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Age Discrimination Case - DGS Wins Precedent-Setting Appeal

Andy Low Victoria Johnson

Shannon Stevenson Cindy Birley

DGS has won a precedent-setting appeal in an age discrimination case. In a published opinion issued on January 6, the Tenth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals adopted the arguments of the DGS appellate group that an Oklahoma statute setting a maximum age limit for new police officers does not violate the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act.

DGS partners Andrew Low, Victoria Johnson, Cindy Birley and Shannon Stevenson represented the State of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System. Low is chair of the DGS appellate group. Johnson focuses her practice on pension, benefits, and ERISA litigation. Birley has over 25 years of experience in the employee benefits/executive compensation field. Stevenson is a member of DGS’s trial and appellate groups.

DGS Top-Ranked in Law 360 Survey / Highest Concentration of Women Partners

Patricia Peterson

Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, where nearly a third of the firm’s partners are women, ranked 2nd in a nationwide survey of law firms conducted by Law 360 that focused on firms with the highest concentration of women partners. DGS partner Patricia Peterson commented in a related article, Top Firms For Women Invest For The Long Haul. Peterson, who has been a member of the firm’s executive committee, cited the firm’s “long-term” view” of lawyers as being “more conducive for women to go through the stages of their career while they're having their families. . . . It's not something that happens over night,” said Peterson, referring to cultivating women partners. “Most of our women partners have come through the ranks ... This is what we're about: making opportunities available for people with talent, men and women.”

Partner Constance Rogers to Join U.S. Dept. of the Interior

Constance Rogers

Respected Public Lands Attorney Named Deputy Solicitor for Energy and Mineral Resources

Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP today announced that natural resources partner Constance L. Rogers has been selected to serve as the Deputy Solicitor for Energy and Mineral Resources in the U.S. Department of the Interior, effective February 15, 2010. Ms. Rogers will be relocating to Washington D.C.

In her new role, Ms. Rogers will report to Hilary Tompkins, Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, and will provide advice, counsel and legal representation on matters involving the management of energy and mineral resources on public lands and the Outer Continental Shelf. Ms. Rogers will be responsible for legal guidance on regulation, permitting and development of onshore and offshore minerals, conventional energy and renewable energy, royalties from leases on Federal lands, and coal leasing. Ms. Rogers will assist the Solicitor in advising the Bureau of Land Management on its energy and minerals programs, the Minerals Management Service and the Office of Surface Mining.

Read the full press release.

Annual Public Company Update

January 28, 2010 -

2010 DGS Public Company Update

7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast/Registration
8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Presentation

The Ritz-Carlton, Denver
1881 Curtis Street
Denver, CO 80202

To RSVP, email lauren.goldman@dgslaw.com.

CLE/CPE credits are expected.

Please join other top-level executives for our annual update on issues affecting public companies and their disclosure obligations.

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