaker - 2017 CLM Midwest Conference
- Speaker - 2019 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2020 CLM Focus: Cannabis, Environmental, Insurance Fraud, Property, Subrogation, Claims and Litigation
- Speaker - 2022 Annual Conference
- Speaker - 2022 CLM Webinar - The Evolution of Cannabis Product Liability Risks and Litigation
- Speaker - Fundamentals of Litigation Management
Articles
- Attorney Websites
- California's Green Building Code
- Considerations Presented by Lit Mgmt Guidelines
- Impact of Green Building on Defect/Design Claims
- Psychological Influence Tactics in Negotiation
- Mediating with Integrity
- Answering Questions During Negotiation
- 3D Printing will Rewrite the Rules
- Peer-to-Peer Rideshare
- Truth, Lies and Consequences
- The Measles Are Back
Practice Areas
- Claims Management
- Cyber Liability
- Employment Liability/Litigation
- Intellectual Property
- Litigation Management
- Maritime Law
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
- Transportation
- Environmental
- Fraud / SIU
- Municipal Law
- Property
- Subrogation
Biography
Ian is the Regional Managing Partner of Wilson Elser’s Los Angeles and Orange County offices. He is founder and co-chair of the firm’s Cannabis and Hemp Law practice, where he leads a national multi-disciplinary 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 has achieved a national reputation as a distinguished cannabis attorney and has been named to the exclusive Band 1 of cannabis lawyers nationally by Chambers USA guide in Cannabis Law (2020-2024). He is a member of the Advisory Board of the International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA) and has participated on the Policy Council of the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA). Ian is chair emeritus of NCIA’s Risk Management and Insurance Committee. He is one of MG Magazine’s “30 Powerful Cannabis Attorneys You Should Know” and is listed within Cannabis Reports’ “10 Powerful Marijuana Lawyers in California.” Ian has also been named by National Law Review as “Go-To Thought Leader” in 2018 and 2021 for his publications on cannabis law and policy.
Education
No information available.
Admissions/Licenses
- Bar Admissions: CA, IL