Emanuel N. Anton has a varied national business practice, serving a broad range of midsize businesses and the high net worth families who depend on them. Mr. Anton has, over his career, represented a broad range of clients in numerous industries assisting them on a wide array of transactional matters and deals, regulatory issues, and litigation matters.
Mr. Anton is a deal maker with experience in industry "rollups" having represented strategic and financial buyers and sellers involved in the disposition of non-strategic businesses, mergers and acquisitions, cross border transactions, and management-sponsored leveraged buyouts in transactions throughout the United States, Central America, Europe, Middle East, and in Africa. As a former economist and marketing executive to Fortune 100 companies, Mr. Anton brings a practical business goal-oriented approach to his practice. He has also been involved in strategic alliance transactions involving acquisitive entity formations, joint ventures and long term contractual relationships. Mr. Anton has represented investors and early state technology companies in a wide variety of venture capital and equity financings, and venture formation and structure, distressed situations and opportunities.
Mr. Anton currently acts as outside General Counsel to over 40 companies, including dominant defense contractors, aerospace and technology companies, private equity firms, international and multi-national enterprises, construction contractors, manufacturing, and service businesses in connection with a broad range of transactional, general and litigation matters, including regulatory and compliance issues. He also serves as Family Attorney to several high-net worth families, advising them on wealth management, business succession, asset protection, and regularly acting as litigation and dispute resolution strategist.
Mr. Anton’s regulatory experience broadly includes industry briefings, negotiations, or policy shaping matters with the U.S. Department of State, Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, Treasury Department, all 5 U.S. military branches and various US government intelligence agencies, and over 18 briefings to foreign government ministries, consuls, and executive officials; analyzing and interpreting requirements for compliance as they relate to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) of the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), U.S. Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), International Traffic and Arms Regulations (ITAR) of the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) promulgated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR and DFAR); challenging government imposed sanctions; performing voluntary disclosures and counseling clients concerning directed disclosures and consent agreements; Mr. Anton holds a Top Secret clearance.
Before practicing at his own firm, Emanuel worked at a prestigious Rocky Mountain regional law firm both as a trial lawyer and corporate attorney. As a litigator, Mr. Anton studied and learned the art of war and negotiation strategy required to resolve disputes effectively and efficiently. These skills led to many successes in federal and state trials (including state supreme court), arbitrations, mediations and negotiations. As a member of that firm’s business law group, Mr. Anton negotiated and handled a wide array of transactions while also acting as outside general counsel for several companies including a manufacturer of military and commercial aircraft (Aviation Technology Group), international distribution companies, a national beverage manufacturer, and regional construction companies.
Education and Professional Background
Nova Southeastern University Law Center, J.D., 2001
University of South Florida, B.A. Business, 1996
Admitted to practice: Colorado, 2002; U.S. Federal Court District of Colorado, 2002; U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 2004; U.S. Court of International Trade, 2006; Wisconsin (application pending)
Activities and Affiliations
Emanuel serves on the following commitees of the American Bar Association's Section of International Law and Practice: (1) Foreign Investment in the U.S. Committee, (2) International Trade Steering Commitee; and (3) Export Controls and Economic Sanctions Commitee. He is a member of the Colorado Bar Association; Denver Bar Association, Lawyer Pilots Bar Association and Society for International Affairs.
Emanuel also serves as a member of several non-profit boards and advisory boards. He was co-chair of the Endowment Committee for Metropolitan ARC since 2006.