About Sean P. Coyle
Sean advises cannabis operators, professional sports franchises, software companies, and a variety of emerging and multinational businesses on corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and various private equity transactions.
In the cannabis industry, Sean has been at the center of many of the United States’ largest mergers and acquisitions. He served as U.S. counsel to Trulieve Cannabis Corporation in the company’s $2.1 billion purchase of Harvest Health & Recreation, which created the nation’s most profitable, multistate cannabis operator.
Recognized by Law360 as an “MVP,” Sean is an agile dealmaker who knows how to structure, negotiate, and close transactions of all sizes. He serves as a strategic adviser to many of his clients, counseling them on day-to-day operations, corporate governance, best practices for raising capital, and how to navigate substantively diverse regulatory regimes. He provides business leaders the practical advice they need at every stage without losing sight of their larger goals.
Sean’s skills extend to helping foreign companies looking to buy or sell business in the United States, as well as U.S. companies interested in expanding abroad. He also is well versed in sweepstakes and game promotion and has experience with the purchase and sale of professional franchises, as well as sponsorship, advertising, and naming rights agreements.
Sean speaks on cannabis law-related topics at industry-sponsored events and seminars.
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Experience
- Served as lead U.S. counsel to Trulieve Cannabis Corporation in the acquisition of Harvest Health & Recreation, a $2.1 billion transaction that created the nation’s most profitable, multistate cannabis operator.
- Represented Apptness, a digital survey technology company, in its acquisition by Zeta Global for $41 million and the possibility of up to $20 million in additional incentive-based payouts.
- Represented Green Growth Brands Inc. in the $54 million acquisition of all outstanding and issued shares of capital stock of Spring Oaks Greenhouses Inc., the holder of a license to operate as a medical marijuana treatment center in Florida. The license allows the holder to cultivate, process, and dispense medical marijuana and medical marijuana products, to open up to 35 dispensaries, and to make deliveries throughout the state. The acquisition enabled Green Growth Brands’ entry into one of the nation’s most lucrative cannabis markets.
- Represented several multistate cannabis operators in transactional matters throughout the country, including the acquisitions of cannabis licensees in multiple jurisdictions, including Florida, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Massachusetts, California, Michigan, and Arizona.
- Assisted clients in the sale of professional sports franchises across multiple sports.
- Represented client in a multi-bidder sale process concluding in the sale of an iconic multimedia publishing company.
- Assisted in the representation of a multinational corporation in connection with an international joint venture transaction, expanding client’s business in nine countries throughout Central America and the Caribbean.
- Represented professional sports franchises and sports and entertainment facilities in sponsorship and advertising agreements, including multiple naming rights agreements.
- Assisted client in connection with the sale of a learning management solutions software company.
- Represented one of the largest nurseries of house and garden plants in the United States in the restructuring and sale of a majority interest.
A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolades are based can be found here.
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News & Views
Honors & Awards / Ranking
Blank Rome Attorneys Recognized in 2027 Best Lawyers in America®August 20, 2026
News / Press Release
Blank Rome Welcomes Leading Corporate Partners Sean P. Coyle and Vijay S. Choksi in West Palm BeachMay 4, 2026
Events & Webinars / Speaking Engagement
Sean P. Coyle: Noteworthy Speaking EngagementsThrough to 2026
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Recognitions
- 2022, “Attorney of the Year” finalist, listed in Daily Business Review
- 2022, “MVP in Cannabis Law,” listed in Law360
- 2023–2027, Cannabis Law in West Palm Beach, FL, listed in Best Lawyers in America©
A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolades are based can be found here.
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Memberships
- Dade County Bar Association
A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolades are based can be found here.
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Bar Admissions
- Florida
Education
- University of Miami School of Law, JD
- Tulane University, BS
A description of the standard or methodology on which the accolades are based can be found here.