Mark Speaks on Contract Drafting
On January 4, 2018, Mark Cohen served as a faculty member as part of a CLE webinar offered by Strafford Publications. Mark’s topics included structuring contracts, avoiding ambiguity, and the importance of provisions often dismissed as “boilerplate.”
Mark Presents to Colorado Bar Association
In December of 2015, Mark gave a CLE presentation based on his paper, How to Draft a Bad Contract. Approximately 50 new lawyers attended the presentation as part of the Colorado Bar Association’s EDGE program.
Mark Presents on Managing Change in Contracts
On August 7, 2018, Mark Cohen served as one of two speakers as part of a CLE program on managing change in long-term commercial contracts. Strafford Publications sponsored the webinar. Mark’s topics included the term of the contract as an element of risk, unanticipated events, and renegotiation.
Mark Presents on How to Draft a Bad Contract
In December of 2016, Mark presented a webinar sponsored by MESA CLE on How to Draft a Bad Contract. Mark’s program has received wide praise.
Mark Joins TermScout as a Legal Advisor
I am delighted to announce I have joined TermScout as a Legal Advisor. TermScout is a Denver-based legal-tech company that helps people and businesses understand the contracts and privacy policies they agree to so they can make better decisions about what terms to accept. TermScout is an ideal fit for me because my position will […]
Mark Cohen’s Article on Equipment Leasing is the Cover Story in Rocky Mountain Construction
Mark Cohen’s article, “17 Things to Consider Before Signing an Equipment Lease” is the cover story in this month’s edition of Rocky Mountain Construction Magazine. Mr. Cohen’s clients include a distributor of heavy equipment, and he has extensive experience in representing equipment lessors and lessees as well as owners, contractors, and subcontractors. He drafts and […]
Mark Cohen Wins 4.2 Million Dollar Verdict in Contract Case
On May 24, 2012, a District Judge in Larimer County awarded one of TCLG’s clients nearly 4.2 million dollars on claims for breach of contract and intentional interference with contract. TCLG’s client, Optimus, Inc., is a Fort Collins based software company that had successfully competed for a Defense Logistics Agency contract for many years. Optimus […]
Mark Cohen Talks on Piercing the Corporate Veil
On September 18, 2012, Mark Cohen delivered a presentation to the Boulder County Bar Association. The presentation, hosted the Business Law Section of the BCBA , was titled “A Brief History of Piercing the Corporate Veil.” Mr. Cohen is the author of several articles on piercing the corporate veil, including Grounds For Disregarding the Corporate […]
Mark Cohen Resigns as InterNACHI’s General Counsel
Mark Cohen resigned as General Counsel of the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI) on June 7, 2018. Mr. Cohen served as InterNACHI’s General Counsel for fourteen years. In that capacity he was responsible for the legal affairs of a nonprofit trade association that had more than 22,000 members and 30 employees when he […]
Mark Cohen Publishes Primer on Plain English
Mark Cohen’s article on plain English was published in November 2012 issue of the Boulder County Bar Association Newsletter. Cohens article was intended as a primer on plain English and laid down 15 rules lawyers can use to improve their legal writing. Mark Cohen is Chairperson of The Colorado Lawyer Board of Editors (for 2012-2013). […]
Mark Cohen Presents Workplace Violence Program to Boulder County Bar
Mark Cohen and Michele Dusenbery, President of DART, Inc., presented a program on workplace violence sponsored by the Boulder County Bar Association. Their program, Workplace Violence: Law and Effective Prevention Strategies, provided an overview of the law governing workplace violence and provided practical guidance for employers (and their attorneys) designed to help them reduce the […]
Mark Cohen Gives Talk to Boulder County Bar Association on Piercing the Corporate Veil
Mark Cohen delivered a presentation today to the Boulder County Bar Association. The presentation, hosted the Business Law Section of the BCBA , with apologies to Stephen Hawking, was titled “A Brief History of Piercing the Corporate Veil.” Mr. Cohen is the author of several articles on piercing the corporate veil, including Grounds For Disregarding […]
Mark Cohen Attends World Medical Tourism and Global Health Congress
Mark Cohen attended the World Medical Tourism and Global Health Congress in Los Angeles in October. The 3-day conference featured approximately 1,500 attendees from the public sector and private sector, health insurance companies, employers and insurance companies. Mr. Cohen met with the President of the Medical Tourism Association and with the MTA’s Asian Director. “Medical […]
Mark Cohen Appointed to Board of Editors of The Colorado Lawyer
Mark Cohen was recently appointed to the Board of Editors of The Colorado Lawyer, a monthly magazine distributed to all members of The Colorado Bar Association. He will serve a three-year term. 7/3/09
Mark Cohen Appointed to Advisory Board
Strafford Publications has asked Mark Cohen to serve on its Commercial Contracts Editorial Advisory Board. Mar will work closely with Strafford’s editors, program attorneys, and accountants to develop highly-focused, timely, and content-rich continuing legal education and continuing professional education webinars.
Grand County District Court Upholds Right of Real Estate Agent to Record Lis Pendens
The Grand County District Court in Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, recently upheld the right of a TCLG client, a real estate agent, to record a Lis Pendens in a lawsuit arising out of a property investment in which the agent is also a member of the LLC that owns the property. The Court rejected the […]
District Court Upholds 4.2 Million Dollar Judgment
Larimer County District Judge Julie Kunce Field has denied all post-judgment motions the Defendants filed in a complex commercial case in which she had awarded TCLG’s client 4.2 million dollars, including exemplary damages. The motions sought new trials or a reduction of the judgment. Judge Field also awarded TCLG’s client nearly $54,000 in costs.
Court of Appeals Rules for TCLG Client
The Colorado Court of Appeals issued a decision reversing a District Court’s denial of our client’s Motion for review of a Magistrate’s order pursuant to Rule 7 of the Colorado Rules for Magistrates. The client retained The Cohen Law Group after the magistrate issued an unfavorable ruling in post-dissolution matters. The District Court denied the […]
CLE in Colorado Inc. asks Mark Cohen to Update Workplace Violence Chapter of Colorado Employment Law Handbook
Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc., has asked Mark Cohen to update the Workplace Violence chapter of The Practitioner’s Guide to Colorado Employment Law, and Mr. Cohen has agreed. Mr. Cohen previously wrote an article on workplace violence published in The Colorado Lawyer, and also gave a presentation on the topic to the Boulder County […]
C.B.A. President Re-appoints Mark Cohen to Board of Editors of The Colorado Lawyer
Mark Fogg, the new President of the Colorado Bar Association, has re-appointed Mark Cohen to serve a second three-year term on the Board of Editors of The Colorado Lawyer. The Colorado Lawyer is a monthly magazine distributed to all members of the Colorado Bar Association. Mr. Cohen has written several articles for The Colorado Lawyer, numerous other […]