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The most successful companies have operationalized legal. As they seek to increase valuation, minimize costs, increase flexibility and effectively manage their essential legal needs, best-in-class companies are causing a global paradigm shift in the legal marketplace by fundamentally changing how they use legal services. Innovative companies are seeking legal assistance from a growing number of non-lawyer professionals and testing new alternative billing models, so they can “do more with less.”

At the same time, businesses make decisions more quickly and with more real-time information than ever before. In any growing business, legal operations must keep pace to avoid missing out on key opportunities or making decisions in the dark.

Contract negotiations are a critical component of every deal. For many startups, contracting can feel like a substantial hurdle at the end of a long sales process. Recently, KO partner Dan Fredrickson hosted a session with Galvanize Boulder to share strategies to make contracting as efficient as possible for business,…

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 –…

DENVER – Koenig, Oelsner, Taylor, Schoenfeld & Gaddis PC (KO) is pleased to announce the promotion of Dan Fredrickson to partner, effective January 2018. Dan represents clients in connection with a wide range of complex commercial and technology transactions. For many clients, Dan serves in the capacity of outside general…