Area of Focus

As head of the Corporate and Securities group for Kamlet Reichert, Mr. Reichert is involved with a full range of corporate and commercial law for a wide variety of companies, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to emerging growth companies to startups.  He has extensive experience in merger and acquisition work for both purchasers and sellers, including structuring and debt and equity financing in connection with such transactions.  Mr. Reichert has been involved in a number of transactions involving both privately held entities and public companies and has represented a number of private equity and venture capital funds in their M&A and financing activities, as well as their portfolio companies.  Mr. Reichert also frequently acts as an expert witness on a variety of corporate and other Colorado legal matters and routinely counsels boards of directors and various board committees on corporate governance and other matters.  Mr. Reichert also has experience on appellate matters with regard to various corporate and commercial matters.

Governor Bill Ritter reappointed Mr. Reichert in the summer of 2009 to another term as Chairman of the Colorado Securities Board.  In the position, he is one of two attorneys on the five-member board, which provides oversight to the Colorado Securities Commissioner and aids in the formulation of policies.

Admissions & Professional Associations

• Admitted in Colorado and Illinois
• Member, American, Colorado and Denver Bar Associations
• Member, Colorado Securities Board (Chairman 2008-09, 2004-05)
• Elected Member, American Law Institute
• Elected Member, Fellows of the American and Colorado Bar Foundations

Education

• J.D., magna cum laude, University of Illinois College of Law
               • Order of the Coif
               • Articles Editor, University of Illinois Law Review
• A.B., cum laude, Colgate University

Community Involvement & Awards

• 2010 Edition of Best Lawyers®, recognized in Corporate and Venture Capital areas
• 2010 Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers – Corporate/M&A
• 2009 Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers – Corporate/M&A
• 2008 Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers – Corporate/M&A
• Inclusion in Colorado Super Lawyers® lists 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006
• 2008 Corporate Counsel Black Book, General Corporate Law section
• Board Member and Vice-Chairman, Colorado Children’s Campaign
• Advisory Board Member, Silicon Flatirons Telecommunications Program
• Advisory Board Member, University of Colorado Entrepreneurial Law Center
• Volunteer Tutor, Lincoln Park Scholars Program (Greenlee Elementary)
• Member, 2nd Judicial Nominating Commission

Publications

• Co-Managing Editor, The Practitioner’s Guide to Colorado Business Organizations, 2nd edition  (CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2010)
• Co-Managing Editor, The Practitioner’s Guide to Colorado Business Organizations, 1st edition (CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2005 and 2006-08 supplements)
• Author, Mergers and Acquisitions in Cyberspace -Navigating the Black Holes, 6 U.C. Davis Bus. L.J. 6 (January 2006)
• Co-Author, Dissenter’s Rights: The Colorado Supreme Court Finally Speaks, 35 The Colorado Lawyer 53 (April 2005)
• Co-Author, Ten Common Legal Mistakes of Start-up Companies, Front Range Techbiz (July 2002)
• Author, Colorado Noncompetition Covenants, GHP M&A Update (June 2002)
• Co-Author, Establishing Strategic Alliances and Joint Ventures, 31 The Colorado Lawyer 5, 65 (May 2002)
• Author, Mergers and Acquisitions in a Dot.com World, 29 The Colorado Lawyer 3, 37 (March 2000)
• Author, Good Faith and Fair Dealing Developments–Parts I and II, 27 The Colorado Lawyer 7, 73 (July 1998); 27 The Colorado Lawyer 6, 115 (June 1998)

Speeches & Presentations

• Speaker, Current Trends In M&A: Getting Deals Done in 2010, National Business Institute Seminar (April 2010).
• Moderator, Private Equity ’10: 2010 State of Private Equity Market, Private Equity ’10 Colorado Bar Association Seminar (January 2010).
• Speaker, Art of the Deal: Debt Financing, WebCredenza CLE Seminar (June 2009).
• Speaker, Intellectual Property Due Diligence, Colorado Bar Association 7th Annual Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property & Technology Institute (May 2009).
• Moderator, Distressed Assets: Taking a Plunge in Murky Waters, Colorado Bar Association Private Equity Down but Not Out Seminar (December 2008)
• Speaker, Art of the Deal: Equity Funding, WebCredenza CLE Seminar (August 2008)
• Speaker,  Exit Issues and End-of-Business Considerations,  LLCs, LLPs and Partnerships: Organization and Operation in Colorado, Lorman Education Services, (June 2008) 
• Speaker, Intellectual Property Considerations During Various Financing Stages, Colorado Bar Association 6th Annual Rocky Mountain Intellectual Property & Technology Institute, (June 2008)
• Speaker, Law and Entrepreneurship – The Art of the Deal: Ethical Issues in Drawing the Line Between Business and Legal Advice, Silicon Flatirons Telecommunications Conference (April 2007)
• Speaker, Early Stage Fundraising, University of Colorado Entrepreneurial Law Clinic (November 2006)  
• Speaker, Use of the Internet, Private Placements, the Internet and Securities Law for the General Practitioner, CLE Seminar (September 2006)
• Speaker, Drafting Employment Agreements, Colorado Bar Association CLE Seminar, (May 2006)
• Speaker, Deal Breakers: Avoiding Legal Pitfalls Before and During the Sale of Your Business, Selling Your Business Your Way Seminar (April 2006)
• Speaker, Common Errors in Positioning for Angel or Venture Financing, University of Colorado Entrepreneurial Law Clinic (January 2006)
• Speaker, What Kind of Advisors Do I Need to Walk This Path, YPO Serious Growth:  Acquisitions and Capital Formation Seminar (November 2005) 
• Panelist, Commercial Opportunities at the Technological Frontier:  Dealing with Established Providers, Silicon Flatirons Seminar (November 2005)
• Panelist, Financing the Growing Business, Colorado Bar Association Business Law Institute (July 2005)  
• Speaker, Structuring Ancillary Documents in Colorado Mergers & Acquisitions, Colorado Bar Association Introduction to Mergers & Acquisitions Seminar (June 2005)
• Panelist, Tips from the Trenches:  Practical Do’s and Don’ts in Negotiated Acquisitions, Colorado Bar Association Practical Strategies for M&A Dealmakers Seminar (April 2005)
• Speaker, Lessons Learned from the Technology Bubble: Effects on Financing and Exit Strategies 2004 CBA Intellectual Property Institute (June 2004)
• Panelist, Financing a Technology Startup: Opportunities and Pitfalls, Silicon Flatirons Seminar (March 2004)
• Speaker, Exemptions from Registration Requirements, Fundamentals of Securities Seminar (March 2004)
• Speaker, Licensing and Assigning Technology: Operational and Exit Strategies, CBA Intellectual Property Institute (June 2003) 
• Speaker, Achieving Corporate Objectives through Strategic Alliances and Joint Ventures, CBA Business Law Institute (September 2001)
• Speaker, The Ethics of Representing More than One Party in a Deal: It’s Not Prohibited but Be Cautious, Securities Law in the New Economy CLE International Seminar (Sept. 2001)