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"Colson-Quinn lawyers are the legal sherpas to use-clear, strategic, sensible guidance for entrepreneurial businesses." Rich Hoops, former CEO, Outdoor Intelligence and former Director of Marketing, Dell Computers



Outdoor Industry

Focus of Practice
Innovative outdoor, sporting goods, recreation, travel and tourism companies, whether in products or services

Experience/Services
  • Corporate—formation, financing and general corporate advice
  • Manufacturing, marketing and promotion of outdoor products
  • Intellectual Property creation and protection, licensing, trademarks, copyright, trade dress, trade secrets
  • Contracts and negotiations with manufacturers, suppliers and distributors
  • Risk management and liability waivers
  • Outsourcing
  • Franchise agreements
  • Mergers, acquisitions, business succession
  • Domestic and International negotiation of distributorships, sales representatives and licenses
  • E-commerce—Web contracts, IP protection, data and privacy protection
Representative Clients/Transactions
  • Winter apparel company—advice regarding trade dress and trademark infringement
  • GIS company for outdoor sports—corporate formation and restructuring
  • National winter driving school—corporate advice
Publications