KELLY N. MATTHEWS

Kelly N. Matthews focuses her practice in the areas of general corporate and commercial law - with an emphasis on banking and credit finance transactions, venture capital and angel financing transactions and representation of privately held companies (for-profit and non-profit). Ms. Matthews' banking and credit financing practice includes representation of banks and other lender clients in commercial lending transactions, acquisition financing and debt restructuring as well as representation of borrower clients in various financing transactions. Ms. Matthews' general corporate and emerging technology practice includes serving as strategic counsel to privately held companies, with a focus on capital raising, business operations and corporate governance matters. Ms. Matthews also serves as investor counsel in preferred stock and convertible debt financing transactions.

Ms. Matthews is a member of the American Bar Association (including its Business Law Section), the Colorado Bar Association (including its Business Law Section) and the Denver Bar Association.

Ms. Matthews received her undergraduate degree in Economics from Stanford University in 1993 and her juris doctorate degree from the University of Colorado in 1998, where she graduated Order of the Coif and served as an articles editor for the University of Colorado Law Review from 1996-1998.

Professional & Community Affiliations:

• Trustee - Denver Zoological Foundation, Inc. -
  Summer 2009 to present
• Advisory Trustee - Denver Zoological Foundation, Inc. -
  2007 to Summer 2009
• Esprit Entrepreneur (Boulder Chamber of Commerce) -
  Volunteer member and/or chair of various committees for this annual event from 2002-2009
• Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce,
  WBE Committee Member, 2004-2005

Areas of Practice:
Banking
Commercial Transactions
Corporate
Non-Profit Organizations
Securities