Sherman & Howard Attorneys, Practices Rank Highly in Best Lawyers in America 2010 Edition

August 13, 2009 - Forty-eight Sherman & Howard lawyers across the country, four more than last year, have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2010 (Copyright 2009 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.). In addition, a number of the firm's practice areas were given top rankings in specific markets.

Fourteen Practices Ranked #1 in Denver

Sherman & Howard was ranked #1 in Denver in the areas of Administrative Law, Antitrust Law, Banking Law, Communications Law, Construction Law, Corporate Law, Employee Benefits Law, Labor and Employment Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Non-Profit/Charities Law, Public Finance Law, Structured Finance Law, and Trust and Estates Law.

11 Practices Ranked #1 in Colorado

Sherman & Howard was ranked #1 in Colorado in the areas of Administrative Law, Antitrust Law, Banking Law, Communications Law, Construction Law, Corporate Law, Employee Benefits Law, Labor & Employment Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Public Finance Law, and Structured Finance Law.

Public Finance Practice Ranked #1 in Nevada

Sherman & Howard was ranked #1 in Public Finance in both the state of Nevada and its city of Reno.

Individual Attorney Rankings

The Sherman & Howard attorneys included in the 2010 Best Lawyers in America are listed below by office.

Denver

Carol V. Berger

      Trusts and Estates

John H. Birkeland

      Tax Law

Stephen M. Brett

      Corporate Law

Robert L. Brown (listed more than 10 years)

      Real Estate Law

Douglas M. Cain (listed more than 25 years)

      Tax Law

      Trusts and Estates

Karen L. Chapman

      Mergers & Acquisitions Law

      Structured Finance Law

Michael J. Cook

      Construction Law

Gregory T. Densen

      Trusts and Estates

Michael Dubetz

      Non-Profit/Charities Law

      Tax Law

Ronald M. Eddy (listed more than 10 years)

      Environmental Law

Rebecca A. Fischer

      Real Estate Law

Jordan M. Fox

      Family Law

Mark L. Fulford

      Bankruptcy & Creditor-Debtor Rights Law

Bret R. Gunnell

      Construction Law

Matt Hogan

      Public Finance Law

Kurt A. Kaufmann

      Public Finance Law

Christopher J. Koenigs

      Commercial Litigation

John W. Low (listed more than 10 years)

      Banking Law

      Corporate Law

J. Nicholas McKeever, Jr.

      Appellate Law

Steven D. Miller

      Corporate Law

Robert P. Mitchell

      Public Finance Law

Christopher R. Mosley

      Insurance Law

Bruce R. Muir (listed more than 20 years)

      Employee Benefits Law

      Health Care Law

Gordon W. Netzorg (listed more than 10 years)

      Alternative Dispute Resolution

      Banking Law

      Commercial Litigation

Charles W. Newcom (listed more than 20 years)

      Labor and Employment Law

Kathleen A. Odle

      Employee Benefits Law

Theodore A. Olsen (listed more than 10 years)

      Labor and Employment Law

B. Scott Pullara

      Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

      Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Stanley M. Raine

      Public Finance Law

R. Michael Sanchez (listed more than 20 years)

      Employee Benefits Law

David N. Schachter

      Intellectual Property Law

W. V. Bernie Siebert

      Labor and Employment Law

Rodney L. Smith

      Labor and Employment Law

Kirsten Stewart

      Employee Benefits Law

Bridget K. Sullivan

      Trusts and Estates

David Thomas III (listed more than 10 years)

      Trusts and Estates

Mark W. Williams

      Communications Law

Dee P. Wisor

      Public Finance Law

James F. Wood (listed more than 10 years)

      Corporate Governance & Compliance Law

      Corporate Law

      Mergers & Acquisitions Law

      Securities Law

Duane Wurzer (listed more than 10 years)

      Tax Law

Robert E. Youle (listed more than 10 years)

      Antitrust Law

      Bet-the-Company Litigation

      Commercial Litigation

Frederick Y. Yu (listed more than 10 years)

      Administrative Law

      Health Care Law

Phoenix

Maureen Anders

      Real Estate Law

Robert J. Deeny (listed more than 25 years)

      Labor and Employment Law

Thomas J. Kennedy

      Labor and Employment Law

Gordon A. Mohr (listed more than 10 years)

      Real Estate Law

Reno*

Jennifer Stern

      Public Finance Law

John O. Swendseid

      Public Finance Law

About Best Lawyers in America

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About Sherman & Howard

Sherman & Howard L.L.C., established in 1892, is the oldest law firm in Denver. The Firm assists its clients in most aspects of law affecting businesses and public institutions. Sherman & Howard's more than 180 attorneys currently practice law from offices in Denver, Colorado Springs, Steamboat Springs and Vail, Colorado; Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada; and St. Louis, Missouri.

*Members of the Sherman & Howard Public Finance Department practice law in Nevada under the name of Swendseid & Stern, a Member in Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

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