Associate
Todd
Johnson
Legal Assistant
Mr. Johnson is a corporate attorney who is able to provide legal advice that facilitates and optimizes the achievement of client business goals. Because Mr. Johnson was a former corporate executive (CEO, COO, and CCO), board director, and shareholder of several companies, he understands the opportunities and challenges that companies experience and is able to provide unique legal and business services to clients. Clients enjoy collaborating with Mr. Johnson based upon his friendly nature, ability to effectively negotiate deals, and his ability in providing practical advice regarding the intersection of business and legal issues. Additionally, separate from legal advice, clients seek Mr. Johnson’s advice on business operations related to sales and marketing, financial planning, business exits, operations, R&D, manufacturing, and human resources.
Experience
Corporate Law
As part of his corporate transactional practice, Mr. Johnson counsels clients in a broad array of business matters, to include financial planning, strategic business plans, marketing and sales plans, and advising on investments throughout the financing lifecycle. In regards to legal services, Mr. Johnson supports clients with entity formations, corporate governance, fiduciary duties, mergers and acquisitions, asset sales or purchases, stock option plans, private placements, financing, strategic investments, business optimization, debt or equity offerings, and general commercial and contract matters. Mr. Johnson also provides clients with legal services related to employment agreements, non-compete agreements, and non-disclosure agreements. His transactional experience spans multiple industries, including healthcare, recruitment, marketing, advertising, telecommunications, real estate, and manufacturing.
EDUCATION & ADMISSIONS
JURIS DOCTOR
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER, STURM COLLEGE OF LAW, 2017 (Corporate and Commercial certificate)
MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Webster University, 1996 (Distinguished Graduate)
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
United States Military Academy (West Point), 1990 (Superintendent’s Achievement Award)
UNITED STATES ARMY FLIGHT SCHOOL
1991 (Honors Graduate)
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
Colorado
Arizona
Professional Associations
Colorado Bar Association – Business Law Section
American Bar Association – Business Law Section
Arizona Bar Association
Todd’s Blog
CA CLIENT ALERT: The Supreme Court Holds That Individual Claims Brought Under California’s Private Attorneys General Act Can Be Compelled to Arbitration
California employers scored a victory with the Supreme Court’s June 15, 2022 decision in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, Case No. 20-1573, which finds that individual claims brought under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) can be compelled...
OSHA COVID Emergency Temporary Standard for Employers
In early September, the White House directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to develop and issue an emergency temporary standard (ETS) mandating that employers with 100 or more employees require employees to be fully vaccinated or submit to...
Safer Federal Workforce Task Force Issues Vaccine Mandate Guidance for Federal Contractors
As a follow up to President Biden’s Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, (Order) the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (TASK Force) has issued its guidance (Guidance) in an effort to implement a science-based plan...
In the News
Nichols Named Top Environmental Lawyer by 5280 Magazine
Hitting stands around Colorado is the latest issue of 5280 Magazine. Included in this issue is the announcement of 5280's ninth annual Denver's Top Lawyers list. To compile this list, the team at 5280 invites lawyers to vote for their peers. Once the votes are in,...
BHGR Welcomes Geoff Klingsporn
Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP is pleased to welcome Geoff Klingsporn to the team. Geoff Klingsporn joined the firm this month, returning to private practice after many years of representing Denver and its officers and employees in the Civil Litigation Section of...
BHGR x Community Food Share
Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti has been a long-time partner of the Community Food Share - Food Bank of Boulder and Broomfield Counties. Our partnership has been displayed in a few different ways - donations, golf tournaments, and so on - over the years, but today,...
Firm Happenings
Partner Peter Nichols Talks Super Ditch Project at the Colorado Law Conference on Natural Resources
The University of Colorado Boulder hosted the 42nd Annual Colorado Law Conference on Natural Resources on June 16th and 17th. The Colorado River was the focus of this year's conference given the dramatic decline in the levels of Lakes Powell and Mead. Low Water At...
CA CLIENT ALERT: The Supreme Court Holds That Individual Claims Brought Under California’s Private Attorneys General Act Can Be Compelled to Arbitration
California employers scored a victory with the Supreme Court’s June 15, 2022 decision in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, Case No. 20-1573, which finds that individual claims brought under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) can be compelled...
Kathleen Alt Talks Remote Work and the Challenges Companies Might Already Be Experiencing
In an article published in the Daily Camera today, Monday, April 25, partner Kathleen Alt offers some updates on the complexities of remote work, particularly, out-of-state remote workers. Check out the article here*. Writer: Paula Aven Gladych Contributors: Kathleen...