Holland & Hart Named Top Natural Resources Firm in the Country and a Leader in the Mountain West by Best Lawyers
DENVER (August 12, 2009) - Best Lawyers in America has named Holland & Hart LLP the top natural resources firm in the country and the top full service firm in Colorado and Wyoming, including recognition as number one in more than 100 additional areas. The publication has also listed 106 Holland & Hart attorneys in its 2010 edition of leading lawyers, with more of the firm's attorneys listed than in any of the years past.
"It is a great honor to have so many Holland & Hart attorneys and practice areas recognized by our peers," said John Husband, chair of the firm. "These rankings reinforce our strong national reputation in the natural resources arena and our broad based recognition as the top firm in the Mountain West."
Best Lawyers, the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession, compiles its annual list of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. For the 2010 edition, more than 2.8 million votes were cast on the legal abilities of individual lawyers. Because of the rigorous and transparent methodology used by Best Lawyers, inclusion in this list is considered a singular honor.
Steven Naifeh, Managing Editor of Best Lawyers said, "We continue to believe - as we have believed for 26 years - that recognition by one's peers is the most meaningful form of recognition in the legal profession."
The following Holland & Hart attorneys are included in the 2010 list:
| Attorney |
Office |
Practice |
| Steven Andersen |
Boise |
Personal Injury Litigation |
| Robert Anderson (20) |
Las Vegas |
Corporate Law
Tax Law |
| David Angerbauer |
Salt Lake City |
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law |
| Betty Arkell |
Denver |
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law |
| Gregory Austin (20) |
Denver |
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Corporate Law |
| Lois Baar (10) |
Salt Lake City |
Labor and Employment Law |
| Scott Barker |
Denver |
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Mass Tort Litigation |
| Michael Beaver |
Greenwood Village |
Insurance Law |
| John Beckstead |
Salt Lake City |
Banking Law |
| Bryan Benard |
Salt Lake City |
Labor and Employment Law |
| Jeanne Matthews Bender |
Billings |
Labor and Employment Law |
| Richard Bennett (10) |
Reno |
Corporate Law |
| Robert Benson * |
Denver |
Construction Law |
| Bradford Berge |
Santa Fe |
Environmental Law
Natural Resources Law
Personal Injury Litigations
Product Liability Litigation |
| Walter Bithell (10) |
Boise |
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation |
| Michael Brennan |
Jackson |
Environmental Law
Natural Resources Law |
| Kevin Bridston * |
Denver |
Construction Law |
| David Broadbent |
Salt Lake City |
Real Estate Law |
| William Brown (20) |
Colorado Springs |
Non-Profit/Charities Law
Trusts and Estates |
| Nancy Bryson * |
Washington, D.C. |
Environmental Law |
| Teresa Burkett Buffington |
Cheyenne |
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law |
| Mona Lyman Burton |
Salt Lake City |
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law |
| Michael Campbell |
Santa Fe |
Antitrust Law
Natural Resources Law
Oil & Gas Law |
| William Carr (10) |
Santa Fe |
Energy Law
Natural Resources Law
Oil & Gas Law |
| John Castellano (10) |
Denver |
Immigration Law |
| Anne Castle |
Denver |
Water Law |
| Bradley Cave |
Cheyenne |
Labor and Employment Law |
| Adam Cohen |
Denver |
Tax Law |
| Shane Coleman |
Billings |
Intellectual Property Law |
| John Combs * |
Denver |
Immigration Law |
| Kelly Dickson Cooper |
Denver |
Trusts and Estates |
| David Crandall * |
Denver |
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates |
| Kevin Crandell |
Denver |
Technology Law |
| Arthur Daily (10) |
Aspen |
Real Estate Law |
| Patrick Day |
Cheyenne |
Commercial Litigation
Environmental Law |
| Karen Dennison (10) |
Reno |
Real Estate Law |
| Rebecca Dow |
Denver |
Real Estate Law |
| Walter Eggers |
Cheyenne |
Administrative Law |
| Richard Elmore |
Reno |
Commercial Litigation |
| Jack Englert * |
Greenwood Village |
Insurance Law |
| Gregory Eurich (25) |
Denver |
Labor and Employment Law |
| Murray Feldman |
Boise |
Environmental Law |
| Douglas Flowers |
Reno |
Real Estate Law |
| Jane Francis |
Denver |
Employee Benefits Law |
| Craig Galli |
Salt Lake City |
Environmental Law |
| David Garcia |
Reno |
Corporate Law |
| Marcy Glenn |
Denver |
Appellate Law |
| Gregory Goldberg |
Denver |
Criminal Defense: White Collar |
| Jan Harris |
Denver |
Oil & Gas Law |
| James Hartley |
Denver |
Antitrust Law |
| Scott Havlick |
Boulder |
Intellectual Property Law |
| Charles Hingle (10) |
Billings |
Banking Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law |
| James Holtkamp (20) |
Salt Lake City |
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Natural Resources Law
Oil & Gas Law |
| Peter Houtsma |
Denver |
Commercial Litigation |
| R. Craig Howard |
Reno |
Real Estate Law |
| Laura Hundley |
Boulder |
Trusts and Estates |
| John Husband (20) |
Denver |
Labor and Employment Law |
| Dennett Hutchinson * |
Denver |
Real Estate Law |
| Roger Jeppson (10) |
Reno |
Environmental Law
Natural Resources Law
Mining Law
Water Law |
| Bruce Jones (10) |
Denver |
First Amendment Law |
| Sheila Jones * |
Washington, D.C. |
Environmental Law |
| Robert Keatinge (10) |
Denver |
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Corporate Law
Tax Law |
| Denise Kennedy |
Denver |
Environmental Law |
| Richard Koon (10) |
Denver |
Banking Law |
| Mark Levy (20) |
Greenwood Village |
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities Law |
| Gregory Lindley |
Salt Lake City |
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law |
| Timothy Lukas |
Reno |
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law |
| J. Frederick Mack |
Boise |
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law |
| Michael Martin (10) |
Denver |
Real Estate Law |
| John Maxfield |
Denver |
Tax Law |
| Jane Michaels (10) |
Denver |
Commercial Litigation |
| Elizabeth Mitchell |
Denver |
Environmental Law |
| William Murane (20) |
Denver |
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Banking Law |
| William Myers |
Boise |
Environmental Law |
| Elizabeth Nedrow |
Billings |
Employee Benefits Law |
| Thorvald Nelson |
Greenwood Village |
Communications Law |
| Stephen Novacek (10) |
Reno |
Real Estate Law |
| Davis O'Connor (20) |
Denver |
Energy Law
Mining Law
Natural Resources Law
Oil & Gas Law |
| J. Marcus Painter |
Boulder |
Real Estate Law |
| Jack Palma |
Cheyenne |
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Natural Resources Law |
| J. Stephen Peek |
Las Vegas |
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation |
| Laurence Petersen (10) |
Billings |
Banking Law
Corporate Law
Energy Law
Natural Resources Law
Project Finance Law
Real Estate Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates |
| Elizabeth Phelan |
Boulder |
Appellate Law |
| Paul Phillips (20) |
Denver |
Environmental Law |
| Alan Poe (10) |
Greenwood Village |
Tax Law |
| Robert Pomeroy (10) |
Greenwood Village |
Energy Law |
| Larry Prince (10) |
Boise |
Administrative Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law |
| Donald Quander |
Billings |
Energy Law
Environmental Law |
| Mark Safty |
Denver |
Project Finance Law |
| Thomas Sansonetti |
Cheyenne |
Environmental Law
Government Relations Law |
| Scott Scherer * |
Carson City |
Gaming Law |
| Paul Schlauch (10) |
Greenwood Village |
Mining Law
Natural Resources Law |
| Frederick Schmidt |
Carson City |
Energy Law |
| William Schmidt |
Denver |
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates |
| Anthony Shaheen (10) |
Denver |
Energy Law
Natural Resources Law |
| Elizabeth Sharrer |
Denver |
Real Estate Law |
| John Shepherd (10) |
Denver |
Administrative Law
Energy Law
Natural Resources Law |
| Mark Sheridan |
Santa Fe |
Antitrust Law |
| Newal Squyres |
Boise |
Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation |
| Beat Steiner |
Boulder |
Real Estate Law |
| Robert Sterup |
Billings |
Commercial Litigation |
| Joe Teig |
Jackson |
Personal Injury Litigation |
| Steven Tyler |
Salt Lake City |
Real Estate Law |
| Carol Warnick |
Denver |
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates |
| Matthew Wells |
Salt Lake City |
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Venture Capital Law |
| John Wilson (10) |
Denver |
Tax Law |
| Lawrence Wolfe |
Cheyenne |
Administrative Law
Energy Law
Environmental Law
Government Relations Law
Natural Resources Law
Tax Law
Water Law |
| Matthew Woodhead |
Reno |
Trusts and Estates |
(*) Denotes First Year Listed
(10) Denotes Listed for at least 10 Years
(20) Denotes Listed for at least 20 Years
(25) Denotes Listed for at least 25 Years