Michael Cox

Mike has negotiated government contracts in the transportation and infrastructure sectors including large, complex joint venture agreements, public-private partnerships and design-build jobs. He has experience managing claims litigation in state and municipal courts, as well as in alternative dispute resolution involving work delays, construction defects and various issues stemming from projects nationwide.

Mike’s policy experience ranges from tracking state and federal legislation on a variety of issues, including public land use, cannabis and hemp issues as well as environmental policy and helping clients develop public policy strategies to accomplish their goals. He has also guided clients through the administrative rulemaking process by drafting public comments in response to proposed regulations/

Mike came to the law by way of the nonprofit sector where he led multiday wilderness expeditions teaching leadership skills, team building and conflict management for a range of demographics, including middle school, high school, college and the military. In this role, he also built partnerships with government entities, corporations and school systems. He gained intensive experience in managing partnerships with local governments, sponsoring corporations, schools and donors, and possesses in-depth working knowledge of, and experience in, law, politics, public policy and state and federal legislative processes.

Mike graduated from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law where he received an International Law Certificate and was an editor and writer on the Denver Journal of International Law and Policy. During law school, he worked as a fellow with the Office of the United States Trade Representative and the Colorado State Senate.