Peter J Padden is an Associate of Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura and has specialized in advising cannabis industry operators, landlords, and investors in the leasing, acquisition, disposition, and financing of cannabis properties and businesses on a national basis for the past four years. Having developed an extensive network of cultivators, retailers, manufacturers, distributors, consultants, lenders, attorneys, vendors, and other cannabis industry professionals, there is no component of the business where Peter cannot provide capable advisory or a strong referral.
Peter has earned a track record of proven results advising corporate landlords contemplating a first dispensary lease, multi-state operators in need of new locations, and private investors looking for ways to get in on the ‘green rush’. His step-by-step approach to helping navigate his clients through the unique legal, financial, and operational challenges of the cannabis industry has helped each client maximize each opportunity.
Real estate exper Peter Padden gives advice for cannabis entrepreneurs - three tips to help businesses avoid costly pitfalls.
Over the lifespan of retail-oriented industry in America, real estate has been a make or break factor in the success of many companies. The now legendary former president of McDonald’s Harry Sonneborn once famously told McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc that he wasn’t “in the burger business, but the real estate business.” The quality and strategy …