Business Law & Transactions

Attorneys at Law

6400 S. Fiddlers Green Circle
Suite 1000
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
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Phone (303) 796-2626
Fax (303) 796-2777

Business lawyers for business people

Successfully running a business has never been easy. Government regulation continues to grow, and globalization means that businesses must constantly adapt to new competitors, new laws, and unfamiliar cultures. Great success, however, awaits nimble companies that can quickly respond to opportunity.

At Burns, Figa & Will, P.C., we understand the challenges that face organizations in every stage of their existence. We have advised and assisted clients in business matters ranging from entity creation to dissolution, for both private and public companies. Whether your company is getting off the ground, an emerging contender, or a well-established leader, you need a law firm that can respond quickly and authoritatively to your legal questions.

Business Law

Burns, Figa & Will provides a full range of business legal counseling to large and small businesses across a broad spectrum of industries. We serve public companies as well as closely held concerns owned by a family or small group of shareholders.

In response to corporate scandals and stock market uncertainty, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act became law in July 2002. The Act makes dramatic changes to reporting requirements of public companies, their directors and officers. It can also have significant impact on private companies. In such a complex environment, having the guidance of an experienced business attorney is a requirement. We approach each legal matter with our clients’ best interest in mind, helping them create value in their businesses and minimize liabilities. Our business attorneys focus on three key areas:

Business Formation, Operations and Growth

Intellectual Property Protections

Financing and Liquidity Events

Business Formation, Operations and Growth

• Choice of entity formation
  
• Shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, and operating agreements
  
• Tax and business planning
  
• Corporate governance and compliance
  
• Real estate transactions and development
  
• Employment law matters
  
• Joint ventures, strategic alliances, partnering arrangements
  
• Contracts, license agreements, and leases
  
• International transactions
  
• Compliance with local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
  
• Registrations, disclosures, reports
  
• Succession planning for family owned businesses

Intellectual Property

• Trademark searching, selection, registration and enforcement
  
• Agreements and licenses such as software, royalty and distributor
  
• Copyright registration and enforcement
  
• Trade secret protection, confidentiality agreements, and enforcement
  
• E-Commerce agreements, online privacy statement

Financing and Liquidity Events

• Public offerings
  
• Mergers and acquisitions
  
• Private placements
  
• Debt and equity
  
• Purchase and/or sale agreements
  
• Dissolution and foreclosure

Estate Planning

The line between business and personal life blurs when it comes to estate planning. You work hard to grow your financial assets; we work hard to help you protect them for future generations and your philanthropic interests. In addition to common situations - wills, trusts, and other aspects of managing, protecting, and transferring wealth – our Estate Planning group has experience in asset protection planning, probate administration and litigation.

We represent individuals with a range of $500,000 to multi-million dollar estates. We have experience in business succession planning, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax planning and minimization, and the utilization of the marital deduction and the unified credit to eliminate or reduce estate taxes.

For more information on Estate Planning, please read the attached article written by Michael J. Norton, Estate Planning