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Steven Jones

 
Special Counsel - Jones & Keller
 
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Company Name : Jones & Keller
 
Company Website : www.joneskeller.com
 
Company Address : 1625 Broadway
16th Fl., Denver, CO,
United States,
 
Steven Jones Profile :
Special Counsel - Jones & Keller
 
Steven Jones Biography :

R. Steven Jones

Practice Groups: Real Estate

Sports & Entertainment

Corporate & Securities

Intellectual Property

Licensed In: Colorado

Texas

Arkansas

Admitted to Practice Before: U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas

Colorado

Texas

Arkansas

Practice Experience

Steve's areas of practice concentration include commercial and residential real estate, real estate finance transactions, general corporate, business planning and drafting, intellectual property and sports and entertainment law.

His client census is comprised of high net worth families, real estate development and management companies, professional athlete management firms, current PGA Tour members, former and current members of the National Football League and Major League Baseball, emerging technology ventures and closely held corporations.

Real Estate: Experience includes both general real estate and real estate finance (asset based, Fannie Mae, conduit, mezzanine), emphasizing the negotiation of the sale, acquisition, lease, construction and development of undeveloped land, commercial, industrial and residential projects, including office buildings, multi-family projects, mini/industrial warehouses and single family residential developments. Experience also encompasses interim and permanent loan transactions, workouts involving non-performing loans and assets, foreclosures, mechanics' lien claims, commercial leasing, construction agreements, management contracts, land use agreements, long term ground leases and condominium development. Clients include custom home builders, commercial construction entities, lenders, developers, property management firms and real estate investment entities.

Sports and Entertainment: Sports practice includes the negotiation, drafting and consummation of commercial endorsement contracts, personal appearance agreements and the licensing of publicity rights for current and former professional athletes. Practice also encompasses advice and counsel to management firms and agents regarding scope of permissible activities and the drafting and consummation of player-agent agreements. Client representation includes PGA Tour, PGA Tour Members, a former Major League Baseball Player and Major League Baseball Coach entities which manage the careers of various members of the as well as former and current members of the National Football League in connection with investment and endorsement projects.

Entertainment practice includes the negotiation and drafting of recording contracts for emerging artists and independent labels, producer agreements and various publishing and royalty agreements in the literary context.

Corporate & Securities: Experience includes advice and counsel to clients regarding the acquisition and sale of businesses (stock and asset transactions), capital financing transactions, corporate governance, franchise operations, negotiation and drafting of contracts and commercial agreements, and secured transactions. Other areas of substantial practice experience include the representation of start-up and existing ventures in the negotiation, structuring, drafting, implementation and financing of limited partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations and joint ventures. Practice also encompasses the negotiation and drafting of agreements relating to shareholders, executive employment (including parachute and non-competition provisions), strategic and succession planning.

Intellectual Property: Experience includes the drafting and negotiation of agreements regarding the development, licensing, disposition and protection of intellectual property rights in the technology transfer, product development and employment agreement context. Practice also encompasses trademark and copyright prosecution and management of intellectual property and trade secret infringement litigation.

Significant Recent Representations

Real Estate

Negotiation, drafting and closing of the refinance of a $27 million multi-family loan portfolio (Fannie Mae Lender).

Negotiation, drafting and closing of the sale of a $30 million bundled multi-family portfolio.

Negotiation, drafting and closing of documents for the debt restructure of a $15 million commercial office building portfolio.

Negotiation, drafting and closing of documents for several commercial condominium projects ranging from $4 million to $10 million in value.

Negotiation, drafting and closing of documents for the acquisition and financing of a $4.5 million church facility.

The negotiation and drafting of a comprehensive series of development and financing agreements for a $225 million mixed use marina, residential and commercial development.

Negotiation, drafting and closing of documents for the acquisition and financing of a series of tracts of undeveloped commercial property with an aggregate value of $12 million.

Negotiation, drafting and closing of residential construction contracts for various custom home builders ranging from $750,000 to $3 million per transaction.

Sports and Entertainment

Negotiation and drafting of a commercial endorsement agreement between a PGA Tour Member and a real estate development entity for a mixed use golf course development.

Negotiation and drafting of an agreement between a major software development company and a PGA Tour Member for the creation of an interactive computer game.

Negotiation and drafting of the purchase of a fractional ownership interest in a private jet aircraft for various PGA Tour Members.

Communication and negotiation of various agreements with front office management of various Major League and Minor League Baseball organizations as well as The Office of The Commissioner of Major League Baseball and The Major League Baseball Players Association.

Negotiation and drafting of the purchase of a fractional ownership interest in a private jet aircraft for a former member of the National Football League.

Negotiation of contract terms between a client Coach and a Major League Baseball Team.

Negotiation and drafting of contract terms between a client Manager and a Minor League Baseball Team.

Representation, negotiation and drafting of Partnership Agreement on behalf of former members of the National Football League regarding commercial endorsement and promotional obligations in connection with the formation of an investment venture.

Representation, negotiation and drafting of a commercial endorsement agreement for the promotion of a national hair restoration entity and a former Major League Baseball All-Star.

Representation, negotiation and drafting of an agreement between a PGA Tour Member and a nationally recognized memorabilia vendor.

Advise and counsel to several PGA Tour Members regarding interpretation and dispute resolution involving commercial endorsement agreements.

Corporate & Securities

Representation, negotiation and drafting of comprehensive severance agreement for an executive with a publicly traded computer hardware firm.

Representation, negotiation and drafting of a comprehensive severance agreement for an executive with a publicly traded software vendor.

Representation, negotiation and drafting of a comprehensive portfolio of employment and severance agreements for the wholly owned subsidiary of a publicly traded software development firm.

Assessment, consultation and drafting of documentation for the restructure of a privately held international seller of nutritional supplements.

Assessment, consultation and drafting of documentation for the restructure of a privately held aerospace engineering and software development firm.

Negotiation and drafting of numerous owners agreements (Shareholder and Member) involving complex valuation formulae and multiple disposition provisions.

Negotiation and drafting of numerous Partnership Agreements in the business and real estate context.

Intellectual Property

The development and drafting of a comprehensive OEM document suite for wholly owned subsidiary of a publicly traded software development company

Negotiation and drafting of a series of comprehensive agreements for the bundling of financial planning software for ultimate disposition to a major New York based securities firm.

Assessment, negotiation and drafting of a telephony based software development and integrated engineering agreement with a major telecommunications entity.

Assessment, development and implementation of a strategy and prosecution of a comprehensive intellectual property protection portfolio for a privately held aerospace development and engineering firm.

Successful prosecution of numerous trademark and copyright registration Management of litigation for various copyright and trademark infringement actions including the successful seizure of infringing material pursuant to 17 U.S.C. Section 503.applications for various clients.

Practice credits include published copyright opinion with co-counsel in Van Halen Music, et al. v. Edwin T. Palmer, et al., 626 F. Supp. 1163 (W.D. Ark. 1986) (Lexis 30258) [26 Citing Opinions; 2 Treatise Citations (Nimmer)].

Education

J.D., Washington University at St. Louis, School of Law 1982

University of Missouri - Columbia, 1978 (Magna Cum Laude)

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Honors/Distinctions

Washington University Law Quarterly, Executive Editor 1982

Washington University Law Quarterly, Member 1981-1982

University of Missouri - Columbia: Phi Beta Kappa

University of Missouri - Columbia: Honors Program Thesis: Jury Behaviorism Case Studytop back to main Attorneys page

Memberships

American Bar Association

Sports and Entertainment Law Section, Dallas Bar Association top back to main Attorneys page

Speeches/Publications

Publications:

Electric and Gas Utility Advertising: The First Amendment Legacy of Central Hudson, Vol. 60, No. 2, 60:2 Wash. U. L.Q.(1982)

 
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