Law

Former Colorado Gov. Bill Owens has signed on with an international law firm to advise companies on large-scale projects that require government oversight, an extension of his work as governor in transportation and infrastructure.

After the city of Golden demanded more than $5 million in back taxes and a penalty fee, the tech giant is taking the decade-long dispute to court.

Several former clients are pushing for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy of a Centennial accounting firm, while others weigh civil suits, over claims that the company’s founder was pocketing millions meant for the IRS.

What started as a one-woman firm is now too big for its Greenwood Village current space and is hopping over to a larger office in Centennial.

Claiming a former employee copied the company name when he started his own firm, a plumbing business has filed a lawsuit in Denver court hoping to keep the competition from draining its business.

Two Denver-area lawyers with the last name Gilbert now have a lawsuit between them and their two firms, with one Gilbert claiming their similarly named companies have caused confusion among clients and in court.

In a recent lawsuit, one local software company accuses another of purposely failing to hold up its end of a sales agreement, copying its software and using it as a scapegoat for huge losses.

Just a few months in and with some big firms on board with the model, a startup law firm is promising to keep client costs low by relying heavily on contractors on a case-to-case basis.

An investor in a local renewable energy firm says the company’s CEO spent her $83,000 on himself and has kept her in the dark about the firm’s performance. He claims the lawsuit is personal.