Chambers USA has recognized Faegre Drinker in its 2026 edition, highlighting the firm in 98 practice area categories and 239 attorney designations on its list of America’s leading lawyers.
Of the 98 total practice ratings for excellence, including 25 nationwide sections, the firm earned “Band 1” designations — the publication’s highest ranking — in 23 categories across practice areas including Colorado and Nationwide.
Colorado Attorney rankings:
- Douglas R. Wright, Corporate/M&A (Colorado)
- Colin Harris, Environment (Colorado)
- Heather Carson Perkins, Litigation: General Commercial (Colorado), Franchising (USA – Nationwide)
- Kirstin Stoll-DeBell, Intellectual Property (Colorado)
- Jared Briant, Intellectual Property (Colorado)
- Mark Weakley, Corporate/M&A (Colorado)
- Mary Will, Labor & Employment (Colorado)
- Michael Lapicola, Construction (Colorado)
- Roger Tsai, Immigration (Colorado)
- Sari Long, Immigration (Colorado)
- Emily Bayton, Intellectual Property (Colorado)
- Gretchen Miller Busch, Real Estate (Colorado)
- Laurence DeMuth III, Construction (Colorado)
- Timothy B Scull, Intellectual Property (Colorado)
- Christopher Casolaro, Litigation: General Commercial (Colorado)
- Jeffrey A Sherman, Corporate/M&A (Colorado)
- John Marcil, Corporate/M&A (Colorado)
- Matt Stamski, Corporate/M&A (Colorado)
- Alec Harris, Litigation: General Commercial (Colorado)
- Erik Mosvick, Labor & Employment (Colorado)
- Teresa Akkara, Litigation: Appellate (Colorado)
Nationwide Firm rankings:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Issuer Counsel
- Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Energy Transition
- Environment
- False Claims Act
- Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation*
- Franchising
- Government Contracts: The Elite
- Health Care: The Elite
- Higher Education
- Impact Investing
- Intellectual Property
- Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets
- International Trade: Customs
- International Trade: Export Controls and Economic Sanctions: Highly Regarded
- Labor & Employment
- Life Sciences
- Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
- Native American Law
- Native American Law: Finance*
- Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded
- Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite
- Registered Funds
Chambers USA is a legal research organization that ranks law firms and attorneys based on research that includes client and peer feedback, interviews and market analysis.
The rankings recognize firms and attorneys for their work in specific practice areas and jurisdictions.
The firm’s Chambers profile is available here: Faegre Drinker| Chambers Profiles