Associate
Malcolm Naftulin
Legal Assistant
Malcolm’s practice focuses on business transactional work. Malcolm assists clients with matters including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, reorganizations, business formation, corporate governance, commercial transactions, employee incentive compensation, and debt and equity financing.
Malcolm received his J.D. from the University of Colorado Law School and his M.B.A. from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado. While in law school, Malcolm served as a student attorney in the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic and as a student associate in the Deming Center Venture Fund. Malcolm holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Washington, as well as a Master of Science degree in Clinical Anatomy from Creighton University.
Originally from Sacramento, California, Malcolm has called Colorado home since 2014. Outside of work, Malcolm loves exploring the great outdoors with his fiancé and golden retriever. Malcolm is an avid skier, hiker, and die-hard Cleveland Browns fan.
EDUCATION & ADMISSIONS
JURIS DOCTOR
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF LAW
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, LEEDS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
MASTER OF SCIENCE
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY
BACHELOR OF ARTS
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Colorado
Professional Associations
Colorado Bar Association
Malcolm’s Blog
BHGR Introduces the Women’s Leadership Committee
Just in time for Women's History Month, Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP formed and formally introduced the BHGR Women's Leadership Committee. The Women's Leadership Committee is comprised of sixteen female attorneys and was established to recognize and cultivate a...
Updates in California Employment Law: Additional Requirements for Pay Data Reporting and Pay Transparency
Updates in California Employment Law: Additional Requirements for Pay Data Reporting and Pay Transparency On September 27, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 1162 ("SB 1162"), expanding California's data reporting requirements under Government...
Client Alert: What Employers Must Convey Upon Employee Termination or Separation
Colorado's most recent legislative session, concluding in early May, pushed through several new employment-related laws that concern employers and employees alike. Senate Bill (SB) 22-234 should be of particular interest to employers, as it requires employers to...
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Merritt Named Co-Chair of the Firm’s Trusts, Estates, Probate, and Tax Practice
Shelly Merritt, a partner at Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti, has been named the co-chair of the Firm's Trust, Estates, Probate, and Tax Practice. Merritt has over thirty years of experience representing individuals, families, closely-held businesses, executives, and...
BHGR Introduces the Women’s Leadership Committee
Just in time for Women's History Month, Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP formed and formally introduced the BHGR Women's Leadership Committee. The Women's Leadership Committee is comprised of sixteen female attorneys and was established to recognize and cultivate a...
BHGR Partnership Expands with 2023 Elections
The Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti partnership gathered at our Boulder office on January 31, 2023. In that meeting, attorneys Geoff Williamson and Benjamin Wilson were elected Equity Partners, and Elizabeth Froehlke and DJ Goldfarb were elected Non-Equity Partners,...
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Updates in California Employment Law: Additional Requirements for Pay Data Reporting and Pay Transparency
Updates in California Employment Law: Additional Requirements for Pay Data Reporting and Pay Transparency On September 27, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 1162 ("SB 1162"), expanding California's data reporting requirements under Government...
Client Alert: What Employers Must Convey Upon Employee Termination or Separation
Colorado's most recent legislative session, concluding in early May, pushed through several new employment-related laws that concern employers and employees alike. Senate Bill (SB) 22-234 should be of particular interest to employers, as it requires employers to...
Client Alert: Colorado Places New Restrictions on Non-Compete Agreements Between Employers and their Employees
Colorado has long disfavored non-compete agreements within the state. Historically, under C.R.S. § 8-2-113, restrictive covenants were void and unenforceable except for under specific circumstances, including: the purchase and sale of a business or the assets of a...