Over his 45-year tenure with the firm, Reid has developed deep expertise in securities regulation, capital formation, mergers and acquisitions, and the representation of issuers and underwriters in public and private securities offerings. His work spans multiple industries, including energy, insurance, technology, mining, and private equity funds, hedge funds and mutual funds. Reid also advises executives and boards of directors on sales of control and internal investigations. Throughout his career, Reid has been involved in significant transactions, including large-scale mergers and acquisitions.
Reid A. Godbolt
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006 Awarded Practice Areas
Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Mutual Funds Law Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law Securities / Capital Markets Law Securities Regulation
Biography
Locations
Education
- Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, J.D., graduated 1980
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Securities Regulation, Denver (2024)
- Securities Regulation, Denver (2021)
- Securities / Capital Markets Law, Denver (2019)
- Securities Regulation, Denver (2018)
- Securities / Capital Markets Law, Denver (2017)
- Securities / Capital Markets Law, Denver (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 for work in:
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Mutual Funds Law
- Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
Special Focus:
- Corporate
- Corporate Governance
- Hedge Funds
- Investigations
- Investment Management
- Limited Partnerships
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Mutual Funds
- Private Equity
- Private Equity Funds
- Regulatory
- Transactions
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Completion of a public E&P company’s acquisition of oil and gas properties in a cash-and-stock acquisition valued at over $100 million (2025)
- Completion of an acquisition of a Colorado-founded commercial architectural woodworking company by a private investment partnership (2025)
- Lender’s counsel for $12 million secured real estate development loan (2025)
- Counsel to the managers of a technology and finance company in its acquisition for $425 million (2025)
Transactions
- Public Offerings of Securities & Private Placements
- Institutional investor’s counsel on more than $1.5 billion of interests in over 150 private equity and hedge funds (2003-2025)
- Purchaser’s counsel relating to numerous high technology multimillion dollar venture capital investments (2003-2025), including optical, ebusiness portals, water filtration, electrostatic manufacturing equipment, wireless video networking, online data management, advanced broadband wireless access, medical instrumentation, electronic design construction software, and radio frequency identification development
- Issuer’s counsel for numerous hedge funds and private equity funds (1995-2025)
- Issuer’s counsel for a private offering for a company providing affordable housing across the United States (2024)
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