Howard Haenel

I have served as legal and general counsel for business, professional and non-profit enterprises engaged in biotechnology, charitable organizations (art, education and human services), financing, health care, real estate, software and other industries, services and technologies. I enjoy the excitement of working with start-ups and entrepreneurs.

As legal and general counsel to closely and more widely held businesses and professional practices, I advise my clients in the areas of corporate governance, entity formation, employment matters, financing, IP licensing, marketing/distribution, mergers and acquisitions, protection of trade secrets and intellectual property, purchase and acquisition matters, real estate transactions, risk management, shareholder/ownership disputes, and the myriad legal issues and challenges that business enterprises face on a daily basis.

I assist clients in resolving commercial, organizational and personal disputes through negotiation, mediation and, when necessary, litigation. I am a trained, neutral mediator and as both an advocate and mediator have successfully resolved many complex disputes without litigation.

I approach my clients first as a business or businessperson with many interests and concerns apart from the legal issues on which my counsel and advice are sought. I work to develop an understanding and appreciation of my client's broader business concerns and interests so that my legal counsel and services make business sense and fit my client's overall business positioning and strategy. I am viewed by my clients as a valued advisor to their ongoing business interests and concerns.

University of Denver

J.D. | Law

1977 - 1981

Honors: American Jurisprudence Book Award in Constitutional Law

University of Colorado - Boulder

B.A. | Sociology

1972 - 1977

AV Peer Review Rated

Martindale Hubbell

2006

Volunteer of the Year Award

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

1994

Colorado Bar Association

Member, Legal Fee Arbiotration Committee

2003 - Current

Colorado State Bar  # 11300

Member

1981 - Current

Colorado

Since 1981

5th Circuit

Since 1995

10th Circuit

Since 1981

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 2000