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The 2026 edition of Chambers USA recognized Davis Graham as a leading firm in Colorado across 11 practice areas, including Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment, and Tax. The guide also distinguished the firm’s Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial, and Real Estate practices. This year additionally marked the firm’s inaugural department ranking in White Collar Crime & Government Investigations.

Chambers USA separately recognized 33 Davis Graham attorneys as “Leaders in Their Field” in Colorado, including three attorneys ranked across multiple practice areas. The 2026 guide marked another strong year for the firm, with five new individual ranking designations, including a top ranking in Litigation: Appellate for Davis Graham partner, Theresa Wardon-Benz. The guide also marked Joel Benson’s fourth consecutive Nationwide individual ranking in Mining & Metals, alongside continued Nationwide and Global recognition for the firm’s Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) and Mining & Metals practices. The breadth of these rankings reflects the firm’s deep experience, global reach, and collaborative approach to client service.

Banking & Finance 
Gary Meade 
Kristin L. Lentz 
Taylor Smith

Bankruptcy/Restructuring 
Adam Hirsch 
Christopher L. Richardson 
Kyler K. Burgi

Corporate/M&A 
Brian Boonstra 
Bruce D. Stocks 
John Elofson 
Kristin L. Lentz

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation 
Cindy S. Birley 
Rachel James

Energy & Natural Resources 
Brian Boonstra 
Gregory R. Danielson 
Sam Niebrugge

Energy: Oil & Gas – Transactional (USA – Nationwide) 
Lamont Larsen 
Sam Niebrugge

Environment 
Adam S. Cohen 
Radcliffe Dann IV 
John R. Jacus 
Jonathan Rauchway 
Elizabeth H. Temkin

Labor & Employment 
Brett Painter

Litigation: Appellate 
Theresa Wardon-Benz

Litigation: General Commercial 
Mark Champoux 
Tess Hand-Bender

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations 
Chad Williams 
Jacqueline V. Roeder

Mining & Metals (USA – Nationwide) 
Joel Benson

Real Estate 
Chris Kinsman 
Joel Mayo 
Sarah Kellner

Tax 
David C. Weil 
Laurence Nemirow (serves as special tax counsel to Davis Graham) 
Michael Snider 
Peter R. Rose 

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