Tag:Law Week

Presidential, NEPA Changes Put Federal Lands in Flux

Shifting priorities between administrations and a big change to NEPA review have significantly changed the legal landscape around federal lands.

The Two Sides of the Energy Development Coin in Colorado

Colorado energy and natural resources attorneys talked with Law Week about how the state’s legislative and regulatory efforts have incentivized clean energy development and made oil and gas development more difficult.

Top Verdicts 2024

2024’s top verdicts saw a majority share related to personal injury, representing 30% of the cases.

Bipartisan Bill Would Remove ‘Homosexuality’ From the Definition of ‘Sexual Conduct’ in the Colorado Criminal Code

Another bipartisan bill would allow the state’s Division of Criminal Justice to overexpend up to $2 million for felony placements.

Legal Lowdown: Adams & Reese Rebrands Plus Werge & Corbin, BHGR, Spencer Fane Add Attorneys

In case you missed it this week: Adams & Reese announced a comprehensive rebrand and new website. Plus three local firms added Colorado attorneys and BHGR elevated three lawyers to partnership.

Court Opinion: Unanimous US Supreme Court Sides With Cornell University Employees in ERISA Case

The high court unanimously reversed the 2nd Circuit’s ruling that the employees essentially needed to plead and disprove all potentially relevant Section 1108 exemptions.

Stephanie Hiquiana, Jennifer Blomstrom Join Spencer Fane’s Denver Office

Stephanie Hiquiana is a labor and employment associate, and Jennifer Blomstrom is a litigation and dispute resolution of counsel.

WilmerHale Receives Broad Support Following Presidential Order Targeting the Firm

More than 800 law firms and 20 attorneys general have signed onto amici briefs in support of the firms motion to dismiss the executive order.