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Represented client in CO District Court for breach of contract, suit on account, unjust enrichment, to foreclose mechanics lien and for damages for client with respect to residential construction project; received favorable settlement.

Led Australian global resource company on its preliminary due diligence investigation related to purchase of lithium assets and related leases in Argentina.

Advised software company on its acquisition of a competitor, including related licensing of its intellectual property, including structure and definitive agreements.

Represented private client with respect to wage theft claim and unjust enforcement of non-compete agreement; matter favorably settled.

Successfully represented trust against contingent beneficiary’s attempt to attack and receive trust assets.

Successfully defended multi-million breach of contract matter for large NM ranch owner in US District Court, District of New Mexico.

Represented client in CO District Court on behalf of clients against roofing contractor and its insurance company for breach of contract, and negligence; disposition pending.

Advised South American hydrogeology company on its wholly-owned United States subsidiary formation, advised on structure, tax and related legal governance.

Advised water resource company on non-tributary water right acquisitions and related beneficial reuse applications.

Led and managed a $60M American Arbitration Association (AAA) intellectual property arbitration under procedures for Large, Complex Commercial Disputes, regarding definition of bundled licensed product IP dispute.

Advised numerous health care companies establish new ventures and SPVs including entity selection, operating and professional services agreement, on-going corporate governance, commercial agreements, including SaaS licensing and related IP.

Filed complaint on behalf of clients against roofing contractor and its insurance company for breach of contact, and negligence; disposition pending.

Advised on strategic joint-venture for two $10M green-field built centralized brine water treatment facilities (negotiated joint-venture subsidiary legal structures and agreements, acquired all regulatory permits for facilities including water discharge, air emission and site permits, served on boards of directors of each SPV subsidiary).

Serve as general outside counsel to numerous technology, software, health care, and resource companies.

Advised healthcare company on creation of a $16M national laboratory technology transfer healthcare network, established founding network structure, agreements and governance.

Filed action in CO District Court, Denver, against client’s landlord and property management company for violations of Colorado’s warranty of habitability, wrongful withholding of security deposit and unjust enrichment.  Favorably settled for treble damages.

Filed successful declaratory judgment action in US District Court, District of Colorado, holding deed restriction clauses were unreasonable restraints on alienation and void ab initio as a matter of law; upheld on appeal to 10^th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Filed complaint against client’s HOA, contractor, and property management company for negligence, violations of Colorado’s Common Interest Ownership Act, breach of contract, breach of implied warranty, breach of fiduciary duty and duties of good faith; settled prior to trial.

Represented buyers and sellers in over $15M in residential sales transactions in last 24 months.

Advised multiple sellers on Section 1031 Internal Revenue Code ("like-kind") tax exchange transactions

Innovatively solved $3M wastewater treatment plant/leachate field replacement requirement by negotiating and permitting a 99-year ground lease for beneficial reuse/surface discharge of treated wastewater for agricultural (orchard irrigation).

Filed complaint in CO District Court against client’s landlord and property management company for violations of Colorado’s warranty of habitability, wrongful withholding of security deposit and unjust enrichment.  Favorably settled for treble damages.

Represented residential Buyer successfully obtain a return of his earnest money deposit by Seller following purchase agreement dispute.

Negotiated and drafted agreements and related subscription documentation for €75M bond offering for global resource company.

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Represented family office on real estate asset sales, trust administration and fiduciary services.

Advised next-gen air quality monitoring company on its $1.25M Series A equity raise.

Representing Plaintiff in US District Court, District of Colorado, in 1^st party common and and statutory bad-faith claims, including breach of contract against automobile insurer related to traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Led intellectual property negotiation and drafting of worldwide technology master license for all fields of use (FOU’s) for recently patented water treatment technology from 1^st tier university.

Successfully represented homeowner in claim against property insurance company that failed to pay for damages resulting from a water leak

Acquisition of numerous ‘first-ever’ regulatory approvals and associated beneficial reuse permits with respect to resource recovery, brine and concentrate fluid treatment, and related beneficial reuse.

Represented family on the restructuring and subsequent listing of their third-generation business

Structured and drafted US$90M convertible note, redemption, and conversion agreement for recapitalization of global resource company.

Resolved long-standing $6M commercial dispute resulting in settlement and release agreement; crafted innovative solution with adverse counterparty resulting in new $7M purchase and sale agreement.

Structured, negotiated and drafted definitive documentation for complex $15M cross-boundary stock purchase, including addressing and resolving stock exchange delisting and regulatory requirements of Canadian target company.

Advise family office on trust administration, asset sales, provide trustee fiduciary services.