
Steve Segal is a Shareholder in Buchalter’s Denver office, Chair of the firm’s Corporate Practice in Denver, and Co-Chair of the firm-wide Technology Practice Group. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity financings, fund formation, and complex commercial and technology transactions.
Steve represents start-ups, emerging growth companies, and mature businesses throughout their life cycle — from formation and financing through strategic exits. He also advises venture capital funds, private equity sponsors, strategic investors, and high-net-worth individuals. His clients span a wide range of industries, including technology, Internet and telecommunications, healthcare, food and beverage, consumer products, business services, media and entertainment, financial services, and manufacturing and distribution.
Steve serves as outside general counsel and strategic advisor to many of his clients. In that role, he counsels on entity structuring, capital formation, corporate governance, transaction strategy, securities law compliance, commercial agreements, equity compensation, and day-to-day legal matters.
Known for his hands-on, practical approach, Steve focuses on helping clients move decisively through complex legal and business issues to achieve their specific goals.
Steve is recognized in Best Lawyers in America for Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Law (2023, 2024 & 2025) as well as Super Lawyers in the area of Securities & Corporate Finance.
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Buchalter Expands Leadership Team with Key Appointments Across the Firm
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July 1, 2025. Buchalter is pleased to announce three new leadership appointments within the firm: Amanda Hyland has been named Administrative Chair of the Intellectual […]
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Steve Segal Quoted in CoinDesk
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Unpacking the DOJ’s Crypto Enforcement Memo By Nikhilesh De “Steve Segal, a shareholder at Buchalter, said that some of the DOJ’s past cases would charge trading […]
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Steve Segal Quoted in Law.com
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SEC Drops Case Against Crypto Exchange Ripple Labs By Michael A. Mora ‘XRP as Guidance’Steve Segal, a shareholder at Buchalter in the Am Law 200 […]
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Buchalter Expands Presence in Denver with Move to New Office in Granite Tower
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25 March, 2025. Buchalter is pleased to announce the expansion and relocation of its Denver office. In a strategic move highlighting the firm’s vision for […]
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Buchalter Attorneys Named 2025 Colorado Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
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Buchalter is pleased to announce that several attorneys in the Firm’s Denver office have been named to the 2025 Colorado Super Lawyers and Rising Stars […]
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Steve Segal Quoted in The Wall Street Journal
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Most Venture Investors Want Their Startups to Go Public. Not This One. Nov. 18, 2024 By Brian Gormley Granting two-thirds supermajority veto rights gives significant […]
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Steve Segal Featured in PharmaVoice
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With Activist Investment Rising, Pfizer’s Battle With Starboard Reflects the Industry’s Post-Pandemic Tumble October 22, 2024 By: Michael Gibney “What does this rise in activist […]
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Steve Segal Named 2024 Best Mergers & Acquisitions: Barrister’s Choice by Law Week Colorado’s Barrister’s Best
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Buchalter is pleased to announce that Shareholder Steve Segal was named 2024 Best Mergers & Acquisitions: Barrister’s Choice by Law Week Colorado’s Barrister’s Best. Barrister’s […]
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Buchalter Attorneys Named 2025 Best Lawyers in America
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Buchalter, is pleased to announce that 99 lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Best Lawyers was founded […]
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Steve Segal Quoted in FlightGlobal
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Spirit Airlines on track for greater Q1 loss than expected April 15, 2024 By: Howard Hardee ”These actions, along with other actions it took […]
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Steve Segal Quoted in FlightGlobal
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March 29, 2024 By: Howard Hardee Steve Segal, a mergers and acquisition attorney in Buchalter’s Denver office, believes Spirit has “a pretty decent runway of […]
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Mar
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Buchalter Attorneys Named 2024 Colorado Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
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Buchalter is pleased to announce that several attorneys in the Firm’s Denver office have been named to the 2024 Colorado Super Lawyers and Rising Stars […]
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Steve Segal Quoted in Reuters
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JetBlue casts doubt on its merger deal with Spirit Airlines By: Rajesh Kumar Singh and Shivansh Tiwary January 26, 2024 “JetBlue’s move is aimed at […]
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Steve Segal Quoted in TheWrap
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Disney’s Proxy Fight: Activist Investors Pose ‘Major Hurdle’ for Nelson Peltz By: Lucas Manfredi January 19, 2024 “In a proxy battle of such a large […]
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Buchalter Attorneys Named 2024 Best Lawyers in America
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Buchalter is pleased to announce over 80 of the Firm’s lawyers have been included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Best […]
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Buchalter Announces New Office in Denver, CO
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11 November 2022. Buchalter is pleased to announce it has opened a new office in Denver, Colorado with the addition of six attorneys and other […]
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As Tech Market Heats Up, More Firms Are Ready For Denver
June 12th, 2023
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Mr. Segal earned his J.D., Order of the Coif, from the University of Colorado School of Law. He received his B.A, from Brandeis University, Cum Laude, with Honors in English and American Literature.
- Hilltop Neighborhood Association – Board of Directors
- Colorado Bar Association
- Denver Bar Association