Beau Stark is a partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's Denver office. He has broad experience in all aspects of corporate practice, including public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, public offerings, capital markets transactions, securities offerings, management participation and financing, tender offers, private fund formation and general corporate matters.
Mr. Stark is ranked as a leading corporate lawyer (Band 1) by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in Colorado Corporate/M&A and Colorado Natural Resources & Energy. Mr. Stark has been repeatedly recognized in the Denver Business Journal's list of Who’s Who in Energy. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® every year since 2013 for Corporate Governance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Securities Regulation. Mr. Stark was named the 2017 and 2019 Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Governance, Denver, 2018 , 2021 and 2024 Lawyer of the Year for Mergers and Acquisitions, Denver. Mr. Stark was also featured in Legal 500's 2024 M&A Powerlist.
Mr. Stark graduated from the University of Colorado School Of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and was an Editor on the University of Colorado Law Review. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1991.
Mr. Stark is a frequent lecturer on private equity and mergers and acquisitions topics, and author of prior publications on limited liability companies. Mr. Stark is also past Chairman of the Board for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado.
Capabilities
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Energy and Infrastructure
- Oil and Gas
- Power and Renewables
- Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance
- Sports Law
Credentials
Education:
- University of Colorado, Boulder - 1995 Juris Doctor
- University of Colorado, Boulder - 1991 Bachelor of Science
Admissions:
- Colorado Bar