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Ken Jones recognized as a “Who’s Who in Energy” by the Denver Business Journal
Ken Jones, managing partner at Welborn, has been selected as a member of Who's Who in Energy by the Denver Business Journal ("DBJ") 2015-16. This special report is a joint project with American City Business Journals publications in four other cities - Houston,...
State or Local Control for Colorado?
In September, the Colorado Supreme Court agreed to hear two cases that have the potential to settle the state/local battle over fracking regulations. The conflict roots back to 2013, when voters in Longmont passed a ban on hydraulic fracturing, and Fort Collins passed...
“Keep it in the Ground” – Part II
After the President denied the Keystone XL pipeline, climate change activists have turned their attention to federal fossil fuel leasing, discussed in our recent blog post: What’s Next, Post Keystone XL? “Keep it in the Ground!”. The “Keep it in the Ground”...
What’s Next, Post Keystone XL? “Keep it in the Ground!”
With the rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline by President Obama as part of the Administration’s “package” of climate change actions to deliver to the UN Conference on Climate Change in December, activists and their political allies have turned to the next...
Welborn named to Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list for 2016
U.S. News - Best Lawyers® releases 2016 "Best Law Firms" list. Welborn Sullivan Meck & Tooley received Metro Tier 1 Ranking in Natural Resources for Colorado and Metro Tier 1 Ranking in Corporate Law for Wyoming. Firms included in the 2016 Best Law Firms™ list are...
Still Time for Business Tax Planning
As 2015 draws to a close, there is still time to reduce your 2015 tax bill and plan ahead for 2016. This memo highlights several potential tax-saving opportunities for business owners to consider. Defer Income into 2016. Deferring income to the next taxable year is...
Get out of my sandbox! Expulsion of a LLC Member under Wyo. Stat. 17-29-602
So, you have a bad apple as a member of your Wyoming limited liability company (LLC), how do you get rid of them? The best option is usually to reach an agreement for the company or a specific member to purchase the troublemaker’s membership interest. If, however, an...
Secretary of Agriculture Recommends Cancellation of Montana Oil and Gas Leases
On October 30, 2015, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell recommending that BLM cancel 18 long-held oil and gas leases located on Forest Service managed surface in an area of Northwestern Montana called the...
Finally – A Policy to Streamline the BLM Communization Agreement Process – IM 2015-124
Dated and effective July 17, 2015, the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) issued Instruction Memorandum 2015-124 (“IM-2015-124”). This BLM guidance significantly changes the way federal Communization Agreements (“CAs”) are administered and, for the most part,...
Utah Congressman Rob Bishop Promises to Release Public Lands Initiative Bill
For the past several years, Congressman Rob Bishop (R), representing Utah’s 1st Congressional District, has been promising to reveal a bill encapsulating what he calls the “Utah Public Lands Initiative.” His ambitious plan involves bringing together key state and...
Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Law: The Basics — A Pop Quiz
The Conservation Basics A primary objective of the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Act (the “Act”) has always been conservation through prevention of waste and enforcement of efficient drilling and production practices. In other words, traditionally the Act served...
Welborn sponsoring this year’s Renewable Energy Law & Policy Summit
Welborn Sullivan Meck & Tooley is pleased to be a sponsor of the annual Renewable Energy Law & Policy Summit, which will be held on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at The University of Denver, Sturm College of Law. Here is a link to the program's pertinent...