Brownstein Well Represented in 2026 Chambers Rankings

Chambers & Partners recognized Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck in its annual Chambers USA Guide. The firm was recognized in 27 practice areas including:

  • Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Colorado)
  • Construction (Colorado)
  • Corporate/Commercial (Nevada)
  • Corporate/M&A (Colorado)
  • Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Colorado)
  • Energy & Natural Resources (Colorado)
  • Environment (California, Colorado)
  • Gaming & Licensing (Nationwide, Nevada)
  • Government Relations (Nationwide)
  • Intellectual Property (Colorado, Nevada)
  • Labor & Employment (Colorado)
  • Leisure & Hospitality (Nationwide)
  • Litigation – General Commercial (Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico)
  • Native American Law (Nationwide)
  • Real Estate (Colorado, Nevada)
  • Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Colorado, California)
  • State Attorneys General (Nationwide)
  • Tax (Colorado)
  • Water Law (California, Colorado)

Chambers also recognized 66 Brownstein attorneys as the best in their respective fields with leading individual rankings going to:


Corporate & Business Department: 

  • Adam J. Agron (Colorado: Corporate/M&A)
  • Gregory W. Berger (Colorado: Tax)
  • Andrew C. Elliott (Colorado: Tax)
  • Albert Z. Kovacs (Nevada: Corporate/Commercial)
  • Kristin Macdonald (Nationwide: Leisure & Hospitality)
  • Gino A. Maurelli (Colorado: Corporate/M&A)
  • Alexandra Fidler Metzl (Colorado: Corporate/M&A)
  • J. Tenley Oldak (Colorado: Tax)
  • Matthew R. Nyberg (Colorado: Corporate/M&A)
  • Elizabeth D. Paulsen (Colorado: Corporate/M&A)
  • Ellen Schulhofer (Nevada: Corporate/Commercial)

Gaming Group: 

  • Pacifico S. Agnellini (Nationwide: Gaming & Licensing)
  • William J. Downey (Nationwide: Gaming & Licensing)
  • Sarah A. Murray (Nationwide: Native American Law)
  • Frank A. Schreck (Nationwide: Gaming & Licensing and Nevada: Gaming & Licensing)
  • Melissa L. Thevenot (Nationwide: Gaming & Licensing)
  • Sonia Church Vermeys (Nationwide: Gaming & Licensing and Nevada: Gaming & Licensing)

Government Relations Department: 

  • Marc S. Lampkin (Nationwide: Government Relations)
  • William E. Moschella (Nationwide: Government Relations)
  • Alfred E. Mottur (Nationwide: Government Relations)
  • Russell W. Sullivan (District of Columbia: Tax)

Employment and Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Groups: 

  • Christopher L. Ottele (Colorado: Labor & Employment)
  • Christine A. Samsel (Colorado: Labor & Employment)
  • David M. Spaulding (Colorado: Employee Benefits & Compensation)
  • Nancy A. Strelau (Colorado: Employee Benefits & Compensation)

Intellectual Property Department:

  • Matthew D. Francis (Nevada: Intellectual Property)
  • Benno M. Guggenheimer (Colorado: Intellectual Property)
  • S. Craig Hemenway (Colorado: Intellectual Property)
  • Anne Elise Herold Li (New York: Intellectual Property – Patent)
  • Airina L. Rodrigues (Colorado: Intellectual Property)

Litigation Department: 

  • Sarah Auchterlonie (Nationwide: Financial Services Regulation – Consumer Finance [Compliance])
  • Richard B. Benenson (Colorado: Litigation – General Commercial)
  • Adam K. Bult (Nevada: Litigation – Construction and Nevada: Litigation – General Commercial)
  • Eric R. Burris (New Mexico Litigation – General Commercial)
  • Travis F. Chance (Nevada: Litigation – General Commercial)
  • Jason R. Dunn (Nationwide: State Attorneys General)
  • Frank M. Flansburg III (Nevada: Litigation – General Commercial)
  • Carrie E. Johnson (Colorado: Litigation – General Commercial)
  • Kirk B. Lenhard (Nevada: Litigation – General Commercial)
  • Debashree (Reema) Nandy (New Mexico Litigation – General Commercial)
  • Michael J. Pankow (Colorado: Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
  • Jonathan G. Pray (Colorado: Construction)
  • Michael H. Pryor (District of Columbia: Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite)
  • Patrick J. Reilly (Nevada: Litigation – General Commercial)
  • Kevin P. Walsh (Colorado: Construction)

Natural Resources Department: 

  • Beth Collins (California: Real Estate – Zoning/Land Use)
  • Wayne F. Forman (Colorado: Environment)
  • Dulcinea Z. Hanuschak (Colorado: Water Law)
  • Stephanie Osler Hastings (California: Water Law)
  • Bradley J. Herrema (California: Water Law)
  • Mark J. Mathews (Colorado: Environment and Colorado: Energy & Natural Resources)
  • Steven O. Sims (Colorado: Water Law)
  • Scott S. Slater (California: Water Law)
  • Ryan A. Smith (Nationwide: Native American Law)
  • Amy M. Steinfeld (California: Environment)

Real Estate Department:

  • Nicole R. Ament (Colorado: Real Estate and Colorado: Real Estate – Hotels & Leisure)
  • David A. Curfman (Colorado: Real Estate)
  • Philip A. Gosch (Nationwide: Leisure & Hospitality)
  • Aaron M. Hyatt (Colorado: Real Estate)
  • Bruce A. James (Colorado: Real Estate and Colorado: Real Estate – Hotels & Leisure)
  • Blair E. Lichtenfels (Colorado: Real Estate – Zoning/Land Use)
  • Rebecca L. Miltenberger (Nevada: Real Estate and Nevada: Real Estate – Zoning/Land Use)
  • Angela Turriciano Otto (Nevada: Real Estate)
  • Caitlin Quander (Colorado: Real Estate – Zoning/Land Use)
  • Jamie L. Thalgott (Nevada: Real Estate and Nevada: Real Estate – Zoning/Land Use)
  • Carolynne C. White (Colorado: Real Estate – Zoning/Land Use)
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