History
This industry may be new. But we aren't new to regulated industries or compliance.
MadisonJay Solutions was founded by executives of a leading provider of compliance solutions for alcohol producers, MHW, Ltd. Drawing on their experience in the alcohol industry as well as legal practice advising companies in a wide-range of regulated and non-regulated industries on their compliance systems, MadisonJay helps clients navigate the complex web of ever-evolving regulations that face a nascent industry like adult-use cannabis or hemp-derived cannabinoid products.
You need practical, trusted advice on continually evolving regulations. MadisonJay provides the solution.
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Leadership Team
CoFounder & Managing Member
Michael Cooper
A lawyer by training, Michael makes it MadisonJay’s mission to provide practical, actionable information and advice to its clients. He draws on his prior regulatory and securities law practices, as well as his work in the beverage alcohol industry, to help MadisonJay's clients navigate the regulatory thicket.
Michael is the Secretary of the Board of the National Cannabis Industry Association, the nation’s largest non-profit trade association for the cannabis industry. He publishes and speaks frequently on cannabis regulation, and is the Co-Chair of the National Cannabis Industry Association's Policy Council. Michael previously Chaired the National Cannabis Industry Association’s State Regulations Committee. He also serves as Special Advisor to a leading national spirits association for cannabis policy.
After graduating Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Michael began his career serving as a law clerk to a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
After his clerkship, Michael spent more than five years litigating at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, frequently named one of the nation’s best law firms. At Cravath, Michael counseled numerous Fortune 500 companies on their compliance programs and defended them before a myriad of regulatory agencies. He also frequently provided regulatory risk assessments for mergers and financing deals. Though his broad practice spanned the gamut of industries, Michael advised companies that operate in a variety of highly regulated spaces including pharmaceuticals, banking, and gaming.
After Cravath, Michael joined MHW, Ltd., the leading provider of solutions for alcohol producers. As General Counsel of MHW, Michael brought the same creative problem-solving ethos to bear.
Cofounder
John Beaudette
John has long been a nationally recognized leader in the provision of services to producers of alcohol, with a career spanning 35 years. Since 1995, John has served as President of MHW, Ltd. helping some of the nation's prominent alcohol brands expand throughout the US. Under John’s leadership, MHW innovated a new service model to ease the bottleneck keeping new brands from the market. Their vision has led to MHW’s widespread recognition as an industry leader.
At his core, John is a problem-solver. Leveraging his decades of beverage alcohol expertise, John helps the MadisonJay team bring the same innovation to the adult-use cannabis industry that he brought to beverage alcohol.
Director - Research & analysis
Eric Becker
Eric brings his unique perspective to MadisonJay’s efforts to help our clients understand and thrive under applicable regulation. Eric began his legal career in the corporate and securities group of Dechert LLP, with a cutting-edge practice focused on private equity deals and venture capital financings. More recently, Eric served as an Assistant District Attorney in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Eric is a graduate of George Washington University and Fordham Law School.
Eric is the Vice Chair of the National Cannabis Industry Association’s Marketing & Advertising Committee and serves on the Policy Advisory Board of Crop-To-Kitchen, a trade organization supporting the culinary cannabis community.
Director - Business Development
Jordan Fox
A graduate of Harvard College and the University of Virginia Law School, Jordan has spent his career delivering out-of-the-box solutions for his clients' thorniest challenges. Jordan emphasizes the importance of holistic assessment of the challenge at hand. He practiced most recently at Hogan Lovells LLP, a leading international law firm. Jordan plays a leading role in MadisonJay's analysis and operalization efforts.
Consultant
Greg Huffaker
From application to operation, credible advice is essential to helping your business thrive. Greg has spent his career optimizing cannabis plans and businesses. He spent over four years leading the consulting arm of Canna Advisors, the largest cannabis consulting firm in the United States. There, he planned and won applications for hundreds of cannabis companies, as well as consulted for cannabis businesses in a variety of matters.
Prior to working at Canna Advisors, Greg Huffaker worked on a national database of cannabis and hemp laws. He created the NCIA’s 50-state map of cannabis laws there. He has been a member of the NCIA’s State Regulations Committee for four years. Greg has also worked with municipalities and states to draft their cannabis laws. Greg is a graduate of Hamilton College and Cardozo Law School. He speaks and writes regularly regarding the cannabis industry.