Biographies
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Herrick K. Lidstone, Jr., is a shareholder of Burns Figa & Will, P.C. Previously he was a member of the law firm Norton & Lidstone, P.C., in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Mr. Lidstone practices in the areas of business transactions, including corporate law, federal and state securities compliance, mergers and acquisitions, contract law, tax law, real estate law, and natural resources law. Mr. Lidstone's work includes the preparation of securities disclosure documents for financing transactions, as well as agreements for business transactions, partnerships, lending transactions, real estate and mineral property acquisitions, mergers, and the exploration and development of mineral and oil and gas properties. Mr. Lidstone has practiced law in Denver since 1978. He earned his A.B. degree in economics from Cornell University in 1971 and his J.D. degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1978. He was the Business Manager of the University of Colorado Law Review from 1977-1978. Mr. Lidstone has written numerous professional articles on business and securities law for The Colorado Lawyer and other publications, several of which have been selected for publication by West Publishing Co. He has written more than fifteen published articles and has presented more than 30 papers at continuing education conferences. Among his more recent articles are Am I My Brother's Keeper? Redefining the Attorney-Client Relationship published in 32 THE COLORADO LAWYER No. 4 at 11 (April 2003) and Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: Impact on Private Companies and Their Attorneys, 33 THE COLORADO LAWYER No. 7 at 73 (July 2004). Mr. Lidstone is the author of "Securities Law Deskbook" (Bradford Publishing Co., 2006) and he is a co-author of "Federal Income Taxation of Corporations," (6th Edition, ALI-ABA, 1989). Mr. Lidstone is also a contributing author to Holderness and Wunnicke's "Legal Opinion Letters Formbook" (Wiley 1994, 1996 and 1999-2000, and 2006 Cumulative Supplements). Mr. Lidstone has served numerous times as an expert witness in cases involving corporate, partnership, and securities law matters. He has been qualified as an expert witness in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, the District Court for the City and County of Denver, Colorado, the District Court for the Arapahoe County, and several arbitration tribunals. Hon. Bill Owens, Governor of Colorado, appointed Mr. Lidstone to the State Securities Board in the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies for a three-year term ending July 1, 2002, and has been reappointed for a third term ending July 1, 2008. Mr. Lidstone was Vice Chair of the Board during 2000-2001and 2004-2005, and chair of the State Securities Board during the 2001-2002 and 2005-2006 terms. The Securities Board provides oversight to the Colorado Securities Commissioner and advises the Securities Commissioner on issues affecting the Division of Securities and securities regulation in the state of Colorado. The Securities Board is also empowered to hear appeals from certain orders issued by the Division of Securities, and is responsible for hearing evidence and making recommendations to the Commissioner when the Division issues orders to show cause in cease and desist proceedings. Mr. Lidstone is a member of the Arapahoe County, Colorado and American Bar Associations, and the Denver Association of Oil and Gas Title Lawyers. Mr. Lidstone is listed in Who's Who in the World and is a retired Lieutenant Commander in the United States Naval Reserve. Mr. Lidstone is fluent in Spanish. Please feel free to email Herrick, read his Curriculum Vitae, or return to the Biographies index. |
