Briefs

David Law and Christiana Leinbaugh joined Spencer Fane’s Denver office as associates in the labor and employment and litigation and dispute resolution practice groups, respectively.

Cookie deSilva joined Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP as an associate focused on construction law and general civil litigation.

Fennemore announced its new platform, Fennemore Forward, will allow for its attorneys to work fully remote from nearly anywhere in the world.

Venable announced that Peter Koclanes joined the firm’s Denver office as a partner in the commercial litigation practice group.

Holland & Hart announced on May 25 that Melissa Braun joined the firm’s Denver office as a tax associate from Stinson LLP.

The Colorado Judicial Institute announced that it had elected Jim Carpenter, Joe Kennedy, Judge Andrew Luxen and Shawna Seldon McGregor as new board members.

Tyson & Mendes named Denver and San Diego partner Ashley Paige Fetyko as the firm’s new head of communications.

Two Colorado Democrats on Tuesday called on the Environmental Protection Agency to “carefully examine” the proposed expansions of three rail terminals in eastern Utah that could dramatically increase hazardous oil-train traffic through the Colorado River Basin and the Denver metro area.

Wilson Elser added former McElroy Deutsch managing partner Todd Jaworsky and former McElroy Deutsch partner Jane Young.

The Colorado Supreme Court reversed a district court decision in a case involving attorney client privilege.