Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is a leading international law firm. Consistently ranking among the world's top law firms in industry surveys and major publications, Gibson Dunn is distinctively positioned in today's global marketplace with 1000 lawyers and 15 offices in major cities throughout the United States and Europe. Committed to providing the highest quality legal services to its clients. Gibson Dunn's representative clients include some of the world's largest multinational corporations in all major industries, leading government entities, commercial and investment banks, start-up ventures, emerging growth businesses, partnerships and individuals.

Denver, Colorado Office Profile: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher has maintained a strong presence in Denver and the Rocky Mountain region since 1981. Originally established to serve the needs of our national clients with business interests in the Rocky Mountain West, today we provide advice on corporate transactions, intellectual property, technology transactions, litigation, and labor and employment, locally, nationally and internationally. The lawyers in the Denver office leverage a strong local presence with the resources and network of a multi-office, international law firm, utilizing technology to bring to bear the talents and specialized knowledge of lawyers from around the firm.

The Denver corporate group represents equity funds, investment banks, and companies in every stage of development, offering advice on general corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions, and securities disclosure and compliance. Our Denver IP group, one of the largest in the nation, assists emerging and established companies, including some of the firm's largest clients, with IP transactional and litigation matters. Denver trial lawyers have recently represented clients in cases involving securities fraud, antitrust, accountancy defense, technology, intellectual property and trade secrets, business contract and tort disputes, and insurance bad faith, among many others. Our labor and employment lawyers advocate interests of local and national employers in employment litigation, regulatory compliance, and labor disputes.

Statement of Practice

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Business Law, Civil Practice, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Computers and Software, Copyrights, Corporate Law, Employee Benefits, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Patents, Securities, Technology and Science, Trade Secrets, Trademarks.

Address

1801 California Street, Suite 4200
Denver, CO 80202-2641, (Denver Co.)

Phone

Phone: 303-298-5700
Telecopier: 303-296-5310

Website

http://www.gibsondunn.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS

Glenn K. Beaton (Partner) born November 8, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Colorado; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Colorado (B.S. in Engineering, 1977); University of Denver (J.D., 1982). University of Denver Law Review. Order of St. Ives. Former Adjunct Professor, Intellectual Property, University of Colorado Law School. Former Instructor, University of Denver College of Law. (Co-Chair, Intellectual Property Group). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights.Email: Glenn K. Beaton

Robert C. Blume (Partner) born March 1, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Massachusetts; 2001, District of Columbia; 2006, Colorado. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1989); Georgetown University (J.D., 1992). Associate Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 1991-1992. Law Clerk to the Honorable Judge Edward Rafeedie, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1992-1993. Organized Crime and Racketeering Section, Criminal Division, Department of Justice, 1993-1997. U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia, 1997-2000. Practice Areas: White Collar Crime; Litigation.Email: Robert C. Blume

Jessica Brown (Partner) born September 8, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1990); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1993). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Texas Law Review, 1992-1993. Judicial Clerk Judge Jim R. Carrigan, U.S. District Court, Colorado, 1993-1995. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Trade Secrets; Commercial Litigation.Email: Jessica Brown

Monique Michal Drake (Partner) born February 16, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, California; 1996, Colorado; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.S.M.E., 1990); University of Chicago (J.D., 1993). Editor, University of Chicago Law Review, 1992-1993. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Litigation.Email: Monique Michal Drake

Gregory J. Kerwin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Colorado; 1985, District of Columbia. Education: Colorado College (B.A., history, magna cum laude, 1981); Duke University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Editor-in-Chief, Duke Law Journal, 1983-1984. Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Hon. James K. Logan, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1984-1985. Chambers and Partners Leading Business Lawyer: Litigation; General Commercial, 2007-2009. Chairman of the Board, 2009—, President, 2007-2009, Historical Society of the Tenth Judicial Circuit. 2006 BTI Client Service All-Star award. Co-author: Chapters on Standards of Appellate Review and Petitions for Certiorari in A. Gill, Colorado Appellate Law and Practice (West 2d ed. 2007). Faculty Member, Colorado Bar Association Appellate Practice programs: May 2001, May 2003, May 2005, October 2008. Co-Chair, Colorado Supreme Court Appellate Practice Symposia, May 1997 and October 1999. Lead or second-chair in approximately 20 jury trials, bench trials, and arbitrations. Besides extensive work in state and federal court in Colorado and before arbitration tribunals, Mr. Kerwin has represented clients in trial courts in 17 other states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming. Appellate work: Tenth Circuit, Ninth Circuit, Colorado Supreme Court, Colorado Court of Appeals. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Blood v. Qwest, 2009 WL 1152148 (Colo. App. 2009); Sleeping Indian Ranch v. West Ridge Group LLC, 119 P.3d 1062 (Colo. 2005); Smith v. Arthur Andersen, 421 F.3d 989 (9th Cir. 2005); In re Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, 105 P.3d 653 (Colo. 2005); Flying J Inc. v. Comdata Network Inc., 405 F.3d 821 (10th Cir. 2005), cert. denied 546 U.S. 1170 (2006); FTC v. Kuykendall, 371 F.3d 745 (10th Cir. 2004) (en banc) & 312 F.3d 1329 (10th Cir. 2002); Finley v. Hewlett-Packard Company Employee Benefits Org. Income Protection Plan, 379 F.3d 1168 (10th Cir. 2004); Poly Trucking Inc. v. Concentra Health Services, 93 P.3d 561 (Colo. App. 2004); Flying J Inc. v. Comdata, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25684 (D. Utah Sept. 25, 2003); Smith v. Andersen, 175 F. Supp. 2d 1180 (D. Ariz. 2001); Helmsman Management Services v. Colo. Dept of Labor, 31 P.3d 895 (Colo. Ct. App. 2001); Ungar v. Itin, 17 P.3d 129 (Colo. 2000) & 978 P.2d 142 (Colo. App. 1998); United States ex rel. Anderson v. Northern Telecom Inc., 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 6500 (9th Cir. Wash. Mar. 27, 1998) & 52 F.3d 810 (9th Cir. 1995), cert. denied, 516 U.S. 1043 (1996); Vaughan v. McMinn, 945 P.2d 404 (Colo. 1997); Super Valu Stores, Inc. v. District Court, 906 P.2d 72 (Colo. 1995); Bartlett v. Martin Marietta, 38 F.3d 514 (10th Cir. 1994); City and County of Denver v. Ameritrust, 832 P.2d 1054 (Colo. App. 1992). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Insurance; Securities Litigation; Employee Benefits; Oil and Gas Litigation.Email: Gregory J. Kerwin

Richard Michael Russo (Partner) born June 19, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, California; 1981, Colorado. Education: New York University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971); Yale University (J.D., 1974). Phi Beta Kappa. Co-Author: Colorado Limited Liability Company Forms and Practice Manual, Data Trace Publishing Company, 1996. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Richard Michael Russo

Beau Stark (Partner) born March 7, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., Aerospace Engineering, 1991; J.D., 1995). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, University of Colorado Law Review, 1993-1994. Member: Colorado and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; International Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Corporate Law.Email: Beau Stark

Steven K. Talley (Partner) born May 5, 1962; admitted to bar, 1991, Colorado. Education: Harvey Mudd College (B.S., 1984); University of Colorado; University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1991). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, High Tech Technology Law Journal, 1990-1991. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Steven K. Talley

OF COUNSEL

Brian J. Ankenbrandt (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1996, California; 2005, Colorado. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.S., 1988); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1996).Email: Brian J. Ankenbrandt

T. Michael Crimmins (Of Counsel) born April 29, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Colorado. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1990); Georgetown University (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Commercial Litigation; Antitrust.Email: T. Michael Crimmins

Stephen C. McKenna (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1997, Colorado; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S.A.E., 1985); University of San Diego (J.D., summa cum laude, 1997). Order of the Coif. Member, San Diego Law Review. Practice Areas: Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Intellectual Property.Email: Stephen C. McKenna

Jessica H. Sanderson (Of Counsel) born September 16, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, New York; 1995, Wisconsin (inactive); 1997, California (inactive); 1998, Colorado. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1990); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Moot Court Honor Society. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Civil Procedure, 1990, Property, 1991, and Legal Writing, 1991. Member, Brooklyn Journal of International Law. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation(100%).Email: Jessica H. Sanderson

SPECIAL COUNSEL

Peter F. Weinberg (Special Counsel) born October 4, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Colorado; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.S.E.E., 1990); University of Colorado (J.D., 1995). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Peter F. Weinberg

ASSOCIATES

Reid J. Allred (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Colorado. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., 2003); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2006). Languages: Spanish.Email: Reid J. Allred

Brian Baak (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Colorado. Education: Duke University (B.A., 2001); Georgetown University (Master of Public Policy, 2008; J.D., 2008).Email: Brian Baak

Ryan Caughey (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Colorado. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 2005); Harvard University (J.D., 2008).Email: Ryan Caughey

Brian K. Furgason (Associate) born January 12, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Colorado. Education: University of Kansas (B.G.S., 1993); University of Denver (J.D., 2000). Managing Editor, Transportation Law Journal, 1999-2000. Member: Denver and Colorado Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Transactions; Securities Finance.Email: Brian K. Furgason

David Glandorf (Associate) born 1974; admitted to bar, 2007, Colorado; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Wheaton College (B.S., 1996); University of Colorado (Ph.D., 2001); Harvard University (J.D., 2007).Email: David Glandorf

K. Casey Lewis (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Colorado. Education: Colorado College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); University of Arizona (J.D., 2003). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: K. Casey Lewis

Monica K. Loseman (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Colorado. Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (B.S., magna cum laude, 1997); George Washington University Law School (J.D., with high honors, 2002). Member: American Bar Associations; Colorado Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Business Fraud; SEC Enforcement; Securities Fraud; Securities Litigation; Antitrust Class Actions.Email: Monica K. Loseman

Robert C. Marshall (Associate) born 1969; admitted to bar, 2000, New York; 2005, Colorado. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., 1991); Cornell University Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000; LL.M., magna cum laude, 2000). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to the Honorable Eugene Siler, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Co-author: Chapter on Appeals, "Securities Litigation: A Practitioner's Guide," Practicing Law Institute, 2007. Member: Colorado Bar Association. [Lieutenant Colonel, USMCR, United States Marine Corps, Active Duty, 1991-2003; United States Marine Corps Reserve, 2003—, Officer in Charge, Police Transition Team Delta, Al Qaim, Iraq 2006]. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice; Constitutional Law.Email: Robert C. Marshall

Amy Flakne McAfee (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; 2006, Colorado. Education: Yale University (B.A., 2001); University of Minnesota (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures(50%); Securities(50%).Email: Amy Flakne McAfee

Kieran R. McCarthy (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Colorado. Education: Knox College (B.A., 2000); Duke University, School of Law (J.D., 2006). Languages: Spanish, Catalan, Russian and Portuguese. Practice Areas: Immigration and Naturalization; Asylum; Labor and Employment; Securities; SEC Enforcement; Securities Class Actions.Email: Kieran R. McCarthy

Taylor McConkie (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Colorado. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1999); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Languages: Korean. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Taylor McConkie

Kourtney M. Merrill (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Colorado; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2006. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., highest distinction, 2002); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: Kourtney M. Merrill

John Partridge (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, California; 2009, Colorado. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 2002); Stanford University (J.D., 2007).Email: John Partridge

Channah Rose (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Colorado. Education: University of Arizona (B.A., 1996); Harvard Divinity School (Master of Theological Studies, 2000); New York University (J.D., 2008).Email: Channah Rose

Laura M. Sturges (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Colorado. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., cum laude, 1996; M.A.L.S., cum laude, 1998); University of Colorado (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005) Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Laura M. Sturges

Amanda J. Tessar (Attorney) admitted to bar, 2001, Colorado; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., Chemistry, with honors, 1997); University of Colorado School of Law (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property.Email: Amanda J. Tessar

Autum White (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Colorado. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 2003); Harvard University (J.D., 2007). Member: The Colorado Bar and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Autum White

Robyn E. Zolman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Colorado. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: Colorado Bar Association; Denver Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities.Email: Robyn E. Zolman