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Adam P. Stapen |
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Adam P. Stapen concentrates his practice primarily in hospitality law, real estate and commercial litigation. He represents restaurants, bars, night clubs, hotels, golf courses, convenience stores and retail liquor stores in securing and protecting their liquor licenses, and in the purchase and sale of their businesses. Mr. Stapen is a member of the Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys.
Mr. Stapen's litigation practice is quite diverse, and he has trial experience in federal and state courts, and in arbitrations under the auspices of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (f/k/a NASD) and American Arbitration Association. He has assisted public and private companies in preparation of offering materials, mergers and acquisitions, registration statements, and other federal and state regulatory filings. Mr. Stapen frequently counsels his clients in all facets of real estate and corporate issues. |
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J.D., 1996, University of Denver |
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B.S., 1993, Colorado State University, Sigma Iota Epsilon |
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Professional Experience |
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1996-1998, Private practice |
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Notable Cases and Representative Transactions |
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Lead counsel in obtaining defense verdict for individual accused of broker-dealer violations and securities fraud, involving tens of millions of dollars, in a national coin-operated public payphone “investment contract” transaction. |
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Lead counsel in hundreds of hearings at both state and local licensing levels involving new applications and transfers of existing licenses, and defense of enforcement actions, for retail liquor stores, clubs, taverns, importers, hotels and restaurants, cabarets, and after-hours social clubs. |
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Lead counsel and successful defense of an employee accused of misappropriating trades secrets from a national automobile warranty program. |
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Local counsel for publicly held telecommunications company in connection with securities, derivative and other suits arising from restatement of financial statements. |
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Assisted in obtaining a settlement in a complex negligence claim on behalf of a family in a National Association of Securities Dealers arbitration proceeding against a large brokerage firm for an amount in excess of $5 million. |
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Lead counsel in obtaining favorable consent decrees and resolutions in numerous Securities and Exchange Commission, National Association of Securities Dealers, New York Stock Exchange, and state securities agencies’ investigations and enforcement actions involving insider trading, improper financial statement preparation, sale of unregistered securities, broker-dealer violations and fraud. |
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Lead counsel for real estate developer in lawsuit against Town of Castle Rock concerning the town’s historic preservation code. |
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Representation of hundreds of clients in the purchase and sale of assets, equity and real estate. |
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