Denver

Overview

Established in 1981, our Denver office combines the resources of a renowned global law firm with deep local knowledge of the Centennial State and the Rocky Mountain region.

Our Colorado lawyers have experience counseling clients in a range of industries, including oil and gas, renewable energy, technology, life sciences, health care, manufacturing, private equity, financial services, travel and leisure, and telecommunications. We advise some of the leading public and private U.S. and international companies, as well as individuals, on matters such as complex commercial litigation, business crime and government investigations, securities litigation, M&A, capital markets, securities regulation and corporate governance, antitrust, consumer protection, cybersecurity, data privacy, and labor and employment.

Litigation and Investigations
Gibson Dunn’s Denver office boasts one of the foremost litigation and government investigation practices in Colorado. In fact, we are the only firm in the state to receive a Band 1 ranking in Chambers USA for “Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations” in Colorado. Our lawyers defend corporations and individuals in federal and state proceedings, including matters before the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, various state Attorneys General, and multiple other federal and state agencies. Our lawyers also help U.S. and international businesses conduct internal investigations and build their corporate compliance programs, including through work as and with independent corporate monitors.

The Denver office’s trial and appellate lawyers regularly appear in federal and state courts, including those based in Colorado (e.g., the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals), and have prepared for and tried hundreds of cases to verdict. We represent clients across a wide spectrum of cases including general commercial disputes, as well as securities, white collar defense and investigations, antitrust, privacy, cybersecurity and data innovation, class action, False Claims Act, intellectual property, and trade secret litigation.

Labor and Employment
Our labor and employment litigators represent clients in cutting-edge, high-stakes labor and employment matters, supporting employers through their most challenging issues in a rapidly changing legal environment. Our Colorado employment lawyers defend claims across a wide range of topics, including harassment, discrimination, and retaliation, as well as classification issues, wages and wage transparency, restrictive covenants, whistleblowers, and leave laws.

The group also advises corporations regarding compliance with ever-changing Colorado, and federal, employment laws, such as the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act pay transparency rules, Colorado’s noncompete law, the Protecting Opportunities and Workplace Rights (“POWR”) Act, and the new legal landscape with regard to “DEI” (diversity, equity, and inclusion) programming. And they conduct timely and efficient workplace investigations.

Transactional Matters
The office’s transactional lawyers advise public and private companies across a broad spectrum of industries, including oil and gas, renewable energy, life sciences, travel and leisure, and telecommunications. Our client work involves M&A, public and private securities transactions, corporate debt and equity financings, corporate restructurings, and corporate counseling focused on securities regulatory, corporate governance, and general corporate matters. Our lawyers are deeply skilled in representing issuers and underwriters in public offerings and private placements, as well as buyers, sellers, investment banks, strategic partners, and lenders in all aspects of complex M&A activities.

Real Estate
The office’s real estate attorneys handle sophisticated real estate transactions in Colorado and throughout the United States for a wide array of clients, such as owners, developers, and financiers of some the largest real estate projects in the nation, both in the private and public sectors. The team is skilled across a broad spectrum of transactions, including finance, development, sales and acquisitions, joint ventures, land use and environmental matters, leasing, and distressed asset workouts.