Education

J.D., 2006, University of California Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law
B.A., 2001, Pitzer College, with honors

Admitted

Colorado

Distinctions

Executive Editor, Berkeley Journal of International Law, University of California Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law

2006 Young Bear Award, University of California Berkeley Foundation

Memberships

Colorado Bar Association

Colorado Hispanic Bar Association

Colorado Women’s Bar Association

Denver Bar Association

Hispanic National Bar Association

National Association of Bond Lawyers

Community Involvement

Region XIII Deputy President, Hispanic National Bar Association

Co-Chair, 2013 Annual HNBA Convention

Co-Chair, Colorado Latina Legal Network

Board Member, Colorado Hispanic Bar Association

Board of Directors, A Child's Song, Inc.

Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Business Development Committee

Board of Directors, Project WISE

Hickenlooper Transition Team, Health Care Policy & Financing Committee

Guest Instructor, Denver Venture School

Cristal Torres DeHerrera

Cristal's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, public and private securities offerings, capital formation and securities advice (including SEC compliance), and complex business transactions. She also provides counsel on public and municipal finance law. Cristal is a member of the firm's Inclusiveness and Diversity Committee. 

Cristal served as a law clerk for the Honorable John L. Kane of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. She also interned at the Denver City Attorney’s Office. Prior to attending law school, Cristal gained significant political experience at the city, county, state and federal levels.

Representative Matters

Represented EMSC, the leading provider of emergency medical services in the U.S., in the acquisition of Acute Management, LLC, the management services company of Acute Surgical Care Specialists, PLLC. Based in Plano, Texas, Acute Surgical contracts with hospitals to provide trauma, orthopedic and general surgery physician call coverage. Upon completion of the transaction, Acute became a part of EmCare’s newly formed surgery services division.
Represented an oil and gas company with respect to its public securities compliance matters including annual meetings and notice-the-access-compliance, proxy and executive compensation disclosures and reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. Sections 13 and 16 reporting obligations.
Represented a public company issuer in connection with its public offering of securities issued in the private placement via a registration statement filed with the SEC.
Represented Recovery Energy, Inc. in its purchase of 19 working wells in Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Also represented Recovery Energy, Inc in a $23 million equity private placement.
Represented an oil and gas public company in its successful private placement to 32 accredited investors (as defined in Regulation D) valued at $793,732.
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Publications & Presentations