Holland & Hart LLP

With nearly 450 attorneys in 15 offices, Holland & Hart LLP is the largest law firm based in the Mountain West. With offices in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and Washington D.C., we are able to serve clients regionally, nationally, and internationally. Our attorneys are committed to quality client service and combine local experience with firm-wide resources to provide knowledgeable legal advice to clients ranging from emerging businesses to Fortune 500 corporations.

Our practice is divided into three firm-wide departments: Business, Natural Resources, and Litigation. Each lawyer belongs to one or more groups aligned with the major industries we serve, including agricultural, aerospace, biotechnology, broadband communications, corporate compliance, construction, energy and electricity, government affairs, health care, hospitality, immigration, international, life science, manufacturing, mining, oil and gas, real estate, retail, recreation, technology, telecommunications, and many others.

Outside of our main practice areas, Holland & Hart's experience continues to grow with innovative in-house services including Persuasion Strategies, HHCMS, and the Holland & Hart Foundation. Persuasion Strategies, our graphics and trial consulting service, offers focus groups, mock trials, jury panel selection analysis, and state-of-the- art trial graphics including animation, virtual reality exhibits, and electronic courtroom presentations. HHCMS is a sophisticated internet-based compliance management system that helps companies minimize risk and maximize training value. The Holland & Hart Foundation celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2008 as a non-profit organization that strives to give back to the communities in which we live and work through various donations and volunteer activities.

For more information, visit www.hollandhart.com.

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