Xavier Jaillet

Overview

Xavier Jaillet is an Associate in the Business Department at McDonald Hopkins and a member of the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group. He also plays a key role on the firm’s cannabis and psychedelics team, with almost a decade of experience in the cannabis industry. In his practice, Xavier advises both state-licensed marijuana businesses and federally compliant hemp enterprises, delivering strategic legal counsel across a wide range of corporate matters, including entity formation, governance, commercial transactions, and mergers and acquisitions.

Xavier’s clients benefit from his deep understanding of the legal and operational challenges unique to the cannabis space. His industry knowledge and expertise comes from roles that include managing operations and business development strategy at a national law firm cannabis practice, and hands-on involvement in operating licensed cannabis businesses and B2B product sales, as well as extensive experience selling software and industrial equipment to cannabis operators.