Leanna Ajour Young

Ms. Young is an associate in the Corporate and Intellectual Property  Practice Groups.   Ms. Young focuses her corporate practice on business legal matters across the spectrum, from advising emerging and start-up companies on choice of entity to drafting sole proprietorship and complex operating agreements, to assisting businesses entering the public securities market.  Ms. Young’s corporate work also involves active mergers and acquisitions practice, as well as the support of clients on a broad range of business-related legal issues, including vendor and consulting contract drafting and negotiation and the creation and review of online privacy and terms of use policies.

Ms. Young’s Intellectual Property practice includes domain name procurement, trademark filings and appeals with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, copyright and trademark advising, protection against infringement and dilution, and licensing agreement creation and revision.

Ms. Young also provides assistance with business litigation disputes, including trade secret misappropriation, breach of covenants, allegations of breach of fiduciary duties, and other commercial litigation.  She also has experience with appellate advocacy work, including drafting briefs and delivering oral arguments.  As well, Ms. Young assists with residential deed and commercial lease drafting.]

Education:

University of Denver Sturm College of Law, J.D., 2011
   Order of St. Ives
University of Denver
   B.A. Criminology & Political Science Minor
   Magna Cum Laude, 2008
Scholastic Excellence Awards in Civil Procedure and Intellectual Property
National Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Team
Student Trial Lawyers Association; Business & Intellectual Property Law Societies

Association Memberships:

American Bar Association; Colorado Bar Association; Arapahoe County Bar Association
ABA Business Law Section, Corporate Counsel Committee
Parker Chamber of Commerce

Prior Experience:

Office of the Colorado Attorney General
  DNA Justice Review Project
Lockheed Martin Corporation Legal Department
Colorado House of Representatives Legislative Intern; “Sincere Commendations Award” Recipient from then Speaker of the House, Andrew Romanoff

Community Involvement:

Rocky Mountain Micro-Finance
Primrose School of Tallgrass
   Volunteer
Whitehouse Project
   Member & Volunteer
Co-Host of Girl Scouts Day at the Capital
University of Denver Alumni
   Volunteer
Pioneer Partner Elementary School
   Reading & Writing Program Tutor
University of Denver Basketball Team
   Mathematics Tutor
Catholic Charities Childcare
   Volunteer with at-risk children from
   impoverished/abusive homes
Honors: Super Citizenship Award Recipient from the Optimist Club of Monaco South of Denver CO in cooperation with the Denver Police Department and Samuels Elementary School, 1996; Two-time Citizenship Award Recipient from the Luncheon Optimist Club of Windsor Gardens of Denver, CO in cooperation with Highline Community School, 1993 & 1994