Colorado’s new Alternate Equity Structures (AES) are reshaping employee ownership. By going beyond traditional stock, AES give workers real stakes – whether through profit interests, phantom equity, or stock options – while requiring genuine rights and participation. This new blog post, by Jason Wiener, explores how AES work, why they matter, and how companies can creatively overcome governance challenges to build sustainable, shared ownership.
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Mad Markets – Legal Infrastructure for Innovating Impact Investing in Organic Food Systems
At Jason Wiener|p.c., we are honored to work alongside founders who are advancing a more equitable, climate-aligned economy—leaders like Alex Heilman and Phil Taylor, co-founders of Mad Markets. Building on the success of the Mad Cap spin-off from their parent company Mad Agriculture, which has supported over 100 farmers transition to regenerative practices across 30,000 acres, Mad Markets represents an innovative evolution in sustainable agriculture financing.
Learn how Mad Markets navigated a tough investment climate to close a transformative deal—and how our team helped design a scalable legal framework to fuel a new era of mission-driven acquisitions in sustainable food through a values-driven investment fund.
Why Business Entities Must Register to Do Business in Other States—And Why It’s Trickier for LCAs and Cooperatives
If your cooperative or limited cooperative association (LCA) is transacting business outside its state of formation, it likely needs to register as a “foreign entity” in that other state. While this is a standard requirement for LLCs and corporations, LCAs and cooperatives face additional complexities due to the varied and often unfamiliar cooperative statutes …
GABRIELA ARCE JOINS JWPC AS ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY
Jason Wiener|p.c., a public benefit corporation (“JWPC”), is pleased to announce the addition of Associate Attorney, Gabriela Arce, an exceptional attorney with a diverse background in international trade, corporate governance, and business law. With a particular focus on impact investing and democratic capitalism, Gabriela brings a wealth of experience and expertise to JWPC’s clientele. Before …
The Importance of Time: Sabbatical
In this insightful interview, Yev Muchnik sits down with Jason Wiener, who recently returned from a transformative sabbatical. Join us as Jason shares his experiences and the profound lessons learned about the importance of time and personal growth. Discover how stepping away from routine life led to a journey of self-discovery and a renewed perspective …
Gallun Snow – an Employee Ownership Conversion Success Story
Gallun Snow – an Employee Ownership Conversion Success Story Gallun Snow Associates, Inc. is a professional commercial design firm located in Denver, Colorado. In 2019, the four owners contacted Jason Wiener PC to help them structure and then implement a conversion to an employee-owned company, worker cooperative. Members of JWPC met and discussed options with …
Nathan Sisodia – Pathways to Purpose
This is the fourth post in a series where the attorneys of Jason Wiener | p.c. will share the path that led them to purpose driven legal practice. This is Nathan’s story. *** I’ve always put very high value on the importance of community in my own life. But the moment I understood I wanted …
NATHAN SISODIA Joins JWPC as Associate Attorney
June 16, 2023 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Boulder, CO, June 15, 2023 – Jason Wiener|p.c., a public benefit corporation (“JWPC”), is pleased to announce the addition of Associate Attorney, Nathan Sisodia, an exceptional attorney with a diverse background in assisting small businesses, nonprofits, and social enterprises. With a particular focus on commercial and residential real …
PR: JACQUELINE RADEBAUGH PROMOTED TO SENIOR ASSOCIATE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 2, 2022 Jason Wiener|p.c., a public benefit corporation, is delighted to announce the promotion of Jacqueline to Senior Associate, effective immediately. Firm founder, Jason Wiener says: “Since Jacqueline joined the firm, she has brought immense creativity, rigor, and hard work to our team and to our clients. I am proud of …
Thoughts from a new economies’ attorney: patterns that create different kinds of (business) ownership – cooperative capital
In my last post, I talked about how capital looks like in a traditional business. As a recap, traditionally, capital is invested in the business with a goal of extracting profits and controlling how the business is done – the more money an investor (owner or shareholder) puts in the business, (i) the more return …
