Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Encyclopedia
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP is a national law firm
based in Denver, Colo.
with 250 attorneys
and policy consultants in offices across the western U.S. and in Washington, D.C.
Brownstein practices in the broad categories of corporate and business, government relations and public policy, litigation, natural resources and real estate, including industries ranging from real estate, hospitality, energy and private equity to telecommunications, technology, construction, banking and finance, water and gaming.
With a steadfast commitment to legal excellence, client service and the community, the firm quickly grew into one of the most widely recognized law and policy firms in the western U.S. and gained a reputation for being a political powerhouse. More than 40 years and two mergers later, and dedicated to the same values the firm was founded upon, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck now boasts one of the region’s largest real estate practices, as well as national corporate, natural resources and litigation
practices, and one of the fastest growing lobbying practices
in Washington, D.C.
Law firm
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other...
based in Denver, Colo.
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
with 250 attorneys
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
and policy consultants in offices across the western U.S. and in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
Brownstein practices in the broad categories of corporate and business, government relations and public policy, litigation, natural resources and real estate, including industries ranging from real estate, hospitality, energy and private equity to telecommunications, technology, construction, banking and finance, water and gaming.
History
In 1968, recent law school graduates Norman Brownstein, Jack Hyatt and Steve Farber opened Brownstein, Hyatt & Farber in Denver, Colo.Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
With a steadfast commitment to legal excellence, client service and the community, the firm quickly grew into one of the most widely recognized law and policy firms in the western U.S. and gained a reputation for being a political powerhouse. More than 40 years and two mergers later, and dedicated to the same values the firm was founded upon, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck now boasts one of the region’s largest real estate practices, as well as national corporate, natural resources and litigation
practices, and one of the fastest growing lobbying practices
in Washington, D.C.
Recognition
- In 2009, Brownstein was ranked #174 on The American Lawyer’sThe American LawyerThe American Lawyer is a monthly law magazine published by ALM. It was founded in 1979 by Steven Brill. Features include the annual AmLaw 100 Survey and AmLaw 200 Survey , "The View From the Top", their annual poll of law firm chairpersons, and their "Corporate Scorecard"...
AmLaw 200 and #187 on the National Law Journal’s NLJ 250.
- Brownstein’s Washington, DC lobbying practice was ranked #5 on Roll Call’sRoll CallRoll Call is a newspaper published in Washington, D.C., United States, from Monday to Thursday when the United States Congress is in session and on Mondays only during recess. Roll Call reports news of legislative and political maneuverings on Capitol Hill, as well as political coverage of...
list of the top lobbying firms in Washington for 2009 based on revenue. The firm has risen in the rankings from #18 in 2006 to #5 in 2009.
- Brownstein was ranked #132 on the Minority Law Journal’s 2009 Diversity Scorecard.
- Brownstein was ranked #90 in MultiCultural Law Magazine’s official rankings for the 2010 “Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity” listing.
- Brownstein was ranked #53 in MultiCultural Law Magazine’s official rankings for the 2010 “Top 100 Law Firms for Women,” and #12 in the “Top 25 Law Firms for Native-Americans” lists.
- Brownstein was ranked #13 in The American Lawyer’sThe American LawyerThe American Lawyer is a monthly law magazine published by ALM. It was founded in 1979 by Steven Brill. Features include the annual AmLaw 100 Survey and AmLaw 200 Survey , "The View From the Top", their annual poll of law firm chairpersons, and their "Corporate Scorecard"...
first Women in Law Firms study. In these June 2009 rankings, editors of The American LawyerThe American LawyerThe American Lawyer is a monthly law magazine published by ALM. It was founded in 1979 by Steven Brill. Features include the annual AmLaw 100 Survey and AmLaw 200 Survey , "The View From the Top", their annual poll of law firm chairpersons, and their "Corporate Scorecard"...
also noted that among the AmLaw 200 firms, Brownstein has the third highest percentage of women partners.
- In November 2009, the National Law Journal ranked Brownstein #5 on the list of The Top 20 [Law Firms] for Women Partners.
- On July 14, 2008, the New York Times called Brownstein "one of the fastest-growing lobbying shops in Washington and one of the most powerful firms in the West..."
- The 2009 Chambers USA Guide recognized Brownstein as among the top practices in real estate (Colorado and Nevada), litigation - general commercial (Colorado and Nevada), corporate and commercial (Nevada and New Mexico), gaming and licensing (Nevada), labor and employment (Colorado and Nevada), corporate/mergers and acquisitions (Colorado) and environment (Colorado).
- Thirty-three of Brownstein’s attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2009 published by Woodward/White, Inc.
- The 2009 Chambers USA Guide ranked 24 Brownstein attorneys among the top in their respective fields.
- Six of the firm’s lawyers were named among Lawdragon’s Top 500 Dealmakers in 2009, a distinction received by less than one percent of the more than one million lawyers in the U.S.
- Bruce James, managing partner and CEO, was named to Lawdragon’s 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know list in 2008.
- Brownstein was named one of the most highly commended “Water Law Firms of the Year” at Global Water Intelligence (GWI) Global Water Awards in 2008.
Offices
- Albuquerque, N.MAlbuquerque, New MexicoAlbuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
- Denver, CODenver, ColoradoThe City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
- Las Vegas, NVLas Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
- Los Angeles, Calif.Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
- Orange County, Calif.Orange County, CaliforniaOrange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
- Phoenix, AZPhoenix, ArizonaPhoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
- Reno, NVReno, NevadaReno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
- Sacramento, Calif.Sacramento, CaliforniaSacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
- San Diego, Calif.San Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
- Santa Barbara, Calif.Santa Barbara, CaliforniaSanta Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
- Santa Fe, NMSanta Fe, New MexicoSanta Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
- Washington, DC