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Holme Roberts & Owen LLP

Law Firm in Scottsdale, Arizona
 
Address
Promenade Corporate Center, 16427 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 300
Scottsdale, Arizona 85254-1594
(Maricopa Co.)
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Contact Information
Phone: 800-334-4124  
Telecopier: 303-866-0200
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Holme Roberts & Owen LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Business Law, Civil Practice, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Commercial Real Estate, Communications and Media, Computers and Software, Construction Law, Copyrights, Corporate Law, Debtor and Creditor, Education Law, Emerging Growth, Employee Benefits, Environmental Law, Finance, Health Care, Intellectual Property, International Law, Labor and Employment, Leases and Leasing, Litigation, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Natural Resources, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Patents, Products Liability, Real Estate, Religious Institutions, Securities, Sports Law, Taxation, Technology and Science, Toxic Torts, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Trusts and Estates, Water Law.
Year Established: 1898
Firm Profile:
Holme Roberts & Owen LLP (HRO) has a tradition of building lasting relationships with entrepreneurial pioneers, from railroads and mining, to oil and gas, and more recently technology and telecommunications. For more than 100 years, HRO has provided clients with the resources and capabilities to address their legal concerns. Approximately 265 lawyers at HRO serve clients in the United States and abroad from nine offices in Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Phoenix, Arizona; Salt Lake City, Utah; San Francisco, Los Angeles, California; London and Munich. Whether a client is an individual or part of a corporation, partnership or other business entity, HRO can provide legal counsel to fit the client's needs. Nearly half of HRO's lawyers represent clients in lawsuits, administrative proceedings and other means of resolving disputes. Notably, HRO is internationally-recognized for its corporate and litigation practices and is the only Denver-based firm with an international office in London. Lawyers from the corporate, securities, emerging growth, tax, banking, finance, bankruptcy and real estate practice groups assist large and small entities in both routine and extraordinary aspects of their businesses. Because business today is transacted in a global marketplace, HRO lawyers also advise United States-based and foreign companies on business transactions domestically and abroad.
Firm Size: 250
Representative Clients:
Molson Coors Brewing Co.; The Anschutz Corp.; Visa USA, Inc.; Skyy Spirits, LLC; New World Restaurant Group, Inc.; LeftHand Networks Inc.; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; Union Pacific Railroad Co.; USA Boxing; USA Wrestling; USA Basketball; United States Olympic Committee; Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co.; Questar Corp.

Other Office Locations of Holme Roberts & Owen LLP
Denver, Colorado, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.
Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.A.
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.
London, England
Munich, Germany
PARTNERS
Glenn Spencer Bacal (Partner) born New Rochelle, New York, August 23, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Arizona; 1985, District of Columbia. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 1975); Oxford University, Oxford, England (B.A., 1977; M.A., 2007); University of California, Berkeley (M.B.A., 1981; J.D., 1981). Listed: Best Lawyers in America, 1995-2007; Southwest SuperLawyers, 2007. Extern to Justice Stanley Mosk, California Supreme Court, 1979. Co-Author: "Arizona State Chapter in State Trademark and Unfair Competition Law," International Trademark Association, 2005-2006; "Guide to Legal Research on the Internet," American Law Institute-American Bar Association, 2005-2006. Author: "Intellectual Property Rights and Copyright: Seven Myths that Might Surprise You," Sources & Design, the Trade Magazine for Interior Designers, Architects and Custom Home Builders in the West, May/June 2003; "Risk Reduction Strategies for Intellectual Property Owners," E-Commerce Law, Volume 2, Number 1, November/December 2001; "Trade Secrets, Noncompetes and Antipiracy Agreements—A Practical Guide For Business," The Cambridge Institute, 1998; "Secrets of a Mentor: How Young Lawyers Can Purposefully Evolve Into Good and Happy Lawyers," Arizona Attorney, 1999; "Arizona Law of Trade Secrets, Noncompetes and Antipiracy Agreement— A Practical Guide For Businesses and Lawyers," Professional Publishing Group, 1991, 2nd Edition 1994. Originating Editor and Co-Author: "US Federal Circuits: Trademark Cases and the Judiciary," International Trademark Association, 1999. Co-Author and Participating Editor: "Trademark Administration: A Guide For Paralegals, Administrators and Attorneys," United States Trademark Association, 1990; "Trademark Administration: A Guide For Paralegals, Administrators and Attorneys," International Trademark Association, 2nd Ed., 1999 and 3rd Ed. 2005. Consulting Editor: "Trademark Searching—A Practical and Strategic Guide to the Clearance of New Marks in the United States," International Trademark Association, 1994. Member: District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Executive Council, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section, 1989-1992; Treasurer, Business Law Section, 2006-2007; Secretary, Business Law Section, 2007—); American Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section); United States Trademark Association (Chairperson, Publications Committee, 1991-1993); American Arbitration Association (Member, Business Regional Advisory Council, 1995-1997); American Intellectual Property Law Association; International Trademark Association (Member, Publishing Boards Committee, 1996). Practice Areas: Trademark Law; Copyright Law; Unfair Competition Law; Trade Secrets Law; Internet Law; Computer Law; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Glenn Spencer Bacal
Janet G. Betts (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, October 16, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Arizona; 1982, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Loyola University (B.S., 1976); Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 1979); DePaul University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1982). Recipient, Loyola University Fellowship. Author: "BNA-Foreign Corporations Transacting Business in Arizona." Member: Scottsdale Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona. Practice Areas: Business Law(50%); Real Estate(50%). Email: Janet G. Betts
Joseph Wm. Kruchek (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 9, 1954; admitted to bar, 1985, Arizona, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Claremont McKenna College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); University of Iowa (M.A., 1979); Arizona State University (M.B.A., 1981; J.D., cum laude, 1985). Member: State Bar of Arizona; Arizona Commercial Mortgage Lenders Association (Past Board Member and Officer). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Creditors' Rights; Bankruptcy; Business Law. Email: Joseph Wm. Kruchek
Christine Meis McAuliffe (Partner) born Hays, Kansas, March 8, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Arizona; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Creighton University (B.S., 1997); Arizona State University (J.D., 2001); Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University (LL.M., Biotechnology and Genomics, 2007). Recipient, "Up and Comers" Award, BizAZ Magazine, 2005. Author: chapter, Health and Human Services, "Developments in Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice 2004-2005," American Bar Association Publishing, 2006; Session Proposal, "Agricultural Biotechnology and Intellectual Property: Unique Challenges - Innovative Solutions," Biotechnology Industry Organization Annual Conference, 2005; "The Open Source War: SCO v. IBM," Biotech Tech, July 2003; "The Race to 'Patent SARS'," Biotech Tech, June 2003; "Collaboration Agreements: Building on Core Assets," Biotech Tech, February 2003; "Being Diligent about Intellectual Property Due Diligence," Biotech Tech, January 2003; "Patenting Bioinformatics: The Next Patent Revolution," Biotech Tech, October 2002; "Technology Needed to Enhance Patient Privacy," Biotech Tech, September 2002. Co-Author: Arizona Trademark and Unfair Competition Law, "State Trademark and Unfair Competition Law 2006," International Trademark Association, 2006; "Genebank Management: A Review of Salient Ethical, Legal and Social Issues," 45 Jurimetrics J. 205, Winter 2005; "2004 Supplement: Biotechnology Law Business and Regulation," Aspen, 2004; "Bioindustry in Arizona: Recommendations for Economic Development," April 2001; "Codifying the 'Daubert Trilogy': The Amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 702," 40 Jurimetrics J. 527, 2000. Member, Board of Directors, Executive Committee and Membership Committee, Arizona Bioindustry Association. Research Fellow, Center for the Study of Law, Science and Technology, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. Formerly with Arizona Bioengineering Collaboration, Arizona Science Center. Member: Maricopa County (Member, Technology and Intellectual Property Law Section) and American (Chair, Health and Human Services Committee, Administrative Law Section; Member, Sections on: Science and Technology Law; Intellectual Property Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of Arizona (Member, Intellectual Property Law Section); American Intellectual Property Law Association; International Trademark Association; Sandra Day O'Connor Inn of Court. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Life Sciences; Pharmaceutical Patent Prosecution; Biotechnology Patent Prosecution; Strategic Patent Portfolio Development; Technology Transfers; Licensing; Technology Agreements; Strategic Alliances; Joint Ventures; Trademark and Copyright Registration and Protection; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Christine Meis McAuliffe
Robyn Nordin Stowell (Partner) born Boise, Idaho; admitted to bar, 1988, Arizona. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., Philosophy and English, with honors, 1985); Georgetown University (J.D., 1988). Section Editor, Journal of Law & Technology, 1987-1988. Member: Board of Directors, National Club Association, 2005—; Blue Ribbon Task Force, Arizona Character Education, Arizona Department of Education, 2004—. Member, Board of Directors, 2000— and Vice President, 2000—, Arizona Character Education Foundation. Former Member, Board of Directors, Ronald McDonald House Charities. Member: State Bar of Arizona; Arizona Women Lawyers Association. Fellow, Maricopa County Bar Foundation (Trustee, 1994-1999). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Transactional Law. Email: Robyn Nordin Stowell
ASSOCIATES
David M. Andersen (Associate) born Mesa, Arizona, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Arizona. Education: Brigham Young University, Marriott School of Management (B.S., cum laude, 2003); Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Member: State Bar of Arizona. Languages: Portuguese and Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property. Email: David M. Andersen
Danelle G. Kelling (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Arizona. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., 2000; J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Bankruptcy; Real Estate; Creditors Rights; Government Affairs. Email: Danelle G. Kelling
Steven C. Lawrence (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Arizona. Education: Ohio University (B.S.J., 2000); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property. Email: Steven C. Lawrence
Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Denver, Colorado Office: Suite 4100, 1700 Lincoln, 80203. Telephone: 303-861-7000. Telecopier: 303-866-0200.
Boulder, Colorado Office: 1801 13th Street, Suite 300, 80302. Telephone: 303-444-5955. Telecopier: 303-444-1063.
Colorado Springs, Colorado Office: Suite 1300, 90 South Cascade Avenue, 80903. Telephone: 719-473-3800. Telecopier: 719-633-1518.
Salt Lake City, Utah Office: Suite 1800, 299 South Main Street, 84111. Telephone: 801-521-5800. Telecopier: 801-521-9639.
San Francisco, California Office: 560 Mission Street, 25th Floor, 94105. Telephone: 415-268-2000. Fax/Cable/Telex: 415-268-1999.
Los Angeles, California Office: 777 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2800, 90017. Telephone: 213-572-4300. Telecopier: 213-572-4400.
London, England Office: One Hammersmith Grove, W60NB. Telephone: 011-44-20-3008-5530. Telecopier: 011-44-20-3008-5531.
Munich, Germany Office: Leomax, Rosental 4, D-80331. Telephone: 011-49-89-383-980-0. Telecopier: 011-49-89-383-980-99.
Maintains an office in more than one location.


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