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Leanna Ajour Young

Ms. Young is an associate focusing on a broad transactional practice in the Corporate, Real Estate, and Intellectual Property Practice Groups. Ms. Young focuses her corporate practice on business legal matters across the spectrum including,  advising emerging and start-up companies on choice of entity, drafting sole proprietorship and complex operating agreements, assisting public and private businesses with Securities and Exchange Commission filings and compliance with blue sky securities laws and active international mergers and acquistions transactions. Ms. Young’s corporate work also involves the support of clients on a broad range of business-related legal issues, including promissory note, vendor, and consulting contract drafting and negotiation.

Ms. Young’s Intellectual Property practice includes domain name procurement, trademark filings and appeals with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, copyright and trademark advising, protection against infringement and dilution, and licensing agreement creation and revision. Ms. Young’s Real Estate practice involves title and survey review, as well as residential deed and commercial lease drafting and negotiation.

Education

University of Denver Sturm College of Law, J.D.
   Order of St. Ives
University of Denver
    B.A. Criminology & Political Science Minor
    Magna Cum Laude, 2008
Scholastic Excellence Awards in Civil Procedure and Intellectual Property
National Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Team
Student Trial Lawyers Association; Business & Intellectual Property Law Societies

Industries/Service Areas

Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Corporate

Licensures/Publications

Association Memberships

American Bar Association; Colorado Bar Association; Arapahoe County Bar Association
ABA Business Law Section: Corporate Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions Committee, and Intellectual Property Committees Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce; Parker Chamber of Commerce

Prior Experience

Office of the Colorado Attorney General
  DNA Justice Review Project
Lockheed Martin Corporation Legal Department
Colorado House of Representatives Legislative Intern; “Sincere Commendations Award” from then Speaker of the House, Andrew Romanoff.

Pro Bono/Civic Involvement

Rocky Mountain Micro-Finance
Primrose School of Tallgrass
   Volunteer
Whitehouse Project
    Member & Volunteer
Co-Host of Girl Scouts Day at the Capital
University of Denver Alumni
    Volunteer
Pioneer Partner Elementary School
    Reading & Writing Program Tutor
University of Denver Basketball Team
   Mathematics Tutor
Catholic Charities Childcare
   Volunteer with at-risk children from
impoverished/abusive homes

Noteworthy

Ms. Young graduated law school at the top of her class with the academic honors of Order of St. Ives and graduated with her undergraduate degree Magna Cum Laude.

She received the “Sincere Commendations Award” for her work with the Colorado State House of Representatives from then Speaker of the House, Andrew Romanoff.

Additionally, Ms. Young was a Super Citizenship Award Recipient from the Optimist Club of Monaco South of Denver, CO in cooperation with the Denver Police Department and Samuels Elementary School, and a two-time Citizenship Award Recipient from the Luncheon Optimist Club of Windsor Gardens of Denver, CO in cooperation with Highline Community School.

Title: Associate
Admitted to Practice: Colorado
Practice Groups: Corporate
Contact Information:
303 454.2148
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