Longtime KO client Madwire, a Fort Collins-based digital marketing software and services company, recently acquired SilverEdge, a Loveland-based small business payment systems provider. The KO team comprised of Jennifer Rosenthal and Melissa Mellen represented Madwire in the transaction. KO has represented Madwire in connection with financings and acquisition work. Read more about the acquisition.

KO client BIGR Ventures and AccelFoods led a $2.5 million round of funding for frozen baked goods company Soozy’s, the first institutional funding for the grain-free, gluten-free brand. The funding reflects increased interest in grain-free products which are expected to grow from $200 million today to $4 billion by 2020.…

KO is growing and looking for attorneys to join our team! KO is seeking a corporate transactional attorney with three to five years of law firm experience in mergers and acquisitions, financings, securities and general corporate law at a top national or international firm. KO is also seeking a commercial…

May 22, 2018 – KO client Dry Land Distillers, a Longmont-based craft distillery that produces unique, Colorado-inspired spirits using local and indigenous ingredients, was recently awarded the bronze medal at the international London Spirits Competition. Dry Land’s Prickly Pear Spirit earned the award based on drinkability, value, packaging and design.…

Chris Achatz brings deep industry expertise and GDPR experience to KO’s growing privacy practice DENVER (May 22, 2018) — Koenig, Oelsner, Taylor, Schoenfeld, & Gaddis, PC (KO) has expanded its data privacy and security practice with the addition of attorney and data privacy expert Chris Achatz. “A growing number of…

May 21, 2018 – The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline is this Friday, May 25. According to the GDPR, if you market products and services online or direct sales to EU residents, you must comply, but research shows that 60 percent of companies are unlikely to meet Friday’s deadline.…

The California Supreme Court raised the bar on the definition of independent contractor last month when it unanimously adopted a new legal standard for distinguishing between employees and independent contractors – also known as gig workers. An estimated 12.5 million workers – just over 8 percent of the U.S. workforce –…

BDS Analytics, a cannabis market intelligence company based out of Boulder, closed a $3.5 Million Series B Funding round. BDS’s GreenEdge software tracks sales and allows BDS to genereate actionable insights pulled from dispensary point-of sale systems.  For more information, check out the BizWest article here.