Josiah Hatch - Attorney, Lecturer and Writer

Josiah Hatch was educated at Georgetown University Law Center, Oxford University, Princeton and Rome's Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies.  He represents executives, boards of directors, issuers and individuals on corporate governance, securities, finance and the resolution of internal disputes. Acknowledged by his peers as an authority on corporate governance and securities law, he is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

Mr. Hatch counsels investment banks on multi-national executive risk coverage and has successfully defended corporate clients against multi-million dollar class action suits, intellectual property disputes and securities-based regulatory actions.  He represents defendants and witnesses locally, nationally and internationally in complex securities and commercial actions and appeals; and has served as an expert witness on securities matters for the United States and other litigants.  

Mr. Hatch is a prolific writer and frequent lecturer.  He co-authored West's® Director and Officer Liability: Indemnification and Insurance, the essential legal guide for protecting corporate managers from liabilities unique to their positions.   An expert on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Mr. Hatch has presented papers for the past three years at the S.E.C. and Colorado Bar Association’s Annual Rocky Mountain Securities Conference.  He has led programs on U.S. investment for entrepreneurs in former Soviet block countries and represented U.S. corporations in the purchase and sale of foreign assets, including compliance with U.S. laws governing business practices and associations abroad.  Mr. Hatch also conducts legal audits for multi-national corporations concerning their foreign acquisition and investment strategies.

Mr. Hatch is engaged in various professional and civic activities and co-chaired the U.S.-Mexican Business Forum, Latin American Trade and Technology Group; CANACINTRA, the Mexican National Association of Manufacturers (2001). Mr. Hatch is recognized in Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in American and Best Lawyers in Colorado.

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