From organization to exit, Jared helps entrepreneurs and businesses with their most important transactions.
Overview
Jared provides his business clients with legal counsel on entity formation and organization, general corporate matters, equity incentive plans, financing and capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions.
Organization & General Corporate
Jared advises clients on all aspects of entity formation, including choice of entity decisions, and prepares all related governing documents such as bylaws, shareholder agreements, and operating agreements. Once an entity is formed, Jared aids his clients with general corporate matters such as equity compensation arrangements, including profits interests, stock options, and phantom equity plans. He also helps his clients with commercial contracts, such as master services agreements, independent contractor agreements, and data licensing agreements.
Financing & Capital Markets
Jared represents companies, as well as angel investors and venture capital investors making investments in private companies. He has experience with capital raising through the sale of convertible debt, SAFEs, and common and preferred stock sales.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Jared has successfully represented his clients on complicated deals worth as much as a billion dollars in transaction value. He represents private companies, public companies, and private equity clients across all categories of participants in M&A transactions and has represented clients across a wide array of industries, including the health care, technology, software, design, manufacturing, and professional services industries.
Education + Admissions
Education
J.D. (Emphasis in Taxation), University of Colorado Law School
B.A. (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), Cornell College
Admissions
- Colorado
Associations
- Colorado Bar Association
- Association for Corporate Growth
- Alliance of Mergers & Acquisitions Advisors, Rocky Mountain Chapter
Publications + Presentations
Adjunct Professor, University of Colorado School of Law, Transactional Drafting (Fall 2018)
Adjunct Professor, University of Colorado School of Law, Drafting and Negotiating Technology License Agreements (Spring 2013)
Pro Bono
Jared serves as a pro bono student advisor in the University of Colorado’s Entrepreneurial Law Clinic. He has also done pro bono work for Aerobotics 7, a company addressing the devastating effects of landmines through drone technology.
Out + About
Jared grew up in Greeley, Colorado and is a soccer fan. He plays soccer multiple times a week, has been a youth soccer coach, and attended the Women’s World Cup in Australia/New Zealand. Jared also enjoys live music and tries to attend at least one show a month.
