DENVER - AUGUST 17, 2015 - Fifty-two Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP attorneys were named Best Lawyers® by publisher Woodward/White, Inc. in its annual guide recognizing legal excellence. The 2016 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. The publication only recognizes the top four percent of attorneys in the country.
Eight DGS attorneys were named 2016 “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 2016 Lawyers of the Year are:
Stephen M. Brainerd – Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Gregory R. Danielson – Natural Resources Law
Randall E. Hubbard – Mining Law
Ronald R. Levine, II – Venture Capital Law
Laurence E. Nemirow – Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Christopher L. Richardson – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Peter H. Schwartz – Mutual Funds Law
Bruce D. Stocks – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
The DGS attorneys selected for inclusion in the 2016 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
Joel O. Benson – Oil and Gas Law
William A. Bianco – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; and Litigation - Construction
Cindy S. Birley – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Stephen M. Brainerd – Litigation - Trusts and Estates and Trusts and 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 and Gas Law
William J. Duffy – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental; and Natural Resources Law
Janette L. Ferguson – Commercial Litigation
John A. Francis – Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; and 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; and Litigation - Environmental
Albert Givray – Aviation Law
Laura K. Granier – Commercial Litigation
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
Randall E. Hubbard – Energy Law; 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 and Finance; and Litigation - Securities
Victoria V. Johnson – Arbitration and Commercial Litigation
Kenzo S. Kawanabe – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
J. Christopher Kinsman – Real Estate Law
Sybil R. Kisken – Arbitration
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 and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; and Venture Capital Law
Jordan Lipp – Commercial Litigation and Insurance 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 and Gas Law
John L. McCabe – Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Equipment Finance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; and Project Finance Law
Zach C. Miller – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental; and Water Law
Barbara J. Mueller – Construction Law and Real Estate Law
Laurence E. Nemirow – Litigation and Controversy - Tax and Tax Law
David Neslin – Energy Law and Natural Resources Law
Brett C. Painter – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment; and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Patricia Peterson – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; and Securities / Capital Markets Law
Jonathan W. Rauchway – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Christopher L. Richardson – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Laura Riese – Environmental Law
Constance Rogers – Native American Law
Peter H. Schwartz – Mutual Funds Law
Michael Snider – Tax Law
Shannon Wells Stevenson – Appellate Practice and Commercial Litigation
Bruce D. Stocks – Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Andrew I. Sultan – Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; and Securities / Capital Markets 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