BUSINESS

Business Formation, Corporate Governance, Finance, Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions

We assist our clients in choosing a business entity and organizing and structuring it for long-term success. Our clients rely on us to provide counsel on a diverse range of financing options: private placements of debt and equity, business mergers, acquisition dispositions, venture capital transactions, limited partnership offerings, representing both lenders and borrowers in loan and other asset-based financing transactions and domestic and international letters of credit

Contracts and Transactions

Hutchinson Black and Cook has a wealth of experience in the full scope of transactional matters, including contract negotiation and drafting, distribution, manufacturing, employment and consulting arrangements, international business dealings, and other transactions our clients encounter while doing business in Colorado and around the world.

Labor and Employment

Hutchinson Black and Cook employment attorneys stay on top of local, state, national and international employment rules, regulations and developments. We assist our clients in preparing employment agreements, employee handbooks, personnel policies, employment separation agreements, proprietary information agreements, and other tools that are essential in successfully managing personnel issues in today's workplace. We counsel our clients on a variety of employment-related legal issues that arise on a daily basis.

Taxation

The tax implications of business transactions can be involved and complex. At Hutchinson Black and Cook, we approach tax problems as an opportunity for creative problem solving and planning.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Hutchinson Black and Cook is well-positioned to serve entrepreneurial companies and growing multi-national concerns as they select the Boulder Valley as their home. Our emphasis in this area has enabled us to develop a highly sophisticated intellectual property practice, representing clients in matters involving technology licensing, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, trade dress, and unfair competition.

REAL ESTATE

Real Estate and Land Use

Our experienced attorneys assist clients in navigating the maze of ever-changing land use regulations. We represent real estate developers, property owners, and investors in all aspects of real estate and land use, including the acquisition, use and disposition of land, financing, title matters, the public development process, construction, zoning, variances, syndication, mining patents and other real estate matters.

Leasing

We represent landlords and tenants in various types of commercial real estate leasing transactions, including commercial leases for office, industrial, retail, shopping center, and other commercial properties.

Natural Resources and Environmental

Hutchinson Black and Cook is experienced in water, oil and gas, and other natural resources matters.  We counsel a variety of clients in environmental matters, including major companies in the waste management industry, energy companies, industrial manufacturers, and property owners and developers.

LITIGATION

Commercial and Securities

Hutchinson Black and Cook lawyers have broad expertise in commercial litigation of all kinds, including complex commercial disputes, director and officer liability, securities litigation, tax litigation, and other disputes our corporate and business clients face.

Intellectual Property

As the economy of the Boulder Valley has evolved, our trial department has grown with it. Our trial lawyers have handled a wide variety of trade secret disputes, copyright matters, patent and trademark infringement claims, and other issues arising from the technologies of the new millennium.

Labor and Employment

We represent both employers and employees in labor and employment disputes before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. Hutchinson Black and Cook lawyers represent clients in employment discrimination matters, wage and hour disputes, wrongful termination claims, breach of contract actions, and matters involving employment benefits.

Construction

For decades, Hutchinson Black and Cook has represented clients in construction disputes of various types, sizes and descriptions. Our trial lawyers have successfully represented clients ranging from large commercial contractors, to small residential contractors, to homeowners in class actions, to individual homeowners. Whether in court or in arbitration, our trial lawyers have the background and experience to handle these diverse construction claims.

Real Estate, Land Use and Environmental

With our history representing the residents of this community, Hutchinson Black and Cook lawyers have extensive experience in handling real estate disputes, ranging from the unique real estate issues arising from our mining and agricultural heritage, to the needs of the modern developers and landowners in the Boulder Valley.  We represent a variety of clients in environmental and land contamination disputes, including major companies in the waste management industry, energy companies, industrial manufacturers, and property owners and developers.

Personal Injury, Product Liability, Civil Rights and Malpractice

Hutchinson Black and Cook has long been known not only for its sophisticated commercial practice but also for complex personal injury, professional negligence, and product liability litigation. Our practice is oriented to representing persons injured by the fault of others or by defective products. We have developed trial skills and resources for pursuing matters ranging from auto or ski accidents, to medical negligence, to product litigation involving a variety of industrial and consumer products. Hutchinson Black and Cook lawyers have obtained landmark judgments or settlements in some of Colorado’s most significant cases involving traumatic burns, defamation, and railroad crossing accidents, pharmaceutical products and medical devices, hospital liability, wrongful death, the civil prosecution of criminal conduct, civil rights, Title IX sexual harassment and failure to diagnose cancer.

ESTATE PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION

Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Administration and Probate

Preserving what has taken a lifetime to accumulate requires sophisticated planning. Both the legal and the emotional aspects of estate planning and asset distribution are important to us. We start by gaining an understanding of our clients' specific goals and wishes. Then we custom design an estate plan to meet their needs, using wills, trusts, family partnerships, and other structures. We advise clients on lifetime gifts and other planning strategies to minimize the taxation on wealth transfers. The firm also provides complete probate and estate administration services.

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

Organization and Tax Exempt Status

We advise a wide variety of nonprofits, including foundations, schools, churches, social service agencies, arts groups, and scientific organizations on a variety of issues, including obtaining tax exempt status, employment, real estate, environmental, litigation and fiduciary matters.