Venable LLP is pleased to announce that James Sawtelle, Peter Koclanes, and Heather Fox Vickles have been ranked in this year’s Legal 500 Denver Elite guide in the area of commercial disputes.
The Legal 500 US City Elite rankings in Denver spotlight top-tier lawyers handling high-level, complex matters in the region. These rankings are based on extensive research, client feedback, peer interviews, and analysis of key matters from the past year. They serve as a "best-in-class" guide for specific cities, highlighting lawyers at regional powerhouse and national firms.
Mr. Sawtelle is partner-in-charge of Venable’s Denver office. He is an experienced trial attorney who practices at the intersection of commercial litigation and intellectual property. He has been a trusted advisor for his clients—which range from individuals to Fortune 500 companies—for more than three decades. The culmination of his vast experience is a track record of significant wins throughout the United States. Whether he is in the courtroom or in a client’s boardroom, Mr. Sawtelle is a proven advocate with a results-driven approach to legal services.
Mr. Koclanes is a nationally recognized and highly regarded trial lawyer who clients trust with their most important business disputes involving, among other matters, securities and class actions, patents and intellectual property, corporate governance and business torts, corporate investigations, special litigation committees, oil and gas, natural resources, trusts and estates, and real estate. He has more than 35 years of experience guiding plaintiffs and defendants in complicated matters pending in federal and state courts in Colorado and New York and throughout the United States.
Ms. Vickles is a strategic trial lawyer who advocates for employers in federal, state, and appellate courts and before government agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Colorado Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. As a skilled litigator known for her effective leadership of trial teams, Heather has handled more than 150 labor and employment cases in 23 states, trying many to verdict with successful outcomes. Along the way, she has litigated disputes ranging from bet-the-company systemic pattern or practice cases to single-plaintiff discrimination, harassment, and retaliation cases.
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