Corinne Celko Email & Phone Number

Prior to joining Emerge Law Group, Corinne served as Counsel at Perkins Coie LLP, an international AmLaw 100 law firm, for almost ten years. At the time, Perkins Coie prohibited its lawyers from representing cannabis businesses, so Corinne joined Emerge, the first full-service law firm in Oregon to serve the cannabis industry, in 2015. At that time, Oregon’s cannabis legalization measure (Measure 91) had passed but was not yet effective. Corinne practices land use and development law and joined Emerge to lead its land use practice. Corinne immediately became involved in the implementation of Measure 91 and worked extensively with various cities and counties throughout Oregon on behalf of cannabis businesses to adopt and implement land use regulations specific to cannabis-related uses. Corinne assists clients with obtaining permit and entitlement approvals for a wide variety for development projects, with an emphasis in the cannabis industry. She is committed to helping clients move nimbly and efficiently through the land use and development approval process so that their projects can become a reality. For the past 5.5 years, Corinne has also challenged local governments who have tried to adopt regulations that are too restrictive. Most recently, Corinne argued before the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals and Oregon Court of Appeals to win the first appellate case in Oregon deeming a local government’s cannabis regulations to be unreasonable under state law. Corinne is passionate about advocating for and assisting the cannabis industry, as well as creating a strong and supportive community for the lawyers who serve that industry. Corinne is a long-standing member of the International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA) and is current Co-Chair of its Events Committee. She co-chaired the planning committee for the 2020 INCBA Racial Justice & Social Equity Program. Given the current climate of civil unrest, Corinne strongly believes that these kind of issues regarding criminal justice reform and racial justice are important now more than ever for the cannabis industry and society at large.

Listed skills include Legal Research, Legal Writing, Land Use Law, Appeals, and 1 others.