Jeff Sherman has extensive experience in many areas of corporate representation, including securities regulation, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate counseling. A significant portion of his practice involves advising public companies on SEC reporting requirements, stock exchange listing standards, executive compensation issues, disclosure issues and general corporate governance matters. He represents issuers and underwriters in initial and secondary public offerings, Rule 144A and other private placements, public debt offerings and public exchange offers, and tender offers.

Jeff regularly represents private equity funds, senior management, and public and private companies in connection with structuring and negotiating mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, and recapitalizations, including leveraged acquisitions. In addition, he frequently provides general corporate representation to the platform portfolio companies of his private equity fund clients and represents them in connection with strategic add-on acquisitions.

Jeff also represents technology and emerging-growth companies and a number of private equity and venture capital funds in connection with equity and debt financings ranging from early-stage investments to growth equity and expansion capital.

As an officer in the JAG Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve, Jeff serves as Team Chief for the 87th Legal Operations Detachment.

Representative Clients

• Representation of public companies, such as The Spectranetics Corporation, Crocs, Inc.; tw telecom; Xcel Energy; Century Casinos, Inc.; StarTek, Inc.; Birner Dental Management Services, Inc.; Encision, Inc.; and Zynex, Inc. in general corporate matters, board advice, and periodic SEC reporting and compliance
• Representation of private companies, including BlueSun Biodiesel, Inc.; Alps Fund Services, Inc.; Nilar, Inc.; Smart Airways, Inc.; and DisplayTech, Inc. in general corporate matters and private financings
• Representation of MCG Global Inc. in private equity financing transactions
• Representation of Lovell Minnick Partners in private equity financing transactions
• Representation of ResortQuest, Inc., a division of Gaylord Entertainment, in connection with their corporate development strategy
• Representation of Piper Jaffray in connection with the underwriting of public offerings
• Representation of KeyBanc Securities in connection with the underwriting of public offerings
• Representation of St. Charles Capital in connection with engagement letters, fairness opinions and other matters relating to their mergers and acquisition practice
• Representation of Q Advisors LLC in connection with engagement letters, fairness opinions and other matters relating to their mergers and acquisition practice

Representative Transactions

• Representation of Crocs, Inc. in its initial public offering and listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market
• Representation of Frontier Airlines in public offering of common stock
• Representation of Time Warner Telecom, Inc. in a series of 144A offerings of debt securities
• Representation of Crocs, Inc. in its secondary public offering
• Representation of Piper Jaffrey as underwriter of the secondary public offering of common stock of Sirenza Microdevices, Inc.
• Representation of FreeWave, Inc. in connection with private equity investment
• Representation of Cenveo, Inc. in a series of 144A offerings of debt securities and exchange offers
• Public offering of debt securities by Frontier Airlines from a universal shelf registration statement
• Representation of Value Plastics, Inc. in sale of company to a private equity fund
• Representation of Vanguard Piping Systems, Inc. and Medtec, Inc. in sale of companies to Viega
• Representation of Frontier Airlines in its corporate reorganization
• Representation of ResortQuest International, Inc. in acquisition of the assets of East-West Resorts LLC
• Representation of ResortQuest International, Inc. in acquisition of the assets of O'Neill Hotels and Resorts Whistler Ltd.
• Representation of CIBER, Inc. in its acquisition of SCB Computer Technology, Inc.
• Representation of StarTek, Inc. in its secondary public offering
• Representation of MCG Global in leveraged buy-out of Imperial Headwear
• Representation of ALPS Holdings, Inc. in leveraged buy-out of the investment advisor of the Liberty All-Star mutual funds family

Honors

• Law Week Colorado — Lawyer of the Year, 2011
• Super Lawyers — Mergers & Acquisitions, 2010-12
• Denver Business Journal — Forty Under 40, 2007

Professional Associations

• Colorado Cleantech Industry Association — Board of Directors
• Colorado Cleantech Open — Legal Advisor
• Colorado Bar Association — Business and Securities Sections (Securities Subsection, Co-Chair, 2007-09)
• Denver Bar Association
• Federalist Society — Corporations Group

Civic Activities

• Opera Colorado — Board of Directors
• Project Homeless Connect Denver
• Social Ventures Partner, Denver — Founding Partner

Presentations

• Proper Minutes Lead to Happy Hours
  Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals (2012)
• Corporate Finance
  44th Annual Rocky Mountain Securities Conference (2012)
• The Important Work of Lawyers and Paralegals in Building Rule of Law
  Mile High Association of Legal Support Staff (2012)
• Who Moved My M-16?
  Denver Business Series (2012)
• Navigating the 2012 Annual Report and Proxy Season
  Faegre Baker Daniels Seminar (2012)
• The State of Dodd-Frank
  Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals (2011)
• Overview of Securities Law (Federal and Colorado)
  Colorado Bar Association (2011, 2009)
• Corporate Finance, Shareholder Democracy, Proxy Access and Other Simple Issues
  42^nd Annual Rocky Mountain Securities Conference (2010)
• The Nuts and Bolts of Starting a Bio-company
  Colorado BioScience Association (2009)
• Preparing for Registration Under the Securities Act of 1933; Registration Under the Securities Act of 1933
  Co-presenter, Colorado Bar Association (2009)
• The Deal Finder Minefield: Are you doing business with an unregistered broker?
  Firm Seminar (2009)
• Navigating the 2009 Annual Report and Proxy Season
  Faegre Baker Daniels Seminar (2009)
• Corporation Finance: Planned Initiatives and Current Issues, corporate finance panel moderator
  41^st Annual Rocky Mountain Securities Conference (2009)
• Fundamentals of Securities Regulation for the Business Lawyer
  Colorado Bar Association, Business Law Institute (2008)
• Navigating the 2008 Annual Report and Proxy Season
  Faegre Baker Daniels Seminar (2008)
• Navigating the 2007 Annual Report and Proxy Season
  Faegre Baker Daniels Seminar (2007)
• Corporate Governance and Stockholder Proposals
  Colorado Bar Association (2007)
• Navigating the New SEC Rules on Executive Compensation and Related Matters
  Faegre Baker Daniels Seminar (2006)
• Navigating the 2006 Annual Report and Proxy Season
  Faegre Baker Daniels Seminar (2006)
• Securities Offering Reform
  Colorado Bar Association (2005)
• The SEC's New Securities Offering Reform Rules — An Introduction to the Most Significant Changes to the Securities Offering Process in Decades Seminar
  Faegre Baker Daniels Seminar (2005)
• Navigating the 2005 Annual Report and Proxy Season
  Faegre Baker Daniels Seminar (2005)

Legal Updates

• Crowdfunding Promises New Opportunities for Entrepreneurs and Emerging Companies
  Faegre Baker Daniels (2012)
• New Dawn Journal: Practicing Law in a War Zone
  The Docket (2011)
• New Dawn Journal: Helping Iraqis Improve Their Legal System
  The Docket (2011)
• New Dawn Journal: Making a home at FOB Warhorse
  The Docket (2011)
• The Practitioner's Guide to Colorado Business Associations
  Chapter author, Second edition (2010, updated 2011 and 2012)
• The First 100 Days and the Rule of Law
  Boulder Daily Camera (2010)
• New Dawn Journal: Reporting for a New Mission
  The Docket (2010)
• Amended Rules 144 and 145 May Benefit M&A
  TRENDS (2008)
• A Primer on Public Company De-Registration
  TRENDS (2003)