Howard O. Bernstein, C.P.A., Esq.



Practice Areas:

  • Business Law
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Corporate Finance
  • Securities Offerings and Regulation
  • Corporate, Partnership and Individual Taxation
  • International Tax and Transactions
  • Civil and Commercial Litigation

 

Experience:

Howard Bernstein has 29 years of experience in law, corporate financial management, auditing, accounting, financial analysis, sales, marketing, and management consulting. He works primarily with small and mid-sized companies.

Howard is a member of the American Bar Association
and the Bar of the State of Colorado, where his practice emphasizes international law, small business law, employment and taxation. He also is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
and the American Association of Attorney-Certified
Public Accountants.

Howard Bernstein is actively involved in the international and domestic distribution of a diverse selection of
products for clients both in the U.S. and abroad.
His recent projects include: drafting documents for corporations, limited liability companies, and
partnerships; international joint venture formation; international and domestic real estate; negotiating international transactions; drafting and reviewing shareholder agreements; individual and corporate
tax research; trademark research and applications; choice of entity decisions; research regarding the sale of or investing in a business; drafting of consulting agreements; assisting in the sale of a business; drafting distribution agreements; representation before a State administrative agency; drafting of employment and independent contractor agreements; resolution of a dispute with U.S. Customs; assisting in the sale of a division of a private company; IRS representation; employment litigation; and locating trading partners for several clients, including a clothing manufacturer, a coffee producer, and an artist.

Education:

J.D., University of Colorado School of Law
Advanced Professional Certificate (post-M.B.A.), New York University, Stern School of Business
M.B.A., Cornell University, Johnson School of Management
B.A. with honors, Columbia University

Admitted to Practice:

Colorado, 1994
U.S. District Court of Colorado, 1996
United States Tax Court, 1997