This week's shareholder spotlight features Charlie Smith in Brownstein's Denver office. Charlie is a commercial real estate attorney whose background in business and politics allows him to provide forward-thinking legal advice to advance his clients' strategic interests. His expertise includes acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, land use and public-private-partnerships (including negotiation of Tax Increment Financing and Public Improvement Fees) for large-scale development, redevelopment, infill, mixed-use, planned community and transit-oriented projects.
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For the third consecutive year, Brownstein achieved Mansfield Certification from the Diversity Lab, which recognizes the firm’s commitment to leading the charge toward greater diversity and inclusion in the legal industry.
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Brownstein Achieves Mansfield Certification 3.0; Recognized with Mansfield Certification Plus Designation
Darryl Landahl advises health care providers in structuring complex health care transactions and relationships. He has considerable experience representing some of the largest health care companies in the United States, as both in-house and outside counsel. Most recently, his practice has focused heavily on representing large medical groups in the rapidly evolving fields of provider-managed care and value based payment.
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Landahl, Darryl T.
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Shareholder George Short has been a long-time supporter and board member of The Glendon Association, whose mission is to save lives and enhance mental health by addressing the social problems of suicide, violence, child abuse and troubled interpersonal relationships. Learn about the warning signs and risk factors of suicide as well as how to navigate a mental health crisis by visiting: www.glendon.org.
Craig Hemenway, a shareholder in the firm’s Denver office, has been named chair of the Intellectual Property Department.
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Brownstein Names Craig Hemenway Chair of Intellectual Property Department
We are proud to be named to Working Mother’s “Best Law Firms for Women” list for the second consecutive year. The firm was among 60 firms that earned spots on the 2020 list, which recognizes firms that utilize best practices in finding, retaining, promoting and developing women lawyers.
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Working Mother Honors Brownstein as one of the “Best Law Firms for Women”
Any one U.S. senator can prevent a bill from receiving a vote. The procedure that grants that ability, known as the filibuster, has a well-documented history in the Senate of preserving the rights of the minority party. Should there be a Democratic majority in the next Senate, many political analysts speculate the filibuster could be in jeopardy. Our team of Democratic and Republican strategists dive into the likelihood the filibuster is removed and the significant impact its elimination would have on the legislative process.
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Could We See the End of the Filibuster?
This week's shareholder spotlight features Brian McKeon in Brownstein's Washington, D.C. office. Brian draws on his relationships with the Democratic Party and deep procedural knowledge of the U.S. Senate to generate traction for his clients’ priorities in Washington, devising engagement strategies and messaging points that dovetail with caucus politics.
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McKeon, Brian M.
We recently welcomed our fall class of interns through our internship program in Washington, D.C. Our interns support the firm’s Government Relations Department and gain practical work experience in public policy.
Volunteers from our Denver office recently participated in a Habitat for Humanity build, where they helped build homes for families in need of safe, decent and affordable housing. Shareholder Sarah Auchterlonie is on the board of directors of Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver.
This week's shareholder spotlight features Christine Jochim in Brownstein's Denver office. Christine's practice concentrates on environmental and natural resource compliance, federal policy, litigation and government enforcement. She represents developers, investors, manufacturers, industrial operations, municipalities, districts, associations and individuals in matters involving a wide range of environmental laws and regulations, such as the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Safe Drinking Water Act, Atomic Energy Act (AEA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and state equivalents.
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Jochim, Christine A.
As part of our continued efforts to advance racial equality, Brownstein has recently joined the Denver Law Firm Coalition for Racial Justice to collaborate with other local firms to help address racial inequities and increase opportunities for Black lawyers. Additionally, we have taken B:CIVIC's pledge and joined a unified coalition of CEOs standing against racism. We encourage other law firms and organizations to commit to this cause and sign the online pledge. As a firm, we will continue to honor Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy through our commitment to justice and equality for all as reflected in our strategic plan and continued investments in matters of diversity.
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Colorado Companies Uniting Against Racism – B:CIVIC
This week's shareholder spotlight features Neal Tomlinson in Brownstein's Las Vegas & Cheyenne office. Neal brings more than 20 years of experience and a results-oriented approach to his government relations and administrative law practice. With an emphasis on regulated business licensing and regulatory compliance, Neal regularly represents a variety of clients in matters before local, state and federal government agencies.
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Congratulations to the 20 Brownstein attorneys who were recognized as Vegas Inc’s 2020 Top Lawyers. Several of our recipients picked up their awards at a socially distant pop-up event.
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Congratulations to the 20 Brownstein attorneys who were named to Vegas Inc’s 2020 Top Lawyers List.
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Twenty Brownstein Attorneys Recognized as Vegas Inc’s 2020 Top Lawyers
Congratulations to Julian Ellis, an associate in our Denver office, for being recognized as one of Law Week Colorado’s 2020 Up and Coming Lawyers.
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Brownstein’s Julian Ellis Recognized as 2020 Up and Coming Lawyer by Law Week Colorado
This week's shareholder spotlight features Eric Waeckerlin in Brownstein's Denver and Cheyenne office. A nationally respected environmental lawyer, Eric advises clients throughout the country on complex environmental litigation, enforcement and regulatory matters. He represents clients in major litigation in federal and state courts over critical air quality and other environmental issues affecting numerous industries.
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Both candidates in the upcoming presidential election have indicated changes to tax policy will be a priority, yet there is a stark contrast in their proposed approaches to altering corporate, international and individual provisions in the tax code. In this podcast, Brownstein’s National Tax Policy Group, in the style of The McLaughlin Group, forecasts the sequence of tax-related developments likely to occur under each potential landscape in 2021.
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The Future of Federal Tax Policy
We’re honored to have been named one of Colorado’s 50 most community-minded companies by CSR Solutions of Colorado and Points of Light as part of the The Civic 50 Colorado. This is the second consecutive year the firm has received the award.
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Brownstein Recognized as One of the 50 Most Community-Minded Companies in Colorado
Brownstein Karma volunteers partnered with The Urban Farm to build picnic tables. For 25 years, The Urban Farm has promoted youth and community education by inspiring excitement for learning through practical work experience in a farm setting.
Congratulations to Shareholders Greg Berger, Wayne Forman and Jonathan Pray for being recognized in Law Week Colorado's 2020 Barrister’s Best issue. The firm was also recognized as both Barrister’s Choice and People's Choice for "Best Lobbying Firm."
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Brownstein Attorneys Included in Law Week Colorado’s 2020 Barrister’s Best
Thanks to Brownstein’s Benefits team for organizing a virtual 5k program this fall, which helped promote wellness, create connections and reinforce camaraderie. During the six-week program and final 5k event, employees were motivated to be active and focus on health. In addition, two lucky participants won a grand prize drawing for a $500 donation to the charity of their choice.
Privacy executive David Hale joins our Intellectual Property Department as a shareholder in the Washington, D.C., office. He will spearhead the firm’s privacy practice.
“In a hyper-connected world, saying cybersecurity is a priority is an understatement,” said Rich Benenson, managing partner of the firm. “When we were looking to add additional firepower to our IP team, David was at the top of the list. His executive-level experience and high-caliber counsel will be invaluable in helping our clients protect one of their most valuable assets—their data.”
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Privacy Executive David R. Hale Joins Brownstein’s Intellectual Property Department
In honor of Veterans Day, Brownstein partnered with Project Helping to make 89 military gratitude kits for Operation Homefront, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to build strong, stable and secure military families so they can thrive in the communities that they’ve worked so hard to protect. Thank you, veterans, for your service to our country.
Brownstein’s Santa Barbara office teamed up with the Junior League of Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara Education Foundation to host a soccer ball drive to provide 1,000 soccer balls to elementary school students to enable virtual physical education programming as students continue to attend school from home due to COVID-19.
We're pleased to welcome Amma Marfowaa-Nuako to the firm as a diversity and inclusion specialist. In this newly created role, Amma will support Ali Metzl, the firm’s chair of diversity, inclusion and equity, and work directly with Brownstein’s Committee on Diversity, Inclusion and Equity; Women’s Leadership Initiative; affinity groups and business teams to help implement the firm’s diversity, inclusion and equity priorities and enhance the firm’s impact.
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Brownstein Hires Diversity and Inclusion Specialist
We are proud to have earned a score of 100 for the second consecutive year on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index, the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality.
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Brownstein Earns Top Marks in Human Rights Campaign’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index
We are pleased to welcome Gamble Parks to the firm’s Corporate & Business Department as a shareholder in our Santa Barbara office. Gamble is a certified specialist in estate planning, trust and probate law by the California Board of Legal Specialization.
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Trusts & Estates Attorney Gamble T. Parks Joins Brownstein
Brownstein sponsored a fellow for the Justice Michael L. Douglas PreLaw Fellowship Program at the UNLV Boyd School of Law. The goal of the program is to introduce Nevada college students from underrepresented communities to leaders in the legal community and to the benefits of a legal education. In addition, Brownstein attorneys Emily Ellis, Frank Flansburg, Mitch Langberg and Travis Chance and Brownstein Director of Legal Recruiting Erica Gartenberg hosted a panel discussion sharing their legal and life experiences with the students to help support and navigate their future legal careers.
We are proud to be recognized with the 2021 Innovation Award from the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce (CWCC). The CWCC honored Brownstein at its annual Champions of Change Awards event, which recognizes organizations that are actively and strategically advancing women in business through their commitment to creating inclusive, supportive and empowering cultures.
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Brownstein Recognized with 2021 Innovation Award from Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce
