The attorneys in the commercial law and securities practice group of Holme Roberts & Owen LLP (HRO) collectively have experience in virtually every aspect of a corporate transaction. Serving clients from offices in Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Dublin, London and Munich, our lawyers are involved in local, national and international business transactions. We represent hundreds of businesses, ranging from large international public companies to smaller private firms. Our experience encompasses a broad range of industries in the Rocky Mountain and Pacific regions and nationally, including transportation, mining, energy, retail, telecommunications, biotechnology, banking, data storage and gaming.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Our firm has been extensively involved in merger and acquisition transactions, large and small, many of which involved securities issuances. Unlike many of our competitors, HRO^M&A is not comprised of corporate generalists; rather, we have a group of deal lawyers who specialize in mergers and acquisitions and, as a result, drive successful results for our clients. We advise the most demanding companies on all major forms of mergers and acquisitions, capital restructuring, and reorganization transactions.

Securities Law

Securities law practitioners at HRO engage in a wide variety of matters for a diverse set of clients. We act as issuer's and underwriter's counsel in public offerings of common stock, preferred stock, debt, limited partnership interests and other securities. These offerings occur in many contexts, including initial public offerings (IPOs) and in connection with mergers, acquisitions, exchange offers, tender offers and consolidations.

Securities Offerings

Lawyers in the firm have substantial experience in the preparation of registration statements and prospectuses and private placement and other disclosure documents. We have represented issuers in underwritten equity offerings and in Rule 144A offerings of corporate debt and their related exchange offers. We have considerable experience with joint listings on various European and United States exchanges.

Compliance

Securities attorneys in the firm also handle compliance matters for publicly held companies (review and preparation of Forms 10-K and 10-Q, annual reports, proxy statements, Section 13 and 16 filings) and counsel clients regarding disclosure. We have also dealt with the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq in connection with securities listings and other matters, the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) in connection with financing compliance and state securities ("blue sky") commissioners in connection with state securities registration matters.

Commercial Law

Our commercial law attorneys have represented public and private clients in bank and other financings, corporate restructurings, strategic planning and formations of corporations, partnerships and other entities. We also have represented clients in relationships with governmental entities, employment relationships, franchising, commercial transactions and all other aspects of business law.

Emerging Companies

The firm emphasizes representation of emerging companies in the high technology area and smaller companies in other promising areas of business. A multi-dimensional team provides skill and experience in areas of particular importance to growing companies, such as financing and protecting and developing intellectual property.

CleanTech

HRO attorneys are actively involved in projects that are part of the clean technology wave. The focus in the United States and around the world is on how to use energy efficiently and on methods to create energy that is environmentally conscious. HRO is positioned to assist clients in this new and cutting-edge area.

As part of these efforts, HRO attorneys have worked with clients in their efforts to create technology that stores, distributes, senses, controls, monitors, manages, and produces energy. Further, we have worked with clients using these technologies in conjunction with wind, hydroelectric, ethanol, biodiesel, biofuel, synthetic fuel, solar, biomass, and electric sources.

The depth of experience of HRO attorneys in the areas of energy, natural resources, climate change, and the environment is complemented by the expertise of other attorneys in intellectual property, venture capital investments, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, tax, finance, and commercial law.