Publisher Chambers & Partners recognized Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck in its annual Chambers USA Guide. The firm was recognized in 27 practice areas including:
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Colorado)
- Construction (Colorado)
- Corporate/Commercial (Nevada)
- Corporate/M&A (Colorado)
- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Colorado)
- Energy & Natural Resources (Colorado)
- Environment (California, Colorado)
- Gaming & Licensing (Nationwide, Nevada)
- Government Relations (Nationwide)
- Intellectual Property (Colorado, Nevada)
- Labor & Employment (Colorado)
- Leisure & Hospitality (Nationwide)
- Litigation – General Commercial (Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico)
- Native American Law (Nationwide)
- Real Estate (Colorado, Nevada)
- Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Colorado, California)
- State Attorneys General (Nationwide)
- Tax (Colorado)
- Water Law (California, Colorado)
Chambers also recognized 66 Brownstein attorneys as the best in their respective fields with leading individual rankings going to:
Corporate & Business Department:
- Adam J. Agron (Colorado: Corporate/M&A)
- Gregory W. Berger (Colorado: Tax)
- Andrew C. Elliott (Colorado: Tax)
- Albert Z. Kovacs (Nevada: Corporate/Commercial)
- Kristin Macdonald (Nationwide: Leisure & Hospitality)
- Gino A. Maurelli (Colorado: Corporate/M&A)
- Alexandra Fidler Metzl (Colorado: Corporate/M&A)
- J. Tenley Oldak (Colorado: Tax)
- Matthew R. Nyberg (Colorado: Corporate/M&A)
- Elizabeth D. Paulsen (Colorado: Corporate/M&A)
- Ellen Schulhofer (Nevada: Corporate/Commercial)
Gaming Group:
- Pacifico S. Agnellini (Nationwide: Gaming & Licensing)
- William J. Downey (Nationwide: Gaming & Licensing)
- Sarah A. Murray (Nationwide: Native American Law)
- Frank A. Schreck (Nationwide: Gaming & Licensing and Nevada: Gaming & Licensing)
- Melissa L. Thevenot (Nationwide: Gaming & Licensing)
- Sonia Church Vermeys (Nationwide: Gaming & Licensing and Nevada: Gaming & Licensing)
Government Relations Department:
- Marc S. Lampkin (Nationwide: Government Relations)
- William E. Moschella (Nationwide: Government Relations)
- Alfred E. Mottur (Nationwide: Government Relations)
- Russell W. Sullivan (District of Columbia: Tax)
Employment and Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Groups:
- Christopher L. Ottele (Colorado: Labor & Employment)
- Christine A. Samsel (Colorado: Labor & Employment)
- David M. Spaulding (Colorado: Employee Benefits & Compensation)
- Nancy A. Strelau (Colorado: Employee Benefits & Compensation)
Intellectual Property Department:
- Matthew D. Francis (Nevada: Intellectual Property)
- Benno M. Guggenheimer (Colorado: Intellectual Property)
- S. Craig Hemenway (Colorado: Intellectual Property)
- Anne Elise Herold Li (New York: Intellectual Property – Patent)
- Airina L. Rodrigues (Colorado: Intellectual Property)
Litigation Department:
- Sarah Auchterlonie (Nationwide: Financial Services Regulation – Consumer Finance [Compliance])
- Richard B. Benenson (Colorado: Litigation – General Commercial)
- Adam K. Bult (Nevada: Litigation – Construction and Nevada: Litigation – General Commercial)
- Eric R. Burris (New Mexico Litigation – General Commercial)
- Travis F. Chance (Nevada: Litigation – General Commercial)
- Jason R. Dunn (Nationwide: State Attorneys General)
- Frank M. Flansburg III (Nevada: Litigation – General Commercial)
- Carrie E. Johnson (Colorado: Litigation – General Commercial)
- Kirk B. Lenhard (Nevada: Litigation – General Commercial)
- Debashree (Reema) Nandy (New Mexico Litigation – General Commercial)
- Michael J. Pankow (Colorado: Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
- Jonathan G. Pray (Colorado: Construction)
- Michael H. Pryor (District of Columbia: Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite)
- Patrick J. Reilly (Nevada: Litigation – General Commercial)
- Kevin P. Walsh (Colorado: Construction)
Natural Resources Department:
- Beth Collins (California: Real Estate – Zoning/Land Use)
- Wayne F. Forman (Colorado: Environment)
- Dulcinea Z. Hanuschak (Colorado: Water Law)
- Stephanie Osler Hastings (California: Water Law)
- Bradley J. Herrema (California: Water Law)
- Mark J. Mathews (Colorado: Environment and Colorado: Energy & Natural Resources)
- Steven O. Sims (Colorado: Water Law)
- Scott S. Slater (California: Water Law)
- Ryan A. Smith (Nationwide: Native American Law)
- Amy M. Steinfeld (California: Environment)
Real Estate Department:
- Nicole R. Ament (Colorado: Real Estate and Colorado: Real Estate – Hotels & Leisure)
- David A. Curfman (Colorado: Real Estate)
- Philip A. Gosch (Nationwide: Leisure & Hospitality)
- Aaron M. Hyatt (Colorado: Real Estate)
- Bruce A. James (Colorado: Real Estate and Colorado: Real Estate – Hotels & Leisure)
- Blair E. Lichtenfels (Colorado: Real Estate – Zoning/Land Use)
- Rebecca L. Miltenberger (Nevada: Real Estate and Nevada: Real Estate – Zoning/Land Use)
- Angela Turriciano Otto (Nevada: Real Estate)
- Caitlin Quander (Colorado: Real Estate – Zoning/Land Use)
- Jamie L. Thalgott (Nevada: Real Estate and Nevada: Real Estate – Zoning/Land Use)
- Carolynne C. White (Colorado: Real Estate – Zoning/Land Use)
Chambers & Partners has a staff of more than 100 full-time researchers who develop rankings of lawyers and practices based on written submissions provided by law firms, telephone interviews with clients and lawyers, and other resources. Inclusion in the guide is based solely on the research team’s findings.
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Adam Agron,
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Gregory Berger,
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Andrew Elliott,
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Albert Kovacs,
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Kristin Macdonald,
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Gino Maurelli,
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Alexandra Metzl,
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J. Tenley Oldak,
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Matthew Nyberg,
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Elizabeth Paulsen,
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Ellen Schulhofer,
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Pacifico Agnellini,
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William Downey,
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Sarah Murray,
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Frank Schreck,
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Melissa Thevenot,
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Sonia Vermeys,
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Marc Lampkin,
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William Moschella,
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Alfred Mottur,
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Russell Sullivan,
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Christopher Ottele,
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Christine Samsel,
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David Spaulding,
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Nancy Strelau,
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Matthew Francis,
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Benno Guggenheimer,
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Anne Elise Herold Li,
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Airina Rodrigues,
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Sarah Auchterlonie,
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Richard Benenson,
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Eric Burris,
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Travis Chance,
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Jason Dunn,
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Frank Flansburg III,
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Carrie Johnson,
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Kirk Lenhard,
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Debashree Nandy,
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Michael Pankow,
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Jonathan Pray,
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Michael Pryor,
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Patrick Reilly,
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Kevin Walsh,
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Beth Collins,
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Wayne Forman,
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Dulcinea Hanuschak,
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Stephanie Hastings,
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Bradley Herrema,
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Mark Mathews,
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Steven Sims,
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Scott Slater,
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Ryan Smith,
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Amy Steinfeld,
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Nicole Ament,
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David Curfman,
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Philip Gosch,
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Bruce James,
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Angela Otto,
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Caitlin Quander,
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Jamie Thalgott,
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Carolynne White,
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