Anton Law Group Attorney Named Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year
Anton Law Group is pleased to announce that Emanuel N. Anton has been selected by his peers as the recipient of the Colorado Bar Association Young Lawyers Division 2010 Gary McPherson Award for Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year, for his professional accomplishments, commitment to civic leadership and inspiration to others.
- (1888PressRelease) December 07, 2010 - DENVER, CO - Anton Law Group is pleased to announce that Emanuel N. Anton received the Colorado Bar Association Young Lawyer's Division 2010 Gary McPherson Award for Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year. To be eligible, lawyers must be members in good standing of the Colorado Bar Association who are 37 years or younger or who have been practicing law less than three years. Nominees were required to have an outstanding record of professional success, community service achievements, and a strong commitment to civic participation and inspiring others, whether within the legal profession or elsewhere, to do the same.
"I'm honored to be receiving this prestigious award," Anton said. "It means a lot to be recognized by my peers not just for my work but also for my service in the community."
After working as an economist and marketing executive for Fortune 500 companies, Anton, 36, earned his Juris Doctor from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center then later worked at a large regional law firm before founding Anton Law Group, where he splits his time between the firm's Denver and Colorado Springs offices.
Anton is a deal-maker bringing a practical business goal-oriented approach to his practice. He 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, though he now focuses his time architecting deals and solutions for major and non-major defense contractors, and mid-sized international trade, aviation and business clients.
Mr. Anton's regulatory experience includes industry briefings, negotiations, or policy shaping matters with the U.S. Department of State, Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, Treasury Department, all five U.S. military branches and various U.S. 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 International Traffic and Arms Regulations (ITAR) of the U.S. Department of State, 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), 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.
Over the past several years, Anton has engaged in extensive civic and pro bono legal service. He currently serves on Metropolitan Arc of Colorado's Advisory Committee following his service as co-chair for Arc's Endowment Committee and on its Finance Committee while serving as a member of its Board of Directors since 2006. Additionally, he helped organize the Ed McCaffrey "Dare to Play" Football Camp, for children and young adults with Down syndrome, and, together with his wife, Chris Anton, they have served as parent advocates for Mile High Down Syndrome Association since 2005.
"A significant part of Emanuel's time is devoted to mentoring all the people working at the firm and inspiring them to achieve all that they can achieve." Said Sue Carriere, an associate at the firm and the person responsible for Anton's nomination. "He personally takes time to help each member of firm develop the substantive and social knowledge he or she needs to be successful in their practice of law and philanthropic interests. His commitment to helping others succeed as contributing members to their profession and to their community is impressive."
About Anton Law Group
Anton Law Group, LLC, is a Denver-based law firm founded in 2008 which has quickly grown to seven attorneys practicing in strategically selected practice areas to support privately-held, mid-sized growing businesses, and also serve as special counsel to public companies. The firm's attorneys provide a broad spectrum of legal services in the transactional, general and litigation matters, including regulatory and compliance issues most relevant to dominant defense contractors, aerospace and technology companies, international and multi-national enterprises, manufacturing, and service businesses. In addition to serving as outside general counsel, they also serve as family attorneys to high-net worth families, advising them on wealth management, business succession, asset protection, and regularly acting as litigation and dispute resolution strategists.
For more information, visit www.antonlaw.com, www.itarlaw.com, and www.bizaviationlaw.com.
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