On July 25, Gould & Ratner LLP announced it opened an office in Denver, Colorado. The new office includes corporate partners Chris McCall and Garrett Graff, who joined Gould & Ratner from a Denver-based regional full-service law firm.
Rob Chidester, Gould & Ratner’s corporate practice chair, will also use the office when he is serving local clients.
“This is a terrific opportunity to expand our presence in a region where we already have a longtime connection to representing our clients’ interests in the areas of corporate transactions, real estate, hospitality, manufacturing, litigation, employment, technology, construction, alternative energy, and family office and private investment fund work, among others,” said Jessica Lingertat, a managing partner at Gould & Ratner, in a press release. “Opening this office gives us a home base for our new Denver partners and their work, as well as a platform for the entire firm to build on and grow its ever-expanding client base.”
Gould & Ratner’s Denver office in the LoDo neighborhood is its first location outside Chicago, where the firm began in the 1930s. The firm’s Colorado representation includes Aspen Skiing Company, Laws Whiskey House, Float Health, Golden Aluminum, Zentana Conference Resorts and Gilling, including its Colorado Technology Center in Loveland.
Graff joined Gould & Ratner in April 2024 and advises a wide range of clients on various corporate matters, with an emphasis on regulated industries. His counsel includes corporate formation and structuring, equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, raising capital, securities, real estate and other complex commercial contracting issues.
He often serves as outside general counsel to clients, further advising on matters relating to corporate governance, fiduciary duties, employment law and other general corporate matters. For clients in regulated industries, Graff often represents clients from the outset in navigating regulatory environments, in ongoing regulatory compliance and in defending administrative actions concerning alleged non-compliance. He also works frequently with federal, state and local authorities on policy and enforcement matters.
McCall joined the firm in mid-2023. He advises and represents entrepreneurs, start-ups, emerging growth and established private companies, venture capital funds and family offices on equity and debt financings, capital raises and securities issuances, mergers and acquisitions, entity selection and formation, complex commercial contracting, intellectual property matters, employment agreements, compliance and regulatory matters.
His clients include technology, health care, software, investment, manufacturing, cannabis, alcohol and beverage, consumer packaged goods and real estate companies. In his role as a fractional or outsourced general counsel, he helps companies, boards and executive teams design and implement plans to address significant legal issues.