VP, Associate General Counsel - Real Estate

Chicago, IL, US, 60610

Verano Holdings Corp. (Cboe CA: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNO), one of the U.S. cannabis industry’s leading companies based on historical revenue, geographic scope and brand performance,isa vertically integrated, multi-state operator embracinga missionof saying Yes to plant progress and the bold exploration of cannabis. Verano offers a superior cannabis shopping experience in medical and adult use markets under the Zen Leaf™ and MÜV™ dispensary banners and produces a comprehensive suite of high-quality,regulated cannabis products sold under its diverse portfolio of trusted consumer brands including Verano™, MÜV™, Savvy™, BITS™, Encore™, and Avexia™.

Verano’s active operations span 13 U.S. states, comprised of 15 Cultivation and production facilities with over 1,000,000 square feet of cultivation capacity. Learn more at  .

• Lead drafting, negotiation and execution of leases, amendments, renewals, and terminations across Verano's national real estate portfolio, partnering with brokers, landlords and internal teams.
• Own property acquisitions and dispositions for cultivation, processing, retail, and office locations from beginning stages through completion, including drafting and negotiating letters of intent and purchase and sale agreements and assisting in site selection.
• Structure, negotiate, and manage mortgages, financings, sale leaseback transactions, and other capital arrangements tied to owned real estate, in partnership with internal teams and outside advisors.
• Own zoning, entitlement, and permitting matters for new and existing locations, working with outside counsel, local planning and zoning authorities, and internal teams.
• Manage and conduct due diligence for all real estate transactions, coordinating title, survey, environmental, zoning, and property condition reviews with internal teams, brokers, and outside advisors.
• Review and evaluate environmental site assessments, and coordinate remediation and risk mitigation with environmental consultants, outside counsel and internal teams.
• Review title commitments, exceptions, and surveys, resolve title issues, and coordinate title insurance and closing requirements with title companies, lenders, and outside counsel.
• Partner with Verano’s Regulatory and Compliance and Operations teams on site selection and cannabis licensing requirements tied to real estate, including local approvals, host community agreements, and state application requirements.
• Supervise the real estate asset manager, lease administrator and real estate paralegal, overseeing lease abstracting, critical date tracking, document management, and day-to-day portfolio administration.
• Maintain the overall real estate portfolio, including lease compliance, rent rolls, insurance certificates, property tax matters, reporting to senior leadership.
• Oversee and manage outside real estate counsel as needed on select transactions.
• Manage ongoing relationships with outside brokers, landlords, lenders, appraisers, surveyors, and other outside real estate professionals across all markets.
• Develop and present real estate budget and portfolio performance updates to senior leadership.
• Support landlord and tenant disputes, notices, defaults, and enforcement matters in coordination with the Legal team.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Juris Doctorate and licensed to practice law in good standing in Illinois.
• At least eight or more years of progressively responsible commercial real estate experience, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and financing, ideally across a multi-state or multi-site portfolio. Law firm experience a plus.
• Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating leases and purchase and sale agreements…