Colorado firms have announced 2023 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 is the definitive mark of excellence across the legal industry, according to the organization’s website, and its rankings are based on in-depth analysis and independent research conducted by a dedicated team.
The following firm announcements noting inclusion in the Chambers USA rankings for 2023 were sent to Law Week Colorado. We received announcements that more than 190 local attorneys were included in the Chambers USA rankings this year.
Adams & Reese
Hilary Morgan (Construction Law)
Brownstein
Brownstein announced it was ranked by Chambers as a Colorado firm in the banking and finance, bankruptcy/restructuring, construction, corporate/M&A, employee benefits and executive compensation, energy and natural resources, environment, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation – general commercial, real estate and tax practice areas.
Aaron Hyatt (Real Estate)
Adam Agron (Corporate/M&A)
Airina Rodrigues (Intellectual Property)
Andrew Elliott (Tax)
Benno Guggenheimer (Intellectual Property)
Bruce James (Real Estate and Colorado: Real Estate – Hotels & Leisure)
Carolynne White (Real Estate – Zoning/Land Use)
Christine Samsel (Labor & Employment)
Christopher Hand (Banking & Finance)
David Spaulding (Employee Benefits & Compensation)
Elizabeth Paulsen (Corporate/M&A)
Eric Waeckerlin (Environment)
Gino Maurelli (Corporate/M&A)
Gregory Berger (Tax)
Jay Spader (Banking & Finance)
Jonathan Pray (Construction)
Kevin Cudney (Corporate/M&A)
Kevin Walsh (Construction)
Lisa Hogan (Labor & Employment)
Mark Mathews (Environment and Colorado: Energy & Natural Resources)
Matthew Nyberg (Corporate/M&A)
Michael Pankow (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
Michael King (Corporate/M&A)
Nancy Strelau (Employee Benefits & Compensation)
Nicole Ament (Real Estate)
Richard Benenson (Litigation – General Commercial)
Ronda Sandquist (Environment)
Craig Hemenway (Intellectual Property)
Wayne Forman (Environment)
Davis Graham & Stubbs
Davis Graham & Stubbs announced it was ranked by Chambers as a Colorado firm in the banking and finance, bankruptcy/restructuring, corporate/M&A, employee benefits and executive compensation, energy and natural resources, environment and tax practices. The firm also announced that Chambers USA acknowledged DGS for its strong labor and employment, litigation: general commercial and real estate practices.
Brett Painter (Labor & Employment)
Brian Boonstra (Corporate/M&A; Energy & Natural Resources)
Bruce Stocks (Corporate/M&A)
Chad Williams (Litigation: General Commercial)
Chris Kinsman (Real Estate)
Christopher Richardson (Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Corporate/M&A)
Cindy Birley (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation)
David Denious (Corporate/M&A)
Elizabeth “Betsy” Temkin (Environment)
Gary Meade (Banking & Finance)
Gregory Danielson (Energy & Natural Resources)
Janet Savage (Labor & Employment)
Joel Benson (Mining & Metals)
John Elofson (Corporate/M&A; Energy & Natural Resources)
John Jacus (Environment)
Kenzo Kawanabe (Litigation: General Commercial)
Kristin Lentz (Corporate/M&A)
Kyler Burgi (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
Laurence Nemirow, serving as special tax counsel to DGS (Tax)
Mark Bussey (Corporate/M&A)
Michael Gallagher (Litigation: General Commercial)
Michael Snider (Tax)
Peter Rose (Tax)
Rachel James (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation)
Sam Niebrugge (Energy & Natural Resources)
Dorsey & Whitney
Dorsey & Whitney announced it was ranked by Chambers as a Colorado firm in the intellectual property practice area.
Charlene Krogh (Intellectual Property)
Greg Tamkin (Intellectual Property)
Lee Osman (Intellectual Property)
Faegre Drinker
Faegre Drinker announced it was ranked by Chambers as a Colorado firm in the construction, corporate/M&A, environment, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation: general commercial and real estate practices.
Colin Harris (Environment)
Douglas Wright (Corporate/M&A)
Heather Carson Perkins (Litigation: General Commercial)
Jared Briant (Intellectual Property)
Jeffrey Sherman (Corporate/M&A)
John Marcil (Corporate/M&A)
Kirstin Stoll-DeBell (Intellectual Property)
Laurence “Trip” DeMuth III (Construction)
Mark Weakley (Corporate/M&A)
Mary Will (Labor & Employment)
Michael Lapicola (Construction)
Timothy Scull (Intellectual Property)
Fox Rothschild
Ali Brodie (Immigration)
Patrick Casey (Construction)
Steven Moore (Labor & Employment)
Holland & Hart
Holland & Hart announced it was ranked by Chambers as a Colorado firm in the banking and finance, construction, corporate/M&A, employee benefits and executive compensation, energy and natural resources, environment, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation: general commercial, real estate and tax practice areas.
Adam Cohen (Tax)
Andrea Anderson (Intellectual Property)
Andrew Folkerth (Banking & Finance)
Arthur Hundhausen (Tax)
Ashley Wald (Energy & Natural Resources)
Beat Steiner (Real Estate: Hotels & Leisure)
Brenda Berg (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation)
Brian Mumaugh (Labor & Employment)
Chris Groll (Corporate/M&A)
Christopher Balch (Corporate/M&A)
Christopher Toll (Litigation: General Commercial)
Chuck Cotter (Corporate/M&A)
Craig Stewart (Litigation: General Commercial)
Elizabeth Sharrer (Real Estate)
Gregory Goldberg (Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations)
James Crowe (Corporate/M&A)
James Spaanstra (Environment)
Jennifer Benda (Cannabis Law; Tax)
Jeremy Syz (Real Estate: Hotels & Leisure)
Joe Ramirez (Insurance)
John Husband (Labor & Employment)
John Maxfield (Tax)
Kevin Bridston (Construction)
Kevin Selzer (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation)
Lucy Schlauch Stark (Corporate/M&A; Energy & Natural Resources)
Lynn Kornfeld (Environment)
Marcus Painter (Real Estate)
Mark Wiletsky (Labor & Employment)
Matt Ochs (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
Michael Drapkin (Intellectual Property)
Mike Beaver (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation)
Nate Davis (Corporate/M&A)
Paige Coriden (Corporate/M&A)
Peter Perla (Tax)
Rachel Austin Supiro (Tax)
Rochelle Rabeler (Energy & Natural Resources)
Roger Tsai (Immigration)
Sandra Snodgrass (Environment)
Scott Havlick (Intellectual Property)
Sean Hanlon (Construction)
Stephanie Edinger (Energy & Natural Resources)
Stephen Masciocchi (Litigation: Appellate)
Steve Gutierrez (Labor & Employment)
Timothy Getzoff (Intellectual Property)
Timothy Gordon (Construction)
William Colgin (Tax)
Husch Blackwell
Husch Blackwell announced it was ranked by Chambers as a Colorado firm in the banking and finance, labor and employment and real estate practices.
Andrea Austin (Real Estate)
Ashley Jordaan (Labor & Employment)
Barbara Grandjean (Labor & Employment)
Christopher Ottele (Labor & Employment)
Daniel Bray (Banking & Finance)
David Stauss (Privacy & Data Security)
Kevin Kelley (Real Estate)
Marshall Custer (Cannabis Law: Western United States)
Steve Agee (Banking & Finance)
Steve Levine (Cannabis Law: Western United States)
Ireland Stapleton
Ireland Stapleton announced it was ranked by Chambers as a Colorado firm in the litigation practice area.
James Benjamin (Real Estate)
K.C. Groves (Commercial Litigation)
Kelley Duke (Commercial Litigation)
Rebecca Almon (Environmental Law)
Jones & Keller
Howard Kenison (Environmental Law & Litigation)
Lawrence Lee (Labor & Employment Law)
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Darin Gibby (Intellectual Property)
Levin Sitcoff Waneka
Bradley Levin (Insurance)
Jeremy Sitcoff (Insurance)
Nelson Waneka (Insurance)
Susan Minamizono (Insurance)
Lewis Roca
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie announced it was ranked by Chambers as a Colorado firm in the bankruptcy/restructuring and litigation: general commercial practice areas.
Ben Ochoa (Construction)
Brent Cohen (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
Brian Spano (Insurance)
Frederick Baumann (Litigation: General Commercial; Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations)
James Lyons (Litigation: General Commercial)
Polsinelli
Polsinelli announced it was ranked by Chambers as a Colorado firm in the corporate/M&A, intellectual property, litigation: general commercial, construction and real estate practice areas.
Amy Hansen (Real Estate)
Don Samuels (Labor & Employment)
Gregory Durbin (Intellectual Property)
John Heronimus (Real Estate)
John Posthumus (Intellectual Property)
Paul Franke (Banking & Finance; Construction)
Scott Berdan (Corporate/M&A)
Sean Gallagher (Litigation: General Commercial)
Stacy Carpenter (Litigation: General Commercial)
Steve Gurr (Construction)
William Hoffman (Healthcare)
William Meyer (Construction)
Robinson Waters O’Dorisio
Robinson Waters O’Dorisio announced it was ranked by Chambers as a Colorado firm in the real estate practice area.
John O’Dorisio Jr. (Real Estate)
Sherman & Howard
Sherman & Howard announced it was ranked by Chambers as a Colorado firm in the construction, employee benefits and executive compensation, labor and employment, litigation: general commercial, real estate, tax and corporate/M&A practices.
Bob Brown (Real Estate)
Christopher Koenigs (Litigation: General Commercial)
Garth Jensen (Corporate/M&A)
Heather Vickles (Labor & Employment)
James Lane (Tax)
James Sawtelle (Litigation: General Commercial)
Jon Tandler (Intellectual Property)
Kathy Odle (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation)
Katie Varholak (Litigation: General Commercial)
Kirsten Stewart (Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation)
Lee Fanyo (Corporate/M&A)
Lyle Wallace (Corporate/M&A)
Michael Dubetz (Tax)
Peter Koclanes (Litigation: General Commercial)
Ray Deeny (Labor & Employment)
Ron Eddy (Environment)
Ryan Klein (Construction)
Skip Netzorg (Litigation: General Commercial)
Tamir Goldstein (Construction)
Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell
Carolyn Fairless (General Commercial Litigation)
Frederick Yarger (Litigation – Appellate)
Hugh Gottschalk (General Commercial Litigation)
James Hooper (Nationwide Product Liability & Mass Torts)
John Fitzpatrick (General Commercial Litigation; Nationwide Product Liability & Mass Torts)
Katie Reilly (General Commercial Litigation)
Malcolm Wheeler (General Commercial Litigation)
Michael O’Donnell (General Commercial Litigation; Nationwide Product Liability & Mass Torts)
Michael Williams (General Commercial Litigation; Nationwide Product Liability & Mass Torts)
Peter Herzog (Nationwide Product Liability & Mass Torts)
Raymond Martin (Labor & Employment)
Woods Aitken
Woods Aitken announced it was ranked by Chambers as a Colorado firm in the construction practice area.
Alvin Cohen (Construction)
Joel Heusinger (Construction)
Kory George (Construction)