THE BOURNE FIRM
"Practical, trusted and responsive are a few of the words that come to mind when I think about Jon Bourne. I met him in early 2015 and, since then, he has provided excellent counsel to Blue Bear Creative LLC. Among other things, I have been highly impressed with Jon’s ability to take business concepts and quickly translate them into impactful legal documentation. And, of course, Jon is just a great guy. Simply put, he would be a tremendous asset for any organization and comes with my highest and heartfelt recommendation." Alex Oesterle, Chief Executive Officer at Blue Bear Creative
That means:
Excellent legal advice. Great legal guidance regarding most matters impacting a typical business. Key legal issues and creativity are a focus. Unimportant details are not.
Better, faster and simpler legal processes. Powerful processes, playbooks and templates, including for contracts, vendors, securities, governance, registrations, procurement, employment, intellectual property, privacy and security, investigations, risk and disputes. Compliance and governance need not be burdensome. They can save you time and money.
Strategic legal structuring that cuts legal costs without compromising results. Lean legal services. "Does a lawyer really need to look at that?" This is a fundamental legal question. No lawyer, no cost. But what happens if something goes wrong? You can manage risk without over-lawyering. Receive strategic legal structuring advice, including with respect to when to use legal services, the most practical type of resource, the right place for that resource, how to manage expenses and how to achieve optimal results.
Services from THE BOURNE FIRM are provided through its general counsel.
The Network
Through the firm, an extensive pool of professional relationships developed over 30 years is readily available to you, including the best highly specialized attorneys and extensive resources for large and complex projects. When you retain the firm, you gain access not only its special counsel. You gain access to its entire network of experts.
"I have known Jon for the past ten years and had the opportunity to work with him at PERA in the investment department. His legal contributions were excellent, very thorough and his summaries and recommendations were always completed in a timely fashion. The entire department depended on his legal skills and his ability to "get things done". Norman Benedict, former Chief Investment Officer, PERA
Currently licensed to practice law in the State of Colorado, he earned a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri, which has been ranked the best journalism school in the country, and a Juris Doctorate from Washington University, a top-20 law school. As a judicial intern for the United States District Court, Southern District of Illinois, he gained unique insight into the judicial decision-making process. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the Association of Corporate Counsel from 2002 to 2004, he was the President of its Colorado Chapter in 2003.
He was trained in a selective leadership pipeline program. Not only is he a lawyer. He is a leader.
The Firm
The mission of THE BOURNE FIRM, a boutique, is to provide experienced on-demand general counsel for small to mid-size companies not yet ready for full-time general counsel.
"During Jon’s tenure as General Counsel, we had seven-figure cost savings and improved legal services. Jon showed a tremendous breadth of legal knowledge, including public company compliance, employment law, and mergers and acquisitions. Beyond legal knowledge, Jon has a strong business acumen and contributed to corporate strategy as part of the executive team. When approaching a legal ‘project,’ Jon presented management with multiple options to consider, including expected outcomes, risks, and costs of each option. This allowed management to make thoughtful, cost-effective decisions. If you are looking for legal counsel, I can’t recommend Jon more - he will deliver efficient, practical, top-tier legal services." David Farrell, former Chief Operating Officer, GTY Technology Holdings Inc.
"As an attorney Jon is the best able to quickly assess legal issues and put them in the context of business acumen of any attorney I worked with over 25 years. Jon also is extremely responsible. If he says it will be done you can count on it." Mark Levy, former President and Chief Operating Officer, PSI
"I was Jon's colleague at Harland Financial Solutions. Jon repeatedly demonstrated his resourcefulness and ability to provide both excellent legal analysis and practical solutions to issues that arose. If you need someone to creatively resolve your legal problems, Jon's a great choice." Mark Kolber, former Senior Counsel, Harland Financial Solutions
Experienced on-demand general counsel for small to mid-sized companies not yet ready for full-time general counsel.
"I was fortunate to be able to work with Jon at Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage for about 2.5 years. I have worked with many corporate attorneys over the years and I must say that Jon was one of the most pragmatic and approachable legal business partners I have ever worked with in my 20+ year business career. Jon has a keen ability to break down both complex business and/or legal issues into clear, concise and manageable pieces that everyone can understand and act on. Jon is a great partner and has the ability to interact with people at all levels of an organization. He is extremely approachable, calm in his approach and delivery, pragmatic, extremely intelligent, and goes about his business with a high level of confidence. Jon remains very calm, cool, and collected, even in the face of adverse times and circumstances. He operates with the highest level of integrity possible. Jon also has a good sense of humor, something I find to be very endearing for a General Counsel. I would work with Jon again and/or hire him with no reservations." Robert Fakinos, former Director of Operations, Natural Grocers
Jon Bourne
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The General Counsel
Jon Bourne is a creative, practical and trusted advisor, teacher and mentor.
With more than three decades of diverse experience, including as general counsel of public companies and private companies, he has in-depth legal expertise, refined business acumen and a proven ability to help accomplish critical business objectives. Jon knows business from the inside.
The organizations that he has advised include publicly-traded companies, privately-held companies, quasi-governmental entities, governments and entities in such varied industries as technology, oil and gas, financial services, investments, consulting, outsourcing and retail.