DENVER – AUGUST 18, 2014 – Forty-six Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP attorneys were named Best Lawyers® by publisher Woodward/White, Inc. in its annual guide recognizing legal excellence. The 2015 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.
Two Davis Graham attorneys were named 2015 “Lawyers of the Year.” Only one lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored with this distinction. The Davis Graham attorneys selected as 2015 Lawyers of the Year are Laurence E. Nemirow for Tax Law and Ronald R. Levine II for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law.
The Davis Graham attorneys selected for inclusion in the 2015 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 – Trusts and Estates Charles L. Casteel – Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability; and 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 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; and 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 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 – Commercial Litigation Kenzo S. Kawanabe – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants J. Christopher Kinsman – Real Estate Law 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 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 – 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 and Litigation – Labor and Employment Patricia Peterson – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; and Securities / Capital Markets Law 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 Shannon Stevenson – Appellate Practice and Commercial Litigation Bruce D. Stocks – Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law Wallis S. 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 |