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The KO team is always tracking and making news across various practice areas and key industries. See the latest below.

KO Client Spire Digital Acquired by Kin + Carta

KO client Spire Digital, a Denver-based digital transformation company with a focus on software development, user interface design and experience development, was recently acquired by Kin + Carta, a public, UK-based, international digital transformation company. The acquisition will allow Spire to grow more quickly and will support Kin + Carta’s…

Countdown to the California Consumer Privacy Act, Nation’s Strictest Data Privacy Law

With less than 45 days until the nation’s most significant data privacy law takes effect on January 1, 2020, the California Attorney General recently released draft CCPA regulations and California recently finalized five amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Companies should be preparing to comply as enforcement will…

KO Partner Charles Ciaccio Named Who’s Who in Energy by Denver Business Journal

For the second year in a row, KO partner Charles Ciaccio was recognized on the Denver Business Journal’s shortlist of Who’s Who in Energy. The recognition goes to key players in the energy market. Charles is an advocate for strong business growth in the renewable energy space. His practice focuses on representing a variety…

Startup Success: What You Need to Know to Start Your Business

You’re ambitious, hardworking, you’ve got a brilliant idea and you’re ready to start your business. But what do you really need to know to achieve startup success and to protect your business down the road? Statistics around startups can be intimidating: 50 percent of new businesses fail within five years…

KO Data Privacy Expert to Address the Interaction Between AI and Privacy

On Friday, November 1, KO attorney Chris Achatz will speak at the DU Sturm College of Law Privacy Foundation, exploring how the evolving use of AI impacts all aspects of privacy. Discussions will include ethical issues, the role of human oversight, and impacts of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and…

KO Client BIGR Ventures Leads $3 Million Series A for CBD Supplement Company RE Botanicals

KO client BIGR Ventures, one of the first institutional investors to invest in a CBD company, recently invested $3 million in a Series A round into RE Botanicals, a CBD supplement company. The CBD market in the U.S. is estimated to grow to $16 billion by 2025. KO partner Jennifer Rosenthal and Samantha…

KO Client Madwire Acquires SpaceCraft 

KO client Madwire helps small businesses grow by streamlining a wide variety of digital marketing and customer management services. The Fort Collins-based technology company recently acquired its second company in the last 15 months, SpaceCraft, Inc. The acquisition will enhance Madwire’s Marketing 360 platform by adding powerful website-building technology for…

KO Client Havenly Raises $32 Million Series C

Does your home or office need an interior design update? KO client Havenly can help. The online interior design consultancy Havenly recently raised $32 million in Series C funding to create its own private-label brand.  KO partner Kevin Gibson, attorney Melissa Mellen and corporate paralegal Krystal Rushton represented Havenly in the financing. Investors included Foundry…