KO Law Expands with Four Experienced Attorneys

KO Law has expanded its corporate, transactional, and data privacy practices with the recent hiring of four experienced attorneys, Chase Millea, Matt Carrier, Nadia Bryan, and Wes Lang.

“We are excited to welcome Chase, Matt, Nadia, and Wes to the KO Law team. They are highly talented attorneys, and our clients and firm will benefit from their big law training and experience,” said KO Law Managing Partner Jon Taylor. “While our firm has maintained a strong focus on our founding principles and culture over the last 20 years, we’re proud to be growing significantly and driving great results for our clients.”

Chase Millea is a commercial attorney whose practice focuses on data privacy and security. He helps clients navigate complex data usage issues in the evolving regulatory landscape and helps businesses implement compliance strategies to address consumer data privacy laws and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Prior to joining KO, Chase was a member of the corporate and securities team at Snell & Wilmer and served as In-House Counsel & Director of Regulatory Compliance at Arizona’s statewide health information exchange, Health Current.

Matt Carrier is a transactional attorney who advises clients on a broad range of commercial matters centering around the life sciences industry, including drafting and negotiating a wide array of agreements in pharmaceutical research and development, clinical trial agreements, sponsored research agreements, master services agreements, and all manner of other agreements. Prior to joining KO Law, Matt spent almost a decade in-house with some of the world’s largest contract research organizations as well as several years in the litigation division of a regional law firm.

Nadia Bryan is a corporate attorney* whose practice focuses on an array of corporate matters – from general governance to mergers and acquisitions across various industries to financings, whether middle market or bulge bracket. Prior to joining KO, Nadia worked in the Tech practice at Goodwin Procter LLP, focusing on both buy and sell-side M&A transactions.

Wes Lang is a commercial attorney who brings a holistic approach to commercial contracts and collaborates with clients as they develop, protect, and monetize their commercial assets, and achieve their business goals. Wes partners with clients on their day-to-day operations and negotiates commercial agreements that form the lifeblood of any business to create effective, value-driven relationships with their strategic partners. Prior to joining KO, Wes practiced corporate law at Holland & Hart and DLA Piper.

This announcement follows the hiring of attorneys Brooke H. Eckert and John Shearer in late 2023 and early 2024 and reflects the growing demand for KO Law’s experienced attorneys, business-focused, practical approach, and dedication to excellent, personalized client service.

Brooke H. Eckert is a corporate attorney whose practice focuses on business transactions and corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance matters, and debt and equity financings. Prior to joining KO in late 2023, Brooke practiced in the New York office of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, where she advised clients on mergers and acquisitions and debt financing transactions.

John Shearer is a transactional attorney specializing in providing strategic counsel to clients in the life science industry. Prior to joining KO Law in early 2024, John practiced in the Denver office of Arnold & Porter specializing in life science transactions related to clinical research. John also worked for a large academic medical center in Boston, Massachusetts, where he negotiated clinical and nonclinical contracts, and served as general counsel for an emergency medical services provider in rural Kentucky.

KO Law serves three core practice areas: corporate and transactional; operational, commercial, and technology contracts; data privacy and security. KO specializes in serving many industries, including software and SaaS, healthcare and life sciences, food, beverage and consumer goods, professional services, energy, retail and manufacturing, ecommerce and internet. The firm represents leading local, regional, and national businesses ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies as well as many that are regularly recognized on lists of the fastest-growing companies, most innovative companies, best places to work, and startups to watch.

KO Law provides significant benefits and perks for its employees and shareholders, including 100% paid health insurance premiums for employees, paid unlimited PTO, paid leave, paid sabbaticals, remote work options, free lunch, parking, profit sharing, as well as a retirement program and charitable giving program with firm matching contributions. One of the most unique perks – especially in the legal industry – is a two-month paid sabbatical available to anyone who has been with the firm for at least seven years (and every seven years thereafter).

*Nadia is admitted to practice in New York. Colorado: Practice temporarily authorized pending admission under C.R.C.P. 205.6.