Will the Court allow EPA to undo its climate authority?
As a major shift in federal climate policy moves into the courtroom, the federal government is fighting to give up its legal authority to...
Colorado Supreme Court examines governmental immunity act
In Mostellar v. City of Colorado Springs, the Colorado Supreme Court addressed the notice requirements under the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act ("CGIA"), specifically section...
Intentional inclusion: Julie Herzog on advancing women in M&A
About two years ago, Julie Herzog, a corporate partner at Pierson Ferdinand LLP, noticed a LinkedIn post about a dealmaker networking event. The accompanying...
Divergence, stabilization shaping Colorado’s CRE market
Colorado’s commercial real estate market is entering a period of limited stability, which is reshaping development strategy, capital deployment and the legal work surrounding...
2026 Top Women awardee Melissa Sullivan, partner, Keating Wagner Polidori Free P.C.
Melissa Sullivan didn’t set out to become a lawyer. As she tells it, law found her.
Now a partner at Keating Wagner Polidori Free P.C.,...
2026 Top Women awardee Danielle Bettencourt, director, Fairfield & Woods P.C.
Danielle Bettencourt spent her childhood in Montana surrounded by the industries that would inform her legal career: oil and gas, ranching and agriculture.
Now, as...
2026 Top Women awardee Linda Knight, partner, Spencer Fane LLP
Long before she stepped into a courtroom as a trial lawyer, Linda Knight was fascinated by the legal world.
Family road trips often included stops...
2026 Top Women awardee Brittany Kauffman, CEO, IAALS
As CEO of the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver, Brittany Kauffman is living out her...
2026 Top Women awardee Melissa Romero, partner, Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP
Melissa Romero connected the variety, challenge and teamwork integral to her law practice with a beloved children’s book. She said, “We grind through issues...
2026 Top Women standout candidates
Law Week Colorado received many deserving nominees for our 2026 Top Women award, including these standout candidates:
Selina Baschiera, attorney, VF Law
Camille Bacon-Schulte,...