Joyce Colson's Bio

With more than 25 years of business transaction experience, Boulder-based attorney, Joyce Colson offers her clients expertise, perspective, high energy and a passion for great results. She brings substantial business insight to each client, which comes from her work with many diverse companies in varying stages of development.

Representative transactions in the past few years have included:

Sale of software company for $140 million--represented software company founders
Texas energy company in obtaining a temporary restraining order against Chinese national oil company on offshore China oil properties
International distribution and licensing agreements for photonics company
Sale of Nation’s largest audio book rental company
Stock option plan for hybrid automotive technology company

Representative Clients
Freshwater Software (software); Audio Adventures (audio tapes); Acme Software (software); Outside Intelligence (GIS); TransZap (energy software); Sonora Entertainment (Spanish language movie theatres); WorldWIT (global online network); ICG Communication (telecommunications); Qwest (telecommunications); NetIgnite (internet, directory/data services); Meadowlark Optics (photonics); Fiberforge (auto technology); Anchor Point (wildland fire management); Eclectic Radio Company (internet radio); Santa Fe Southern Pacific (transportation, energy, forest products, telecommunications); The Halliburton Companies (engineering, energy service, construction); Champion International (forest products company); Southern Pacific (transportation, telecommunications); New York Life Insurance Company (financial services); Orion Corporation (commercial satellite company); Colorado Photonics Association (photonics trade organization); Armco Steel Company (engineering, construction services); Transco Pipeline Company (gas transmission, regulatory); Shearson Lehman Brothers (securities brokerage); Alex. Brown & Sons (securities underwriting); First Interstate Bank (banking services); Tracor, Inc. (defense contractor).

Publications and Presentations
Joyce has spoken on a variety of corporate, technology, employment and intellectual property topics. Articles authored by Joyce have appeared in the Boulder County Business Report, the Colorado Law Review, Colorado Software Association, Colorado Trial Lawyers

Associations/Affiliations
University of Colorado Deming Center for Entrepreneurs, Advisory Board
Colorado Photonics Association, General Counsel ; Colorado
Internet Keiretsu, Counsel; Start Up Base Camp, Co-founder; P3, Director
(2004), Historic Boulder, Director (1996-2002) ; Community Table Volunteer

Education
UT Law School, J.D., 1979
UT Austin, B.A. with honors, 1976
AV Rated—Martindale Hubbell