Early one morning in January 2014, the head of Polsinelli’s Chicago life sciences group, Teddy Scott Jr., walked into his friend and partner John Leja’s office.
“I got it,” said Scott, as both recall.
A year ago, Teddy Scott Jr. and John Leja had corner offices and leadership positions in Polisinelli's IP practice in Chicago. Now they've quit their jobs to found and run a medical marijuana company, taking partner Jeremy Unruh with them to serve as general counsel. The company has raised $20 million from investors and received licenses from the state of Illinois to operate two cultivation sites and four dispensaries.
March 20, 2015 at 06:43 PM
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Early one morning in January 2014, the head of Polsinelli’s Chicago life sciences group, Teddy Scott Jr., walked into his friend and partner John Leja’s office.
“I got it,” said Scott, as both recall.
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