Contiguglia, LLC

Contiguglia, LLC Lawyer. Strategist. Storyteller. Andrew Contiguglia shares insight on law, reputation, risk, and leadership through Contiguglia’s Legal, Strategy, and Media.

As lawyers we help guide you and your business through unfamiliar situations. We help guide you where we have skill, provide insight on the industry, and counsel you on avoiding mistakes. We will complement you or your organization and be approachable on multiple issues regarding the law, the industry and strategy. We am here to be an adviser to you or your company and help in your success. We can

provide insight and access to other people and companies that might be able help you or your company. We do more than just read statutes and tell you what you can't do. We take the time to understand your individual needs and how we can help you or your business achieve its goals. On leadership:

I firmly believe that a strong leader is one who sets the moral and ethical tone, and values or vision, for the community or organization. A strong leader surrounds himself with people who supplement him and challenge and clarify his thinking. In return, a strong leader supports his colleagues and helps bring out the best and strongest qualities in them. A leader is the catalyst who can create synergy with those around him and use the energy that is created to benefit everyone in the group and the community as a whole. A leader understands that it is the success of the team that defines the success of the leader. While he may hold the rank as an individual, he is nothing without those around him. I have always considered myself a team player and have always strive to raise the levels of performance and commitment of those around me. I have never assigned a task to someone that I would not do myself. I believe that it is my responsibility to help build and strengthen the community and help strengthen the trust between its members and its leaders.

04/29/2026

There is a moment in Welcome to Wrexham that captures something every business owner, every professional, and every leader eventually faces.

Two outsiders stand before a community that has every reason to distrust them, and they must earn the right to be heard.

How they did it is the subject of the latest piece on the Contiguglia.com blog. Andy Contiguglia connects the Wrexham story to a complex case he handled years ago on Colorado's Western Slope, in which he and his team had to build credibility from scratch in a tightly knit community where they knew no one. The lesson at the center of the article is one that most advice on building trust gets wrong. Credibility is not what you walk in with. It is what you build by understanding what the room actually needs from you.

Whether you are entering a new market, taking on a new client, or stepping into a community that does not yet know who you are, the four mechanisms in this piece are worth reading carefully.

Link in the comments.

Did you know your ChatGPT conversations can be used against you in court?A CEO found out the hard way.Krafton's CEO used...
04/25/2026

Did you know your ChatGPT conversations can be used against you in court?

A CEO found out the hard way.

Krafton's CEO used an AI chatbot to design a corporate takeover strategy to avoid a $250 million payment he had contractually agreed to. A Delaware court read every word of those conversations and ruled against him on every count.

He also deleted the AI logs after the lawsuit started. That made everything worse.

Here is what this means for you as a business owner. Your AI conversations are written records. They are discoverable in litigation. If you or anyone on your team is using AI to strategize on anything that could lead to a legal dispute, you need a governance policy that covers it.

Most businesses do not have one. This case is the reason to get one.

I broke down exactly what happened, why it matters, and the three things every business owner needs to do right now. Read the full post at the link below.

A CEO used ChatGPT to plan a corporate takeover. Here's what every business owner must know about AI governance right now.

04/08/2026

I have been watching a documentary called Welcome to Wrexham.
Before you click away, bear with me for a second. Because this is not about football.

It is about two outsiders who walked into a community that had every reason to distrust them, stood up in front of that community, and had to answer a question that every business owner eventually faces.

Why should we trust you with something that matters to us?
Watching how they answered that question made me think hard about something I see constantly in my work with business owners here in Denver. Most people can tell you exactly what their business does. Very few can tell you clearly what their business is for. Not the service. Not the product. The actual outcome it creates for the people it touches.

That gap is where partnerships fall apart. It is where growth stalls. It is where good businesses stop becoming great ones.

I wrote about it. It is the first in a new series I am building around real business and leadership lessons drawn from the show. If you are building something right now, or thinking about a partnership, an acquisition, or a pivot, I think this piece is worth ten minutes of your time.

Link in the comments.

AI can save you hours.It can also create liability you do not see coming.New episode, season 2 kickoff.Contracts. Liabil...
03/07/2026

AI can save you hours.

It can also create liability you do not see coming.

New episode, season 2 kickoff.

Contracts. Liability. AI in operations.

Listen.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1925610/episodes/18787131

What part of your business uses AI today.

Hiring.
Marketing.
Customer support.
Contracts.
Something else.

Season 2 is back, and we are starting with a recast that matters if you use AI at work.AI can save you hours.It can also hand you a contract problem, an HR problem, or a customer problem you do not see coming until it costs real money.I joined Par...

02/19/2026

What’s your AI’s name?

02/19/2026
02/03/2026

“Some things are handled quietly.”

Perspective is only useful if you bring it back with you. Then you go back to work.
01/27/2026

Perspective is only useful if you bring it back with you. Then you go back to work.

My new business model for 2026! This is the kind of law we NEED!
01/06/2026

My new business model for 2026! This is the kind of law we NEED!

Address

1901 W Littleton Boulevard
Littleton, CO
80120

Telephone

+18559763714

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Contiguglia, LLC posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category