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Jim B.
Fipp
Jim Fipp helps companies break down complex legal issues so that they can focus on the success of their businesses.
Jim started his career at Cargill, Inc., directing the business operations for various districts within the Animal Nutrition Division. Prior to joining Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti, Jim spent seven years in private practice at the international law firm of Hogan Lovells US LLP, where Jim represented clients in a wide range of corporate and transactional matters. While at Hogan Lovells, Jim translated his experience into a secondment as Senior M&A Counsel at The WhiteWave Foods Company. During his secondment, he worked directly with the executive team to advance the vision of the company through strategic acquisitions.
His experience handling the day-to-day operations for a leading agriculture company helps him decipher the legal issues private and public companies face in commercial transactions, and helps companies look beyond the transaction into the future.
Jim advises clients with a broad range of business and corporate matters, with a particular focus on the representation of emerging and growing companies and private equity and venture capital investors. Jim has extensive experience advising clients with respect to mergers and acquisitions, choice of entity, business formation, strategic planning, equity financing, divestitures, reorganizations and restructurings, joint ventures, commercial arrangements, securities law matters, corporate governance and general commercial and contract matters. He has handled transactions ranging from several hundred thousand to billions in transaction value, across a wide range of industries including manufacturing, distribution, oil & gas, mining, construction, technology, media and entertainment, marketing services, healthcare, food & beverage, consumer packaged goods and marine transportation.
Jim was selected to the Super Lawyers 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Colorado Rising Star List, an honor conferred on only 2.5% percent of Colorado lawyers.
In law school, Jim served as the Articles Editor of the University of Wyoming Law Review. He also served as a legal intern for the Honorable Alan B. Johnson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming.
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EDUCATION & ADMISSIONS
JURIS DOCTOR
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING COLLEGE OF LAW, 2009 (Order of the Coif)
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY, 2002
U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming
2009
Wyoming
2009
Colorado
2009
Honors & Awards
Selected to the Super Lawyers 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Colorado Rising Star List

Jim’s Blog

Client Alert: Summary of New Coronavirus Relief Bill
Authors: Kathleen Alt and Aisha I. May In March 2020, the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” (the “CARES Act”) was signed into law in order to provide both individuals and businesses with relief. On December 21, 2020, Congress approved the second...

Client Alert: Energize Colorado Gap Fund
As of August 31, 2020, Colorado small businesses and non-profit with fewer than 25 full time employees can apply for grants and low interest loans from the state. The Colorado General Assembly designated certain funds the state received from the CARES Act to go...

Do’s and Don’ts: Operating Agreements
Limited liability companies have many appealing qualities. Not least among them is flexibility regarding how governance, economic returns, allocations of profits and losses, and distributions can be structured. Subject to certain well-established rules,...
In the News
Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti Sponsors the 2024 Construction SuperConference
Our team is en route to Hollywood, Florida, to attend the 2024 Construction SuperConference. This is the firm's third year sponsoring this national construction event, and we are thrilled to see our colleagues and friends over the next few days. Attending this year's...
Recognizing Our Native Lands
All over the United States, we occupy lands that are recognized by treaty as the territories of Indigenous Nations. For Native American Heritage Month, BHGR wanted to recognize the territories of Indigenous Nations that our offices occupy.Boulder/Denver Office Many of...
LGBTQ+ Through History
LGBTQ+ History Month is a month-long celebration of the history of the diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community as well as the importance of civil rights movements in progressing gay rights. In 1995, a resolution passed by the General Assembly...
Firm Happenings
Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti Sponsors the 2024 Construction SuperConference
Our team is en route to Hollywood, Florida, to attend the 2024 Construction SuperConference. This is the firm's third year sponsoring this national construction event, and we are thrilled to see our colleagues and friends over the next few days. Attending this year's...
Understanding the EEOC’s Proposed “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace” and How Your Business Should Respond
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is seeking public comment on its proposed “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace” through November 1, 2023. The proposed guidance provides a legal analysis of standards for harassment and...
What is Civil Litigation? An Overview of the Civil Litigation Process
This article provides general information only. It is not legal advice. Individuals or entities considering legal action should consult with an attorney to understand the unique aspects of their case and the court systems in which their cases may be filed or pending....