Elizabeth Karpinski Vonne

Elizabeth Vonne is of counsel at Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, where she advises public and private companies on corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, and securities offerings. Ms. Vonne counsels companies on growth capital investments, equity and asset acquisitions and dispositions, corporate structuring and restructuring, recapitalizations, joint ventures, and exit transactions. Ms. Vonne is a former DGS partner.

Ms. Vonne also represents companies and their boards of directors on corporate governance, public company securities disclosure and compliance issues, executive compensation, and general corporate counseling. She develops a deep knowledge of her clients’ goals and challenges and proactively and effectively advises on legal, business, and strategic matters that arise during the course of her clients’ business.

In 2020, Ms. Vonne was named a Top Women Lawyer by Law Week Colorado.

Ms. Vonne graduated from Columbia Law School in 2002. Prior to graduating, she was a Ministry of Education Fellow at the University of Tokyo. Ms. Vonne received her B.A. from Amherst College. Before joining DGS, she practiced as an associate with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in New York City. Ms. Vonne speaks and writes regularly on corporate legal topics.

Professional Leadership

• 2017 and 2018 Advisor Program of the Colorado General Counsel Group
• Executive Council of the Business Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association (former)
• Co-Chair of the Securities Law Subsection of the Colorado Bar Association (former)

Community Leadership

• Board of Trustees, Denver Public Library, Friends Foundation (former)
• Colorado Advanced Manufacturing Alliance, Programs Council (former)
• Board of Directors, Japan America Society of Colorado (former)