Unrivaled Brands, Inc. named Robert Baca as Interim Chief Legal Officer effective August 22, 2022. Mr. Baca has over a decade of experience as a corporate attorney and consultant with a focus on mergers, acquisitions, and leveraged finance transactions and is a California cannabis industry veteran. Before representing clients in the cannabis industry, Mr. Baca practiced as a corporate attorney while at institutions including the New York offices of Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, Paul Hastings, LLP, and Goldman Sachs.

He has represented U.S. and foreign financial institutions, private equity sponsors, and public and private companies in connection with mergers & acquisitions, securities offerings, and commercial financings including secured and unsecured credit facilities and acquisition financings. Mr. Baca serves as a Manager of Legal Affairs and Innovation at Adnant, LLC (“Adnant”) an accounting and consulting firm advising cannabis companies on technical and operational accounting, strategic transactions, and the public offering process. He is also an adjunct professor of law at the University of the Pacific'sMcGeorge School of Law teaching The Practice and Business of Cannabis Law.

Prior to joining Adnant he oversaw the licensing and compliance efforts of cannabis operations in Northern California including retail, manufacturing, distribution, and cultivation companies during the turn of adult-use legalization in California. Mr. Baca was also a founder and served as Executive Director of the Sacramento Cannabis Industry Association working closely with state and local regulators, stakeholders, and key community constituencies including neighborhood and business associations, business owners, and residents. He was honored as a recipient of the Sacramento Business Journal's 40 Under 40 award.

Mr. Baca graduated with a BA from Dartmouth College with honors, a JD from the University of Chicago Law School, and a Master of Science in Finance from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. He is a licensed member of the State Bars of New York and California and a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Cannabis Section Policy Subcommittee.