Team Members
Clark Wu
Clark Wu

Clark Wu

Attorney

Business attorney and litigator Clark Wu takes a holistic, responsive, and strategy-focused approach to client relations. His well-rounded background makes him a vital member of the firm’s cannabis and hemp, commercial and business litigation, and corporate transactions departments

Clark provides comprehensive legal counsel in transactional matters ranging from domestic mergers & acquisitions to transnational collaboratives and deals. He also provides general outside counsel services to businesses, advising clients on IP, capital raises, lending, branding, corporate structuring, management disputes, employment issues, and other related matters. In doing so, Clark leverages his litigation background to help clients mitigate risk and resolve business disputes in a cost-effective manner.

Clients rely on Clark to confidently navigate and at times shape the still-nascent regulatory landscape for cannabis and hemp. In this capacity, he has helped clients resolve various issues with federal agencies such as FDA enforcement, as well as formulate innovative solutions to regulatory issues with state and local agencies in Arizona, California, Washington, Utah, Missouri and other jurisdictions.

Outside of the office, Clark enjoys cooking, golfing, and spending time with his pet chow mix, Osa.


Education

ASU, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, J.D., cum laude

University of California, Riverside, B.A. with Honors

Bar & Court Admissions

Arizona State Bar

Missouri State Bar

U.S. District Court, District of Arizona

Professional Memberships

Maricopa County Bar Association

Arizona Dispensaries Association

Marijuana Industry Trade Association of Arizona

International Cannabis Bar Association

National Cannabis Industry Association

California Cannabis Industry Association

Publications & Speaking Engagements

Ask an Attorney: Can CBDA and CBGA be Marketed as a COVID Treatment? Hemp Grower Magazine (Mar. 2022)

Arizona Proposition 207 – Adult Use Marijuana in Arizona 101 (CLE presenter), Sandra Day O’ Connor American Inn of Court (2021)

Arizona Proposition 207 & the Not So Social Equity Licenses (presenter), Cannabis Legal Association, Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’ Connor College of Law (Sept. 2021)

Social Equity Draft Rule Updates (presenter), Marijuana Industry Trade Association (June 2021)

Cannabis State & Federal Laws, Best Practices for Commercial & Residential Properties & Marijuana (presenter), Institute of Real Estate Management (Apr. 2021)

Why Arizona Manufacturing and Cultivation are Great Opportunities in 2021 and Beyond (presenter), Marijuana Industry Trade Association (Mar. 2021)

Adult Use in Arizona: What’s Next? (presenter), Marijuana Industry Trade Association (Nov. 2020)

CBD & Pet Products: The FDA Regulations You Need to Know, Cannabis Law Journal (July 2020)

Negotiating Trademarks in Cannabis Law, Arizona Attorney Magazine (Mar. 2020)

American Bar Association Class Action Strategy & Practice Guide, Contributor (2018)

Community Involvement

Secretary of Diversity Committee, International Cannabis Bar Association (2020-present)

Leading Issues Committee, International Cannabis Bar Association (2020-present)

Judicial Internship Opportunity Program, American Bar Association