Standifer

Rose Standifer

Partner
Partner in Charge Denver Office
Denver

I enjoy working with entrepreneurs and their investors as they bring innovation to market.

Rose Standifer has over 20 years’ experience working with high growth companies and venture capital investors. She works with clients in the clean energy, climate, life sciences and technology sectors. She focuses on counseling clients on company formations, venture capital financings, technology licenses, and mergers and acquisitions.

Rose is a business advisor, and she understands that business is never without risk. She enjoys educating entrepreneurs and investors on legal and practical risks and then facilitating agreement on how to allocate risk. 

Rose has acted as corporate governance counsel for nonprofit foundations and enjoys volunteering for all types of business plan and entrepreneurship programs. She is an advocate of diversity in the legal profession and the venture capital ecosystem and is active in women’s leadership and mentoring organizations.
 

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 2004
  • Stanford University, B.A. in Political Science, 1999

Bar and Court Admissions

BAR ADMISSIONS
  • Colorado
  • California

Honors & Involvement

HONORS 
  • Best Lawyers: Venture Capital Law (2026-2027)
INVOLVEMENT 
  • Member, Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee
  • Judge, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus SPARK | REACH Program 
  • Guest Speaker, University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law Venture Law courses 
  • Coach, Denver Wolfpack Youth Rugby

Speaking Engagements

  • "Preparing for Exit in an Unpredictable Market," L Suite's 2025 Senior GC Summit (November 2025)
  • "Sound Judgment: Navigating the Legal Frontier of Ambient AI," Colorado Startup Week (September 2025)
  • "Playing the Long Game: Strategic Approaches to Government Relations in ClimateTech," Colorado Startup Week (September 2025)
  • “CleanTech Success Stories: Innovators Driving a Sustainable Future,” Denver Startup Week: Cleantech Day (September 2024)
  • "Trends in a Down Round," Colorado Bar Association Continuing Legal Education (CBA-CLE) (September 2024)
  • "Pitch Competition," Boulder Startup Week (May 2024)
  • “Legal Landmines 101,” Boulder Startup Week 2024 (May 2024)
  • “Securities Issues Facing Business Lawyers,” Colorado Bar Association Business Law Institute (September 2023)
  • “Capital Access: Is Revenue Based Funding Right for Your Startup,” Denver Startup Week (September 2021)
  • “Goldilocks & Her Dollar Bills: Right Size Your Funding & Private Capital,” Denver Startup Week (September 2019)
  • “Alice & the Silicon Valley Rabbit Hole: Colorado vs. the Coast,” Denver Startup Week (September 2019)
  • “How to Get Paid – Working for Startups: A Legal Primer,” Boulder Startup Week (May 2019)