Stephen Acquario

ASSOCIATE

Stephen (“Steve”) Acquario joined Milgrom Daskam & Ellis as an Associate in January 2025. As a member of the Corporate and Real Estate teams, his practice focuses on corporate transactions, entity formation, and commercial real estate. Prior to joining the firm, Steve worked at both private and public entities, from a tech startup and a large M&A financial platform to the Office of the New York State Attorney General.

Steve holds a B.A. in Economics from Union College (NY), where he graduated magna cum laude and was a member of the Scholars Program. He was also a pitcher for the varsity baseball team at Union. Steve earned his J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law in Boulder, Colorado, in 2024 and is admitted to practice in Colorado. While at Colorado Law, Steve served as an Articles Editor for the Colorado Technology Law Journal, worked as a Teaching Assistant for Intro to In-House Practice of Law, and was an avid participant in the Silicon Flatirons program. 

Born and raised in Albany, New York, Steve moved to Colorado in the summer of 2021. Steve is a strong sports fan and enjoys skiing, tennis, golf, travel, and movies.

FOCUS AREAS

Business& Corporate Law

Real Estate Law

Articles

Miscellaneous

A Second Year’s Perspective

There are a few moments throughout the year when this occurs, but we are currently in one of those moments where sports are in prime positioning. Basketball and hockey are deep in their respective playoff seasons, tennis and golf have each begun their Grand Slam calendar, and the World Cup is just around the corner. What better way to see the very best do what they do than at the biggest stages with the highest stakes.

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Business & Corporate Law

To Disclose or Not to Disclose, That Is the Question

In mergers and acquisition (“M&A”) transactions, disclosure is a critical component of the due diligence process and overall deal success. Seeing what is “under the hood,” so to speak, can separate a deal from going through, stopping in its tracks, or potentially haunting parties post-closing. With this, sellers face an important strategic decision and clients have asked us this vital question: is it more advantageous to overdisclose or underdisclose when responding to due diligence requests? In other words, is it better for sellers to show as much as possible or only what is asked of them?

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