For nearly 50 years, our firm has supported the legal needs of Denver-based M.D.C. Holdings and also provided government relations advocacy. M.D.C. grew from its humble beginnings as a Denver homebuilder by successfully navigating varying housing market cycles to become a top-12 national builder. We were there from the beginning as a strategic partner. It’s … Read more
Brownstein’s Wyoming Government Relations team secured the passage of amendments to a bill that will create hundreds of jobs, income for landowners and millions in tax revenue for both counties and the state. Working with a coalition of stakeholders—landowners, the oil and gas industry, the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, and the Wyoming Department … Read more
American Indian Health & Services (AIHS) recently became the first Urban Indian Health Program in the country to purchase excess land from the federal government. For over six years, Brownstein’s team supported AIHS, a non-profit community clinic that has operated in Santa Barbara for the last 30 years, to acquire the land and get the … Read more
When Urban Villages decided to make Denver home to the first “carbon-positive” hotel in the nation, they knew it would be a challenge. That’s why our Real Estate and Construction teams were brought in to make this dream a reality. From negotiating the acquisition of the city-owned land; navigating entitlements, variances and transferrable development rights; … Read more
Jewish Family Service (JFS) sought to establish a social enterprise that would directly and positively influence the community. JFS drew on its long-term relationship with Brownstein to provide pro bono legal counsel on all aspects of its acquisition of Altius Farms, a grower of high-quality, local, chemical- and pesticide-free leafy greens. JFS Altius Farms is … Read more
When the Department of Natural Resources, Colorado Water Conservation Board, Denver Water and Greenway Foundation signed an agreement for a reallocation of water to an environmental pool at Chatfield Reservoir, it was the culmination of more than a decade of work to address water scarcity in Colorado. The Brownstein team was critical to making this … Read more
When the owner of the Colorado Rockies sought to develop what has been deemed one of “downtown Denver’s most ambitious construction projects in years,” Brownstein was tapped to turn this dream into a reality. McGregor Square, an award winning 659,000 square-foot mixed-use development, will be a year-round destination for fans, visitors and local residents. The … Read more
Blue Forest is a mission-driven, non-profit organization building diverse partnerships and harnessing financial innovation to design sustainable solutions to systemic climate resilience challenges faced by vulnerable communities. Brownstein stepped in to help Blue Forest advance the Forest Resilience Bond, which deploys private capital to finance forest restoration projects on private and public lands that reduce … Read more
At Brownstein, we take a holistic approach to solving our clients’ challenges. Our multidisciplinary style is why a major education services and product company came to us following a data breach of customers’ PCI information. Cardholder data was posted on the dark web and fraudulent charges led to multiple lawsuits and inquiries across the country. … Read more
Brownstein doesn’t stop when political and regulatory roadblocks arise. Maridose, a biopharmaceutical research and product development company focused on cannabis and cannabis-derived products, sought to end a decades-long, sole-source monopoly on cannabis grown for research purposes. Brownstein persevered for more than five years to help Maridose secure a federal license—one of the first in the … Read more