Two Law Legends, Colorado Bar Association CLE Recognized by International CLE Organization for Legal Publication: Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships in Colorado

Denver, CO (Law Firm Newswire) August 11, 2016 – The Association for Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA), an international continuing legal education organization, awarded Colorado Bar Association CLE (CBA-CLE) with the Award of Outstanding Achievement in the publication category for its business law book Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships in Colorado.

Attorneys Herrick Lidstone, Jr. and Allen Sparkman, two business law legends in Colorado, have taken a complex subject and written a clear, concise treatise on how to structure a business. The criteria for an ACLEA award include excellence in style, innovation, and content, in addition to the book’s appeal to a broad spectrum of the legal community. CBA-CLE Assistant Executive Director Dawn McKnight says, “We are extremely honored to win this award and grateful to have as authors two legends in the field, Herrick Lidstone and Allen Sparkman. Their vast experience, diligence, and thoroughness are evident throughout the book. They spent countless hours researching, writing, and revising this treatise to make it a comprehensive guide for practitioners.”

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Partnerships and other business entities have a fascinating history going back thousands of years. Now in the twenty-first century, the variety of ways in which a new business may be formed and operated has made this a complex and especially important practice area. Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships in Colorado is a business law treatise for practitioners as they advise clients on issues from the time of a business’s formation to the time of dissolution. Topics include: choice of entity, formation and dissolution of the entity, creditor rights, securities and tax issues, as well as ethical considerations.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

Herrick Lidstone, Esq. is a shareholder and managing director of Burns Figa & Will, P.C. in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Mr. Lidstone practices in the areas of business transactions, including partnership, limited liability company, and corporate law, federal and state securities compliance, mergers and acquisitions, contract law, tax law, real estate law, and natural resources law. Mr. Lidstone’s work includes the preparation of securities disclosure documents for financing transactions, as well as agreements for business transactions, limited liability companies, partnerships, lending transactions, real estate and mineral property acquisitions, mergers, and the exploration and development of mineral and oil and gas properties.

Allen Sparkman, Esq. practices law in Denver and Houston as a partner of Sparkman + Foote LLP. Mr. Sparkman’s practice includes the areas of business transactions, securities, tax, and professional responsibility. Mr. Sparkman’s work includes the preparation of securities disclosure documents for start-up companies in a variety of fields, including offshore oil and gas exploration, foreign mining operations, real estate, and comic book certification. He also regularly prepares LLC and partnership documents, and represents buyers and sellers of businesses, including preparing or reviewing all necessary legal documents.

ABOUT CBA-CLE

Colorado Bar Association CLE (CBA-CLE) is the nonprofit educational arm of the Colorado Bar Association and the Denver Bar Association. We produce high-quality continuing legal education programs and legal publications for attorneys and legal professionals.