Ryan Holz is a partner in the Cannabis Law practice group at Greenspoon Marder LLP. He advises clients on complex legal and business issues impacting cannabis-related businesses. Mr. Holz actively represents cannabis, hemp and CBD clients in Illinois on topics ranging from licensing issues, regulatory compliance, policies and procedures, and general business concerns. He has a comprehensive understanding of the cannabis laws across the U.S. and provides his clients with timely federal, state and local level developments.

In addition to his cannabis practice, Mr. Holz regularly represents financial institutions in individual and class action lawsuits arising under state and federal consumer protection statutes, including the following:

• Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)


• Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)


• Truth in Lending Act (TILA)


• Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)


• Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP)


• Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA)

Mr. Holz frequently represents financial institutions dealing with distressed commercial loans. He assists clients in negotiating and drafting forbearance agreements, restructuring loans, and liquidating collateral, including sales pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code. When necessary, he represents banks and other institutions in commercial and industrial foreclosures, replevin actions, and injunction proceedings to recover outstanding collateral. Mr. Holz understands the distinct issues and pressures faced by commercial lenders and crafts individualized solutions for the issues that arise.

Mr. Holz has an extensive appellate practice, representing both appellees and appellants in dozens of appeals in the Illinois and Wisconsin Appellate Courts and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He handles appeals from start to finish, analyzing the record, drafting the briefs, and arguing the case. Mr. Holz has handled several significant appellate matters that resulted in published opinions with far-reaching implications for Illinois mortgage foreclosure law. See Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. v. Hall-Pilate, 2011 IL App (1st) 102632, U.S. Bank National Association v. Prabhakaran, 2013 IL App (1st) 111224, CitiMortgage, Inc. v. Sharlow, 2014 IL App (3d) 130107, and Nationstar Mortgage LLC v. Missirlian, 2017 IL App (1st) 152730.

Bar Admissions

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Education

• Illinois

• Illinois (Finally) Moves Towards Issuing New Licenses, But What’s Next?
• Open the Books; Illinois Needs to Stop Hiding Cannabis Craft Grow, Infuser, and Transportation Scores
• Connecticut to Start Accepting Cannabis Business Applications in February
• Federal Appellate Court Rejects Maine’s Cannabis-Related Residency Requirements
• New York Passes Long-Awaited Crackdown on Unlicensed Cannabis Retailers
• Broad Cannabis Omnibus Bill Fails; Relief Provided to Conditional Dispensaries