Colorado law firms announced 2024 firm and attorney rankings from Chambers USA. Chambers USA tiered rankings recognize Colorado attorneys and their firms as they operate nationally and internationally.
Chambers USA rankings are based on in-depth and independent analysis conducted by a full-time research team, according to the business’s website.
The following announcements were sent to Law Week Colorado. We received announcements from more than 15 firms that over 155 local attorneys were included in the Chambers USA rankings this year.
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck announced the firm was recognized in 23 practice areas and 57 individual attorneys were also ranked, including 28 of the firm’s Colorado lawyers.
Adam J. Agron – Corporate/M&A
Gregory W. Berger – Tax
Andrew C. Elliott – Tax
Christopher J. Hand – Banking & Finance
Michael W. King – Corporate/M&A
Gino A. Maurelli – Corporate/M&A
Alexandra Fidler Metzl – Corporate/M&A
Tenley Oldak – Tax
Matthew R. Nyberg – Corporate/M&A
Elizabeth D. Paulsen – Corporate/M&A
Jay Spader – Banking & Finance
Christine A. Samsel – Labor & Employment
David M. Spaulding – Employee Benefits & Compensation
Nancy A. Strelau – Employee Benefits & Compensation
Benno M. Guggenheimer – Intellectual Property
Craig Hemenway – Intellectual Property
Airina Rodrigues – Intellectual Property
Richard B. Benenson – Litigation – General Commercial
Michael J. Pankow – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Jonathan G. Pray – Construction
Kevin P. Walsh – Construction
Wayne F. Forman – Environment
Mark J. Mathews – Environment and Colorado: Energy & Natural Resources
Eric Waeckerlin – Environment
Nicole R. Ament – Real Estate
Aaron M. Hyatt – Real Estate
Bruce A. James – Real Estate and Colorado: Real Estate – Hotels & Leisure
Carolynne C. White – Real Estate – Zoning/Land Use
Davis Graham & Stubbs
Davis Graham & Stubbs announced it was ranked by Chambers locally in 10 areas and that 23 attorneys got individual rankings for 2024.
Gary Meade – Banking & Finance
Kyler K. Burgi – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Christopher L. Richardson – Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Corporate/M&A
Brian Boonstra – Corporate/M&A; Energy & Natural Resources
David S. Denious – Corporate/M&A
John A. Elofson – Corporate/M&A
Kristin L. Lentz – Corporate/M&A
Bruce D. Stocks – Corporate/M&A
Cindy S. Birley – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Rachel James – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Gregory R. Danielson – Energy & Natural Resources
Sam Niebrugge – Energy & Natural Resources
Radcliff Dann IV – Environment
John R. Jacus – Environment
Elizabeth (Betsy) H. Temkin – Environment
Brett C. Painter – Labor & Employment
Chad D. Williams – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Joel Benson – Mining & Metals
Chris Kinsman – Real Estate
David C. Weil – Tax
Laurence E. Nemirow (serves as special tax counsel to DGS) – Tax
Peter R. Rose – Tax
Michael Snider – Tax
Faegre Drinker
Faegre Drinker announced 17 Colorado attorneys were ranked by Chambers USA this year.
Laurence (Trip) DeMuth III – Construction
Michael Lapicola – Construction
John Marcil – Corporate/M&A
Jeffrey Sherman – Corporate/M&A
Matt Stamski – Corporate/M&A
Douglas R. Wright – Corporate/M&A
Colin Harris – Environment
Emily Bayton – Intellectual Property
Jared Briant – Intellectual Property
Timothy B. Scull – Intellectual Property
Kirstin Stoll-DeBell – Intellectual Property
Mark Weakley – Corporate/M&A
Roger Tsai – Immigration
Mary Will – Labor & Employment
Christopher Casolaro – Litigation: General Commercial, Up and Coming
Heather Carson Perkins – Litigation: General Commercial
Gretchen Miller Busch – Real Estate
Fortis
Fortis announced the firm’s litigation practice group in Denver was ranked in the 2024 Chambers USA guide. Partners Henry Baskerville, Christine Lamb, David Olsky and Cara Thornton lead Fortis’ litigation practice. Partners Liz Hartsel and Charlie Carlin, senior associates Leni Plimpton and Paola Jaime Saenz and associate Michael Annerino round out the team.
Holland & Hart
Holland & Hart announced the firm earned 11 practice rankings in Colorado and that 42 individual attorneys were ranked as well.
Andrea Anderson – Intellectual Property
Christopher Balch – Corporate/M&A
Mike Beaver – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Jennifer Benda – Tax; Cannabis Law: Western United States
Brenda Berg – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Leslie S. Boyle – Energy & Natural Resources, Up and Coming
Kevin Bridston – Construction
Adam Cohen – Tax
William F. Colgin Jr. – Tax
Paige Coriden – Corporate/M&A
James M. Crowe – Corporate/M&A
Nate Davis – Up and Coming, Corporate/M&A
Stephanie B. Edinger – Energy & Natural Resources
Andrew A. Folkerth – Banking & Finance
Timothy P. Getzoff – Intellectual Property
Gregory E. Goldberg – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Timothy Gordon – Construction
Chris Groll – Corporate/M&A
Steve Gutierrez – Labor & Employment
Sean Hanlon – Construction
Scott Havlick – Intellectual Property
Arthur Hundhausen – Tax
John Husband – Labor & Employment
Lynn M. Kornfeld – Environment
Stephen Masciocchi – Litigation: Appellate
John Maxfield – Tax
Brian Mumaugh – Labor & Employment
Matt Ochs – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Marcus Painter – Real Estate
Peter J. Perla – Tax
Rochelle N. Rabeler – Energy & Natural Resources
Joe Ramirez – Insurance
Kevin Selzer – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Elizabeth Sharrer – Real Estate
Sandra Snodgrass – Environment
James R. Spaanstra – Environment
Lucy Schlauch Stark – Corporate/M&A; Energy & Natural Resources
Craig Stewart – Litigation: General Commercial
Jeremy Syz – Real Estate: Hotels & Leisure
Christopher Toll – Litigation: General Commercial
Ashley K. Wald – Energy & Natural Resources
Mark Wiletsky – Labor & Employment
Husch Blackwell
Husch Blackwell announced the firm was recognized by Chambers in three practice areas in Colorado and eight nationally. Five of the firm’s attorneys were ranked in 2024.
Steve Agee – Banking & Finance
Dan Bray – Banking & Finance
Ashley DeVerna – Insurance, Up and Coming
Barbara Grandjean – Labor & Employment
Ashley Jordaan – Labor & Employment
Kilpatrick
Kilpratrick announced the firm got Chambers recognition in 39 categories and that 93 attorneys made the 2024 rankings, including one Colorado attorney.
Darin Gibby – Intellectual Property
Levin Sitcoff
Levin Sitcoff announced three of its attorneys were recognized by Chambers this year.
Bradley Levin – Insurance
Jeremy Sitcoff – Insurance
Susan Minamizono – Insurance
Lewis Roca
Lewis Roca announced 33 lawyers and 14 practice areas were ranked by Chambers for the firm in 2024, including five Colorado attorneys.
Frederick Baumann – Litigation: General Commercial; Litigation: WhiteCollar Crime & Government Investigations
Chad Caby – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
James Lyons – Litigation: General Commercial
Ben Ochoa – Construction
Brian Spano – Insurance
Perkins Coie
Perkins Coie announced that the firm was recognized for 84 practice areas and 194 individual lawyers were ranked by Chambers in 2024. In Colorado, six lawyers representing three practice areas were recognized and one lawyer was recognized both nationally and globally.
Jason Day – Corporate/M&A
Nathaniel Ford – Corporate/M&A
Amanda Tessar – Intellectual Property
David St. John-Larkin – Intellectual Property
Peter J. Kinsella – Intellectual Property
T. Markus Funk – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations; FCPA – Nationwide
Robinson, Waters & O’Dorisio
Robinson, Waters & O’Dorisio announced the firm received a Chambers ranking for its real estate department and noted that for the seventh consecutive year, the firm and John O’Dorisio Jr. have been listed in the Chambers USA guide.
John W. O’Dorisio – Real Estate
Sherman & Howard
Sherman & Howard announced 18 of its lawyers and nine of the firm’s practice areas were ranked by Chambers this year, including 15 local attorneys.
Bob Brown – Real Estate
Ray Deeny – Labor & Employment
Michael Dubetz – Tax
Ronald Eddy – Environment
Lee Fanyo – Corporate/M&A, Up and Coming
Tamir Goldstein – Construction
Garth Jensen – Corporate/M&A
Ryan Klein – Construction
James Lane – Tax
Hilary Morgan – Construction
Kirsten Stewart – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Cyndi Stovall – Real Estate
Jon Tandler – Intellectual Property
Katie Varholak – Litigation: General Commercial
Lyle Wallace – Corporate/M&A
Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Shook, Hardy & Bacon announced one of its Denver lawyers was ranked in the Chambers 2024 guide at the individual national ranking.
Camila Tobón – Privacy & Data Security: Privacy
Snell & Wilmer
Snell & Wilmer announced that 54 of its attorneys were ranked by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2024.
Laurie Choi – Construction
Spencer Fane
Spencer Fane announced the firm was recognized by Chambers this year for its Colorado insurance department. Five of the firm’s lawyers were also ranked individually.
Terence Ridley – Insurance
Evan Stephenson – Insurance
Jeremy Moseley – Insurance
Linda Knight – Insurance
Jonathon Watson – Labor & Employment, Up & Coming
Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP
Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell announced its lawyers accounted for more than 45% of the state’s top-most Chambers USA rankings for general commercial litigation and five of its lawyers were ranked among the Top 11 in the state.
Carolyn Fairless – General Commercial Litigation; Nationwide Law Firm Defense
John Fitzpatrick – General Commercial Litigation; Nationwide Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite
Hugh Gottschalk – General Commercial Litigation
Peter Herzog – Nationwide Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite
Jim Hooper – Nationwide Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite
Raymond Martin – Labor & Employment
Michael O’Donnell – General Commercial Litigation; Nationwide Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite
Katie Reilly – General Commercial Litigation
Malcolm Wheeler – General Commercial Litigation
Michael Williams – General Commercial Litigation; Nationwide Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite
Frederick Yarger – Litigation: Appellate
Woods Aitken
Woods Aitken announced its construction practice in Colorado was ranked by Chambers this year alongside three of the firm’s local attorneys.
Alvin H. Cohen – Construction
Kory D. George – Construction
Joel D. Heusinger – Construction
Editor’s note: this article was updated July 15 to include additional announcements.