Unveiling the Faces Behind Roots and Wings Legal Excellence
JOHN FIGONE
Attorney
John Figone is a strategic legal executive with a proven record of driving business-critical legal functions across complex, regulated environments. He has served as a trusted advisor to executive teams on high-value transactions, compliance frameworks, litigation strategy, and corporate governance.
Key Experiences: As Managing Partner for True Science Partners, John led legal strategy and operations for a cannabis industry consolidation venture, focusing on distressed asset acquisition and regulatory navigation where he successfully secured $125 million in capital commitments, creating one of California’s largest cannabis
consolidation funds. As SVP Business Development and General Counsel for Cresco Labs, he provided comprehensive legal leadership during company’s explosive growth phase, managing all aspects of regulatory compliance, M&A, capital raises, and government relations. He holds an LL.M in tax law from Golden Gate University, a juris doctorate from the University of San Francisco School of Law, and a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College.
