Josiah Hatch was educated at Georgetown University Law Center, Oxford University, Princeton and Rome's Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies. He represents executives, boards of directors, issuers and individuals on corporate governance, securities, finance and the resolution of internal disputes. Acknowledged by his peers as an authority on corporate governance and securities law, he is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, the preeminent provider of empirical research fundamental to legal institutions and process since 1952.
Mr. Hatch counsels investment banks on multi-corporate executive risk coverage and has successfully defended corporate clients against multi-million dollar class action suits, intellectual property disputes and securities-based regulatory actions. He represents defendants and witnesses locally, nationally and internationally in complex securities and commercial actions and appeals; and has served as an expert witness on securities matters for the United States and other litigants. He has appeared before the Federal Securities and Exchange Commission, the Colorado Securities Commission and the enforcement tribunals of national stock exchanges and the Financial Industry Regulatory Association. Mr. Hatch conducts internal investigations of public and private companies that have become aware of possible violations of law. He also advises start-up companies regarding corporate securities and litigation issues and counsels numerous not-for-profit organizations on regulatory and governance requirements.
Mr. Hatch is a prolific writer and frequent lecturer. He co-authored West's® Director and Officer Liability: Indemnification and Insurance, the essential legal guide for protecting corporate managers from liabilities unique to their positions. An expert on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Mr., Hatch has presented papers for the past three years at the S.E.C. and Colorado Bar Association’s Annual Rocky Mountain Securities Conference. He has led programs on U.S. investment for entrepreneurs in former Soviet block countries and represented U.S. corporations in the purchase and sale of foreign assets. Mr. Hatch also conducts legal audits for multi-national corporations concerning their foreign acquisition and investment strategies.
Mr. Hatch is engaged in various professional and civic activities and co-chaired the U.S.-Mexican Business Forum, Latin American Trade and Technology Group; CANACINTRA, the Mexican National Association of Manufacturers (2001). Mr. Hatch is recognized in Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in American and Best Lawyers in Colorado.
Practice Areas
Business & Corporate, Litigation, Energy & Natural Resources
Education
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. 1985
Editor Lay & Policy in International Business
Barrister's Council Law Fellow
Oxford University, 1974 M.A.
Marshall Scholar; Pembroke College
Princeton University, summa cum laude 1972, Phi Beta Kappa, University Scholar
Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies, Rome
Bar and Court Admissions
Colorado; District of Columbia; Commonwealth of Virginia (inactive)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit; U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado;
U.S. Court of International Trade; Colorado & District of Columbia
Other Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association, Business Law & Litigation Sections
Colorado and Denver Bar Associations
Bar Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Publications and Lectures
J. Olson, J. Hatch & T. Sagalow, Director and Officer Liability, Indemnification and Insurance, (2009 updated annually) West® Group
40th Annual Rocky Mountain Securities Conference, Turbulent Markets and Boards of Directors: Issues, Challenges and Approaches - "Securities and Corporate Governance Issues Affecting Smaller Public Companies" May 2008
39th Annual Rocky Mountain Securities Conference, "Representing Clients Before the SEC: Funding the Defense" May 2007
National Business Institute, What Sarbanes-Oxley Means For Businesses: Corporate Governance and Internal Controls: “Key Issues Related to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Corporate Responsibilities,' November 15, 2005
6th Annual Business Law Institute, Colorado Bar Association, “Developments in Litigation against Corporate Officers and Directors” (May 15, 2005)
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Colorado Bar Association CLE, Fundamentals of Securities Law, “Defining and Identifying Securities” March 18, 2005
National Business Law Institute, The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: What Colorado Attorneys Need to Know, “Certifications and Liabilities under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002” September 16, 2003