About the Firm
This firm has built a reputation as one of the preeminent law firms in the Midwest and the Nation. The attorneys handle complex transactional and litigation matters and represent everything from multinational corporations to small and mid-sized companies establishing or expanding their operations overseas. It is a full-service firm with half of its lawyers concentrating on litigation and trial matters. The firm has several offices in the Midwest as well as in a number of European countries. This firm handles matters for established companies in issues related to mergers and acquisitions, private offerings, private placements, and complex and high-exposure litigation cases. Its lawyers come from top regional and national law schools and possess exceptional academic credentials.
Hiring Criteria5 Attorney Recruiting
Students from the firm’s summer associate program are eligible to receive offers to join the firm as associates.
Summer Associate Program
The firm recruits students with superior academic records. It also hires excellent students from law schools local to its U.S. offices and outstanding candidates from other leading schools across the country.
Salary6, 7
Firm location
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3rd Year
4th Year
5th Year
6th Year
7th Year
8th Year
Summer Associate (2007)*
Minneapolis, MN; Boulder, Denver, CO (2007)
$120,000
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$2,300/week
Des Moines, IA ( 2007)
$100,000
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$1,900/week
Benefits/Package/Supplemental Compensation8
Comprehensive Health, Dental, Disability, and Life Insurance
401(k) Savings Plan
Reimbursement of Expenses Associated with Admission to the Minnesota, Colorado, or Iowa
Bar, Including the Bar-Review Course & Examination Fee
Reimbursement of Costs to Relocate Associates to One of Our Cities
Reimbursement of Associates for Their Annual Attorney-Licensing Fee
Membership in the State & Local Bar Association
Continuing Legal-Education Costs
Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical/Dependent Care Reimbursement
Pre-Tax Payroll Deductions for Qualified Parking Expenses & our Metropass Program
Back-up Child-Care Services
Laptop Computers & Blackberries
Areas of Practice9
Advertising
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Alternative Investment Market (AIM) Listings
Antitrust & Trade Regulation
Appellate Banking & Financial Institutions
Bankruptcy & Insolvency
Captive Insurance & Warranty Company Practice
Charitable Foundations
Computer & Internet
Construction
Copyright Protection
Corporate Real Estate
Corporate, Finance, and Securities
Dairy Litigation
Data Privacy
Emerging Companies
Eminent Domain
Employee Benefits
Environmental Law
ERISA Litigation
European Corporate Law
Executive Compensation: Family & Closely Held Businesses
Financial-Services Litigation
Food Safety
Franchise & Distribution
Government Contracts
Government Relations
Health
HIPAA Privacy Compliance
Housing & Community Development
Immigration
Indian Law
Insurance Coverage
Intellectual Property
International Arbitration
International Law Practice
International Practice
Investment Management
Joint Ventures
Labor & Employment
Litigation
Mergers & Acquisitions
Natural Resources
Nonprofit Organizations
Oil & Gas
Outsourcing Group
Patent-Litigation Results
Patents
Private Equity & Venture Capital in China
Privatization
Product Liability
Public Finance
Real Estate
Records Management & Electronic Discovery
Sarbanes-Oxley & Corporate Governance
Securities Offerings & Regulation
Sports
Structured Finance
Tax-Technology, Licensing, and Commercial-Transactions Practice
Trademark & Brand Management
Trusts & Estates Litigation
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Wealth Management
White-Collar Investigations & Defense
Zoning & Land Use
Other Offices10
Firm Location
Address
Boulder
1900 15th Street Boulder, CO 80302-5414 Phone: 303-447-7700 Fax: 303-447-7800
Denver
3200 Wells Fargo Center 1700 Lincoln Street Denver, CO 80203-4532 Phone: 303-607-3500 Fax: 303-607-3600
Des Moines
801 Grand Avenue, Suite 3100 Des Moines, IA 50309-8002 Phone: 515-248-9000 Fax: 515-248-9010
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