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Did Congress inadvertently close the door on easing the listing of the Gunnison Sage Grouse?
Did Congress inadvertently close the door on easing the listing of the Gunnison Sage Grouse? In the Cromnibus (FY 2015 appropriations) Congress in a rider prohibited Interior from writing or issuing any final listing rule under Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act...
14 Welborn Lawyers Named as Best Lawyers in America®
Welborn Sullivan Meck & Tooley is pleased to announce that 14 Welborn lawyers were recently included in the 2021 edition of the Best Lawyers in America®, which is based on a peer-review survey of professional expertise. Congratulations to Hampton O’Neill, who was...
How do you know if you need a federal permit when you discharge pollutants into groundwater? “That’s your problem,” Supreme Court says.
On April 23, 2020, a divided Supreme Court ruled in County of Maui, Hawaii v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund that the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) “requires a permit when there is a direct discharge from a point source into navigable waters or when there is the functional equivalent...
Welborn Team Ranked by Chambers USA 2020
Chambers USA ranks several Welborn attorneys in its 2020 edition: J. Kenneth Barbe in the practice areas of Corporate/M&A and Real Estate John Masterson in the practice area of Litigation: General Commercial James Sanderson in the practice area of Environmental...
Sarah Sorum Honored as one of the Denver Business Journal’s Top Women in Energy
Welborn is pleased to announce that Sarah Sorum is being honored as one of Denver Business Journal’s Top Women in Energy 2020.
Welborn Attorneys Recognized as 2020 Colorado Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Welborn congratulates our 2020 Colorado Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Rebecca Watson, Amy Seneshen, and Laura Lindley were named Super Lawyers in the Energy & Natural Resources category, Keith Tooley and Brian Tooley were honored in the Business Litigation...
Welcome to Julie Rosen and Jim Sanderson
Welborn is pleased to announce that environmental lawyers Julie Rosen and Jim Sanderson are joining the firm’s Denver office. Rosen and Sanderson are well known for their extensive experience in air and water quality permitting and compliance, regulation development...
Congratulations to New Shareholder Allison McKinnon
Welborn congratulates Allison MacKinnon, who has been promoted to shareholder. Allison represents publicly traded and privately held companies in a wide range of oil and gas transactions, with a focus on acquisitions and divestitures in the upstream and midstream...
Welborn Attorneys Recognized as 5280 Top Lawyers
Congratulations to our 5280 Top Lawyers Carolyn Burr, Amy Seneshen, Rebecca Watson, Steve Sullivan, and Laura Lindley. Learn more at https://www.5280.com/denvers-top-lawyers-2020/
Congratulations to Welborn’s Stacie Hedrick
Welborn’s Stacie Hedrick was selected to the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Chapter Resource Team. Members of the Chapter Resource Team assist in the development of creative strategies that promote and educate members on the policies, programs, and...
Two Welborn Attorneys Featured at the Advanced Landman’s Institute
Joe Pierzchala spoke about state surface use regulations at the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation’s Advanced Landman’s Institute in Houston, co-sponsored by the AAPL and the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. Amy Seneshen co-chaired the conference. View the...
Two Welborn Attorneys Named to the Denver Business Journal’s Who’s Who in Energy List
Welborn attorneys Amy Seneshen and Rebecca Watson were selected for the Denver Business Journal’s Who’s Who in Energy list. At the reception, Amy Seneshen was interviewed by Denver Business Journal’s Greg Avery about the state of the energy industry. Read more at...