DENVER, May 14, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Venable LLP is pleased to announce that it has
expanded its geographic footprint to the state of Colorado, with the addition of eight leading
commercial and employment litigators and counselors based in
Denver. James (Jim) Sawtelle, a trial attorney with
more than three decades of experience, will be the
partner-in-charge of Venable's newest office.
Sawtelle and seven colleagues are joining Venable from Sherman
& Howard. These key lateral hires include Commercial Litigation
partners Jessica
Arett and Nick
DeWeese; Labor and Employment partners Emily Keimig, Beth Ann Lennon, and Heather Vickles; Tara Bailes, a counsel in the Commercial
Litigation practice; and Carissa
Davis, an associate focused on labor and employment law.
"Our team is excited about the opportunities that joining
Venable will provide to our clients," Sawtelle commented. "We are
dedicated to collaborating with our new colleagues to continue to
deliver exceptional service, and to support our growth and
expansion in Denver."
"Today's announcement reflects a continuation of the firm's
deliberate and intentional expansion into robust legal markets that
are important to our clients," said Stu Ingis, chairman of Venable. "Entering
the Denver market with such a
strong group of well-respected lawyers continues our growth in a
way that is consistent with our unique firm values and
culture."
Also joining the Denver office
is Venable Intellectual Property partner Elizabeth Manno. She will continue to focus
her thriving national practice on technology disputes—including
patent infringement, licensing, and litigation.
This expansion into a key legal market is Venable's third in
recent years. In 2020, Venable launched its Chicago office with the addition of a
Construction Law Group and has quickly expanded it to include about
25 attorneys, including in other practice areas, such as litigation
and corporate. Most recently, in 2023, Venable established its
presence in Florida with the
arrival of more than 30 attorneys from Genovese Joblove &
Battista.
Venable LLP is an American Lawyer Global 100
law firm headquartered in Washington,
DC that serves as primary counsel to a worldwide clientele
of large and mid-sized organizations, nonprofits, high-net-worth
entrepreneurs, and other individuals. With more than 900
professionals across the country, in California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New
York, Virginia, and
Washington, DC, the firm
strategically advances its clients' objectives in the United States and around the globe.
Venable advises clients on a broad range of business and regulatory
law, legislative affairs, complex litigation, and the full range of
intellectual property disciplines. For more information, please
visit https://www.Venable.com/.
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