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12/13/2022

Holland & Hart Announces 2023 Partner Elections

Holland & Hart LLP is pleased to announce the election of 24 partners effective January 1, 2023. Robert Ayers, Ian Clouse, Mickell Jimenez, Per Larsen, Jeremy Ben Merkelson, Chris Myers, Adam Rankin, Helen Rogers, Nate Runyan, and Rebecca Klock Schroer have been elevated to equity partner. Chris Boling, Kathryn Carlisle-Kesling, Todd Criger, Byron Crowe, Kevin Giles, Alexandra Grande, Tyson Horrocks, Jennifer Huntsman, Ryan Nichols, Andrew Orr, Lauren Schoeffler, Christopher Swickhamer, Tina Van Bockern, and Jacqueline Walton have been elected to the firm’s partnership.

“Through dedication to client service and honed expertise in their respective areas of practice, our new partners have earned the trust and confidence of clients,” said Chris Balch, firm chair. “By bringing fresh perspectives to clients’ issues and the delivery of legal services, this next generation of firm leaders position the firm for continued success over the next 75 years.”

Serving clients in a range of practice areas and industries across the firm’s footprint, the elected partners comprise attorneys in the firm’s Aspen, Boise, Boulder, Cheyenne, Denver, Jackson, Reno, Salt Lake City, Santa Fe, and Washington, DC offices:

Robert Ayers
Environmental Health and Safety
Jackson

Chris Boling
Corporate
Denver

Kathryn Carlisle-Kesling
Real Estate
Salt Lake City

Ian Clouse
Patent Preparation, Prosecution, and Counseling
Salt Lake City

Todd Criger
Corporate
Denver

Byron Crowe
Corporate
Denver

Kevin Giles
Real Estate
Aspen

Alexandra Grande
Employment,
Business Litigation
Boise

Tyson Horrocks
Employment and Labor
Salt Lake City

Jennifer Huntsman
Environmental Transactions
Salt Lake City

Mickell Jimenez
Employment and Labor
Salt Lake City

Per Larsen
Patent Preparation, Prosecution, and Counseling
Boulder

Jeremy Ben Merkelson
Employment and Labor
Washington, DC / Denver

Chris Myers
Funds and Investment Management
Reno

Ryan Nichols
Corporate, Funds and Investment Management
Denver

Andrew Orr
Business and Environmental Litigation
Jackson / Denver

Adam Rankin
Environmental, Oil and Gas Regulatory
Santa Fe

Helen Rogers
Estate Planning and Wealth Management
Denver

Nate Runyan
State and Local Tax
Salt Lake City

Lauren Schoeffler
Corporate, Emerging Companies
Denver

Rebecca Klock Schroer
Trust and Estate Litigation
Denver / Jackson

Christopher Swickhamer
Patent Preparation, Prosecution, and Counseling
Boulder

Tina Van Bockern
Appellate, Environmental Litigation
Denver

Jacqueline Walton
Real Estate
Boise

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