Dutchie LLC, a provider of delivery technology to cannabis dispensaries backed by some big names, has hired former Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz corporate associate Lauren Thomas as its first general counsel.
Thomas, whose hire has not previously been reported, officially started at Dutchie on March 15. The Bend, Ore.-based company announced a day later its $1.7 billion valuation following a $200 million Series C fundraising round and acquisitions of point-of-sale cannabis outfits Greenbits Inc. and Leaf Logix Technologies Inc.
“It dawned on me that I was going to be general counsel of three companies and help them integrate,” said ...