Business Law

• Multiple successful acquisitions representing an international manufacturer of assets exceeding $500 million in value.
• Regularly serves as outside general counsel for major manufacturing, mining and transportation company.
• Represented a private equity investment firm in its initial platform acquisition of a leading provider of innovative repairs and advanced coatings for the aerospace, industrial gas turbine, and oil and gas industries from a private equity fund, leading the team on environmental due diligence and risk management.
• Represented the real estate investment arm of a national insurance company in the acquisition of assets with significant environmental liabilities, CERCLA issues, and potential natural resources damages claims.
• Regularly represent publicly traded companies in the acquisition and disposition of assets, including protections against future environmental liability.
• Negotiated the return of more than $5 million of cash-funded reclamation obligation for a limestone mine in Colorado.
• Served as lead counsel and principal negotiator in adjudicating and purchasing direct flow and storage water rights for a Colorado ski area operator.
• Represented one of the largest ski area operators in the world on the environmental aspects of its $40.5 million acquisition of a resort ground transportation business.
• Represented one of the fastest growing and largest municipalities in Colorado for every phase of its water system development, from acquisition of rights to water court changes to defense of the water rights in Water Court.
• Regularly represents local, regional, and national real estate developers and lenders on environmental due diligence, CERCLA liability management, and Brownfields redevelopment.