Associate
Sam D.
Posnick
Legal Assistant
Sam represents both public and private companies in acquisitions and dispositions and general corporate matters. His expertise in mergers and acquisitions and business transactions is offered to strategic and financial buyers and sellers operating in a wide range of industries, including healthcare, entertainment, construction and information technology.
Prior to joining Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti, Sam practiced at the international law firm of Hogan Lovells US LLP in Denver, Colorado. Sam is a native to Boulder County, Colorado and returned to the state following his graduation from the University of Minnesota Law School. In law school, Sam served as the Articles Submission Editor for the Minnesota Law Review and as a judicial extern for the late Honorable Diana E. Murphy of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Outside of the office, Sam enjoys playing and watching sports, particularly soccer, football, skiing and golf, and spending time with his yellow Labrador Retriever.
EDUCATION & ADMISSIONS
JURIS DOCTOR
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL, 2016
LL.M
UPPSALA UNIVERSITY, 2016
BACHELORS OF SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER, 2012
Colorado
2016
Professional Associations
American Bar Associations
Sam’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
CHBA Elects 2021 Board of Directors
The Colorado Hispanic Bar Association (CHBA) announced its 2021 Board of Directors on December 15, 2020. Attorney Maverick Flowers was named an 'At Large Director.' As a first-generation Hispanic college graduate and attorney, Maverick holds a strong...
Attorney Maverick Flowers aids in the creation of Cures of Colors
Attorney Maverick Flowers joined forces with Brittany Chung, Vivek Bedi, Rachelle Nelson, Lindsay Jespersen, and Danny De Lillo to create Cures of Colors, a not for profit organization focused on curating narrative coloring books that help put into...
Paralegal, Mianne Besser, elected Secretary and Director of Leadership Development for the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN, October 26, 2020 – The National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc. (NFPA®), is pleased to announce thatMianne L. Besser, AACP, has been elected as Secretary and Director of Leadership Development for the 2020-2022 term. NFPA’s elections are...
Firm Happenings
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: The Equal Pay For Equal Work Act
Effective January 1, 2021, Colorado employers must take steps to comply with the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (“EPEWA” or the “Act). This new law prohibits all employers in the State from discriminating against employees on the basis of sex, to include gender...
“Workouts & Workarounds” in Commercial Real Estate
On Tuesday, November 17, 2020, managing partner, Giovanni Ruscitti, moderated a panel on "Workouts and Workarounds" within the Boulder Valley commercial real estate industry. This session was part of BizWest's annual Boulder Valley Real Estate Conference. Joining him...