Profile:
Sam is an acknowledged expert in business transactions and has taught classes in Accounting, Corporations and Corporation Finance at DU Law School and Law & Ethics at CU Denver Business School.
Experience:
Sam Cheris headed up the commercial department as a partner of a major law firm and worked primarily in the areas of entity formation, succession planning, M&A and entity governance. He has also been the General Counsel for companies in the areas of technology, engineering and real estate and has been providing practical guidance to entrepreneurial entities for the last decade through Cheris Law, a boutique law firm.
Education and Awards:
B.S. - Accounting, cum laude, Honors in Economics, Brooklyn College (CUNY)
MBA - Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Juris Doctor, Order of the Coif - Stanford University School of Law
Order of St. Ives - DU Law School
Fellow - American College of Trust & Estate Counsel
Chairman, International Hearing Dog
Treasurer and Member of the Board USA Fencing
President, Legal Commission, International Fencing Federation (FIE)
Member, Association of Corporate Counsel (Past Treasurer and President Colorado Chapter)
Special Advisor to the Board, Colorado Society of CPAs
Past President, Aurora Bar Association
Member, Colorado Bar
Member, National Association of Corporate Directors
Super Lawyer in Mergers & Acquisitions/Closely Held Businesses
Areas of Expertise:
Technology & Telecommunications
Professional Services
Manufacturing