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Watson and Northstar Commercial Partners, Represented by Nicole Westbrook, File Federal Lawsuit Against Former Employee Over Alleged False Claims in Amazon Deal

| October 23, 2024 | News

Denver, Colorado – Brian Watson, and his 24-year-old real estate investment company Northstar Commercial Partners, are now fighting back with a federal lawsuit against a former employee believed to have lied to get an Amazon payout and a job in exchange for inflammatory, proof-free information about Watson and his company. A lawsuit filed this month… Read more »

Nicole A. Westbrook Represents Prominent Businessman in Defamation Case

| October 08, 2024 | News

Denver, Colorado – Brian Watson, a prominent self-made Colorado businessman, has filed a federal lawsuit against Chicago, IL and La Jolla, CA socialite Laura S. Elsaden for allegedly spreading false and defamatory claims about him at an exclusive mountain ranch community, damaging his name and reputation. Watson is seeking over $100 million in damages, claiming Elsaden… Read more »

Christopher Mills Assumes Chair, Litigation Section at COBAR

| July 01, 2024 | Announcement, News

Christopher Mills has assumed the Chair position of the Colorado Bar Association (COBAR) Litigation Section Executive Council for 2024-2025. The Litigation Section focuses on the interests of, and challenges facing, trial lawyers and litigation practitioners. The Section has active programs to promote advocacy training, law reform, and professional development. The section’s governing board, Litigation Section… Read more »

Howard Kenison Named to Chambers USA 2024

| June 07, 2024 | Announcement, News

Howard Kenison is recognized as a leading environmental law and litigation attorney in Colorado in Chambers USA 2024, a directory of top lawyers and law firms. According to Chambers, Howard is admired for his handling of environmental litigation, including matters concerning air quality, water quality and hazardous waste. Howard is a former Colorado Deputy Attorney General and… Read more »

Lawrence Lee Named to Chambers USA 2024

| June 07, 2024 | Announcement, News

Lawrence Lee is recognized as a leading labor and employment attorney in Colorado in Chambers USA 2024, a directory of top lawyers and law firms. According to Chambers, Larry is an esteemed employment lawyer with expertise handling pre-claims and claims concerning wage and hour, discrimination, retaliation, executive agreements, and workplace safety. This is Larry’s third year of… Read more »

Reid Godbolt Lawyer of the Year

Reid Godbolt Named the Best Lawyers® 2024 Denver Securities Regulation “Lawyer of the Year”

| April 22, 2024 | Announcement, News

Jones & Keller is pleased to announce that Best Lawyers, a highly respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Reid A. Godbolt as the Denver Best Lawyers Securities Regulation “Lawyer of the Year” for 2024. The lawyers being honored as “Lawyers of the Year” have received particularly high ratings in Best Lawyers’ surveys by earning… Read more »

Crypto and Securities Law: Lessons from SEC v. Coinbase

| April 12, 2024 | Articles, News

Decision in SEC enforcement action against Coinbase suggests that transactions involving crypto are securities. By Paul Vorndran and Javier Heres. A recent decision in an SEC enforcement action against Coinbase, the largest crypto-asset trading platform in the U.S., provides some long-awaited guidance on a topic that has been the subject of considerable debate in the… Read more »