Holme Roberts & Owen LLP

Holme Roberts & Owen LLP (HRO) has a tradition of building lasting relationships with entrepreneurial pioneers, from railroads and mining, to oil and gas, and more recently technology and telecommunications. For more than 100 years, HRO has provided clients with the resources and capabilities to address their legal concerns. Approximately 250 lawyers at HRO serve clients in the United States and abroad from nine offices in Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Phoenix, Arizona; Salt Lake City, Utah; San Francisco, Los Angeles, California; London and Munich. Whether a client is an individual or part of a corporation, partnership or other business entity, HRO can provide legal counsel to fit the client's needs. Nearly half of HRO's lawyers represent clients in lawsuits, administrative proceedings and other means of resolving disputes. Notably, HRO is internationally-recognized for its corporate and litigation practices and is the only Denver-based firm with an international office in London. Lawyers from the corporate, securities, emerging growth, tax, banking, finance, bankruptcy and real estate practice groups assist large and small entities in both routine and extraordinary aspects of their businesses. Because business today is transacted in a global marketplace, HRO lawyers also advise United States-based and foreign companies on business transactions domestically and abroad.

Brokerage Commission - Earned at Execution of Contract or Upon Closing?
October 26, 2009
Another recent California Court of Appeal decision underscores the need for careful drafting of real estate contract documents. In RC Royal Development and Realty Corporation v. Standard Pacific Corporation, 2009 Cal. App. LEXIS 1606 (September 29, 2009), the buyer ("Standard Pacific")...

SEC Fines Broker Dealer $100,000 under Reg S-P for Failing to Protect Customer Data by Requiring Reps to Have Anti-Virus Software
Sven C. Collins, October 15, 2009
On September 29, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an administrative cease and desist order... against Commonwealth Equity Services, LLP d/b/a Commonwealth Financial Network...The SEC's cease and desist order--to which Commonwealth consented without admitting any wrongdoing--found...

Award of Liquidated Damages Upheld In a Retail Lease Where the Tenant Improperly Discontinued Operations
August 21, 2009
In today's troubled economic climate, it is increasingly common for retail tenants to cease or suspend operations and "go dark." Even if the tenant continues to pay contract rent and common area maintenance charges, discontinuance of operations by itself will often be an actionable...