(SE HABLA ESPAÑOL E FALA PORTUGUES)
JD/MBA
direct: 303.722.2165
cwatrous@mlmw-law.com
Craig focuses his practice on mergers & acquisitions, real estate, business and commercial law, outside general counsel, litigation, and corporate law. He represents businesses and individuals through ongoing business operations, deals, and disputes. His clients come from a wide range of industries including: manufacturing, engineering, software, environmental services & remediation, restaurants, construction, financial services, tech, and business consulting. He advises clients on a diverse range of business topics including: mergers and acquisitions, transactions, employment matters, consolidations, non-competition agreements, planning and operational legal problems, distribution, dealerships, and corporate matters. He also helps clients in the negotiation and resolution of disputes, including all phases of litigation, arbitration, and trial. Craig has intentionally built a selective practice around a simple principle: accept fewer engagements so that each client receives the time, attention, and commitment their legal needs deserve.
Craig is licensed to practice in Colorado, the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, the United States Tax Court, and is a member of the Colorado and Denver Bar Associations. Along with his practice, Craig is actively involved with many professional and trade organizations, including the Colorado Bar Association’s Real Estate Law, International Law and Business Law sections, the CBA Spanish Speaking Lawyers Committee, the Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors (AM&AA), the Thompson G. Marsh Inn of Court, the Tulane and University of Colorado Alumni Associations, and the Cherry Creek Chamber of Commerce. Craig has also served on the Colorado Bar Association’s Ethics Committee.
He is a legal lecturer and regularly presents seminars on business law topics to various organizations such as the American Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association, ISM – Denver, Inc., a chapter of the Institute for Supply Management, Denver Metro Small Business Development Center, eL3 Hub, Thompson and Lucy Marsh Inn of Court, and legal associations. He is an adjunct law professor at the Universidad Panamericana of Guadalajara, Mexico and teaches courses on topics covering the US civil litigation system. He also donates his time pro bono for numerous state and local organizations including Mi Casa, Centro San Juan de Diego Spanish Speaking Lawyer Committee, and Our Courts Colorado. Craig has an MBA and is tri-lingual in Spanish, Portuguese, and English and has spent considerable time working and studying overseas. He has international business experience in Mexico, Argentina, Spain, Colombia and Puerto Rico.
Prior to joining MLMW, Craig worked with a US based wind energy company on a wind farm study and development project in Puerto Rico; worked with the Colorado Governor’s Energy Office on policy review and analysis concerning Colorado legislation related to renewable energy and energy efficiency laws for commercial and residential real estate; worked as a production coordinator for a film production company in Buenos Aires, Argentina; and consulted for a Venezuelan company regarding US market penetration and expansion.
Craig received his Juris Doctor degree with a Certificate in Environmental Law and his Master of Business Administration from Tulane University. He was a member of the Tulane Moot Court National Trial Team and worked for the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic. Craig clerked for the Hon. Judge Gilbert Gutierrez of the 19th Judicial District Court in Weld County, Colorado. He has a Certificate in Mediation and a Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution from Tulane University and the Humboldt University Law School of Berlin, Germany. Craig also holds a Bachelor of Arts (Spanish Literature) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film Production) from the University of Colorado. He loves the outdoors and enjoys skiing, travel and mountain biking.
Practice Mix: 50% Transactional – 50% Disputes
