Kelsey Johnson

Kelsey Johnson is an associate at Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP. She assists clients with general corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions transactions, and securities law. She also represents clients in energy and environmental matters, including joint ventures for development, acquisition and divestiture of oil and gas properties, and administrative proceedings before government agencies.

Ms. Johnson is a member of the Colorado Women’s Bar Association, the Colorado Bar Association, the Foundation of Natural Resources and Energy Law, and the Women’s Energy Network. Ms. Johnson serves on the membership committee for the Colorado Ballet’s Backstage Barre.

Prior to joining DGS, Ms. Johnson served as a law clerk for the Honorable Cynthia Mares of the 18th Judicial District in Colorado. She has also worked as a judicial intern for the Honorable Michael Hegarty of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado and as an investigative intern in the Colorado Public Defender’s Office.

During law school, she served as a student attorney for Tulane’s Environmental Law Clinic. She also competed nationally with Tulane Law’s Mock Trial team and served on the Executive Board of the Moot Court Program. Ms. Johnson graduated cum laude from Tulane University Law School and received Tulane’s “Outstanding Commitment to Service” award for completing over 400 hours of pro bono work. She graduated cum laude from Villanova University with a B.A. in Psychology and minors in Political Science and Spanish.

Recent Publications

• “Not Just Roads – Infrastructure Act Offers Opportunities and Funding for Carbon Capture, Oil and Gas Infrastructure, Critical Minerals, and Mining Communities” DGS Legal Alert, (November 2021)
  
• “BLM Announces Competitive Lease Sales for Clean Energy on Public Lands,” Clean Energy and Sustainability Group Newsletter, (October 2021)
  
• “Governor Polis Signs Bill to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Gas Utilities,” DGS Legal Alert, (June 21, 2021)
• “Addition of Mining to Fast-41 Should Support Continued Development of Renewable Energy Projects” Clean Energy and Sustainability Group Newsletter, (March 2021)