Betty Arkell is a Shareholder in the Firm’s Denver office and a member of the Corporate practice group. Ms. Arkell leverages extensive corporate finance and M&A transactional experience to guide companies through the entire corporate lifecycle, from formation through growth and planned exit. Her clients include established and emerging growth companies as well as venture capital and other private equity funds.

Ms. Arkell regularly acts as outside counsel to companies and their boards of directors advising on corporate governance issues, strategic plans, equity and debt financing, and mergers and acquisitions. She draws on considerable involvement with community and nonprofit organizations, including membership on numerous boards, to deliver prudent guidance and advice to management teams.

Ms. Arkell earned her J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law, Order of the Coif. She earned her M.A. in Political Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder and her B.A. in Political Science from Northwestern University, with Honors.