Briefs

CO governor and AG urge court to reject South Platte River case

Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Attorney General Phil Weiser have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to deny Nebraska’s motion for leave to file a...

CO Lawyer elected to serve on NACDL board

Benjamin R. LaBranche, who has been representing clients in Colorado since 2020, has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the...

Lecture to focus on voting rights

The University of Colorado Law School’s Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law will host the 14th annual John Paul...
Paul D. López

Clerk receives prestigious Mexicanos Distinguidos Award

Denver Clerk and Recorder Paul D. López was honored recently with the Mexicanos Distinguidos Award by the Government of Mexico during the city’s annual...

Nominations Open for 2026 Alli Gerkman Legal Visionary Award

Colorado Law Week Briefs provides coverage of legal news and information for lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals within the state.
Ryan Tharp

Frost Brown Todd Adds Ryan Tharp to Private Equity, Venture Team in Denver

Frost Brown Todd added Ryan Tharp as a partner in its Denver office, where he joins the firm’s private equity and venture practice.

Husch Blackwell Adds Five-Person Life Sciences IP Team

Husch Blackwell has added partners Stephen Gardner and Kathy Lobel-Rice, along with a support team from Quarles & Brady, to its intellectual property and life sciences practice.
Annie Sturges

Annie Sturges Joins Taft Denver Office, Transitions to Labor and Employment Practice

Former U.S. Air Force defense counsel Annie Sturges has joined Taft’s Denver office, shifting her practice from criminal litigation to labor and employment law.

Trial Attorney Nancy Cohen Joins Ireland Stapleton

Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC announced that Nancy Cohen, a trial attorney with an additional focus on legal ethics and professional responsibility, has joined the firm.
Alison Connaughty

Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Alison Connaughty Joins WTO

Former federal prosecutor and trial attorney Alison Connaughty joined Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell as of counsel.