Womble Bond Dickinson announced on Aug. 9 that Benjamin Busboom joined the firm’s Denver office as a partner in the corporate and securities practice group.
Busboom advises companies and investors on environmental, energy and natural resources matters across the energy transition space. He structures and negotiates transactions and projects related to mining, oil and gas, renewable energy, CO2, biofuels, wireless telecommunications and contaminated or environmentally sensitive areas.
Busboom, previously with Polsinelli, is the second partner to join the firm’s Denver office in two months, following the arrival of patent partner Jason Vick in July.
“I’ve known and worked with Ben for many years, so I know he will be an excellent fit for our Global Energy and Natural Resources Team, adding further depth to several very active areas of the energy transition,” said Scot Anderson, Denver office managing partner, in a press release. “I can confidently speak on behalf of my colleagues when I say we could not be more excited to welcome Ben to Womble.”
In addition to his energy practice, Busboom has experience in material supply and offtake matters. His work includes negotiating and structuring agreements for developing critical material resources and the offtake of raw materials.
Busboom also draws on his 15 years of experience in the environmental, engineering and energy industries to counsel clients on broad-spectrum operational, regulatory and development matters relating to environmental diligence, risk mitigation, permitting, compliance and resolution of administrative disputes or enforcement actions.
He earned his bachelor’s in biology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and his J.D. and certificates of concentration in business and transactional law, oil and gas law and natural resources law from the Washburn University School of Law.
Since Womble established a Denver office in September 2023, Scot Anderson and Ana Maria Gutiérrez have been joined by John Hawk, Jason Vick, Wayne Chancellor, Michael Miller and Noah Zedek. Gutiérrez was appointed leader of the firm’s environmental practice earlier this year.