DENVER – AUGUST 15, 2013 – Forty-two Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP attorneys were named Best Lawyers® by publisher Woodward/White, Inc. in its annual guide recognizing legal excellence. The 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America is based on a peer-review survey in which more than 43,000 attorneys comment on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.
Four DGS attorneys were named 2014 “Lawyers of the Year.” Only one lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored with this distinction. The DGS attorneys selected as 2014 Lawyers of the Year include William A. Bianco in construction litigation, William J. Duffy in natural resources law, Dale R. Harris in antitrust litigation, and Kenzo S. Kawanabe in mass tort litigation and defendant class actions.
The DGS attorneys selected for inclusion in the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America are:
Thomas C. Bell – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy; and Litigation – Real Estate
William A. Bianco – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking & Finance; and Litigation – Construction
Cindy S. Birley – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Stephen M. Brainerd – Trusts and Estates and Litigation – Trusts & Estates
Charles L. Casteel – Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
James E. Culhane – Real Estate Law
Gregory R. Danielson – Energy Law; Natural Resources Law; and Oil & Gas Law
William J. Duffy – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; and Natural Resources Law
John A. Francis – Health Care Law
Roger L. Freeman – Environmental Law
Deborah J. Friedman – International Trade and Finance Law
Michael J. Gallagher – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Environmental
Catherine A. Hance – Real Estate Law
Dale R. Harris – Antitrust Law; Arbitration; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation – Antitrust; and Mediation
Richard P. Holme – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; and Litigation – First Amendment
Marcia Chadwick Holt – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and Trusts & Estates
Randall E. Hubbard – Mining Law and Natural Resources Law
John R. Jacus – Environmental Law
Rachel R. James – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Thomas P. Johnson – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Banking & Finance; and Litigation - Securities
Charles L. Kaiser – Energy Law; Mining Law; Native American Law; and Natural Resources Law
Kenzo S. Kawanabe – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
William N. Krems – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Tax Law; and Trusts and Estates
Ronald R. Levine II – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; and Venture Capital Law
Andrew M. Low – Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; and Litigation – First Amendment
Jonathan A. Marks – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Judith M. Matlock – Energy Law; Natural Resources Law; and Oil & Gas Law
John L. McCabe – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Equipment Finance Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; and Project Finance Law
Zach C. Miller – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; and Water Law
Barbara J. Mueller – Real Estate Law
Laurence E. Nemirow – Litigation & Controversy – Tax and Tax Law
Jennings J. Newcom – Corporate Governance Law
Brett C. Painter – Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor & Employment
Patricia Peterson – Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; and Securities / Capital Markets Law
Christopher Richardson - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; and Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Peter H. Schwartz – Mutual Funds Law
Bruce D. Stocks – Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Wallis Stromberg – Health Care Law
S. Lee Terry, Jr. – Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; and Securities Regulation
Lester R. Woodward – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mutual Funds Law; and Securities Regulation
Gail L. Wurtzler – Environmental Law
David A. Zisser – Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation: Securities; and Securities Regulation