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Spencer Fane attorney Brian Bear

Spencer Fane attorney Brian Bear

Brian Bear
Partner

Kansas City

Spencer Fane attorney Joe Bednar

Spencer Fane attorney Joe Bednar

Joe Bednar
Partner

Jefferson City

Jose Antonio Castro
Senior Associate

Denver

Brian Bear focuses his practice as a litigator and trial attorney on representing both private and public entities in complex litigation, public finance, and intellectual property. Leaning on years of robust experience, Brian aggressively advocates for his clients to help them achieve their legal and business goals.

Joe Bednar, a registered lobbyist, applies the experience he gained as a member of management in the public and private sectors to assist clients in governmental relations matters. His communication skills and experience in developing government strategies were developed by providing advice to corporate executives and key government officials early in his career. This background provides a unique perspective when analyzing the impact of federal, state and local laws, and regulations on businesses.

Jose serves as a full-service litigator representing public, private, and corporate clients in all their litigation and land use permitting needs. Jose specializes in various forms of litigation related to real estate, focusing on land use actions, condemnation issues, and easement disputes. He also assists clients in navigating through land use and zoning permitting procedures established by different municipalities and agencies.

Patrice Douglas
Of Counsel

Oklahoma City

Spencer Fane attorney Tom Driggs

Spencer Fane attorney Tom Driggs

Thomas D. (Tom) Driggs
Of Counsel

Las Vegas

Joseph M. (Joe) Dworak
Of Counsel

Santa Fe

Patrice Douglas counsels banks, energy companies and utilities on legal, regulatory, and compliance matters. She helps clients navigate the complex regulatory issues they face in today’s economy so they can close transactions efficiently and move forward to realize their goals.

Tom Driggs advises clients in the areas of water transactions and regulation, real estate and corporate transactions, and related government relations issues in Nevada, Arizona, and Utah. His clients include farmers, ranchers, dairies, hotel casinos, power companies, mining and industrial companies, golf course owners, real estate developers, individual homeowners, and a multinational resource-efficient agricultural producer working to grow blueberries in the Nevada desert.

Joseph “Joe” Dworak advises individuals, organizations, and governments on a wide range of regulatory matters, developing practical solutions that comply with rapidly evolving legal requirements and advance clients’ short- and long-term priorities in the areas of litigation, environmental and energy law, and governmental affairs.

Andrew M. (Andy) Federhar
Of Counsel

Phoenix

Spencer Fane attorney AJ Ferate

Spencer Fane attorney AJ Ferate

Anthony J. (A.J.) Ferate
Of Counsel

Oklahoma City, Houston

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Thomas (Tom) George
Partner

Denver

Andy Federhar is a litigator, focusing his practice on complex litigation involving real estate, pharmaceuticals, government, telecommunications, procurement, and insurance bad faith. An active member of Arizona’s legal community, Andy chaired the committee that created the complex litigation rules for state court, served as the chair of the lawyer delegates to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, and served on the committee that established Arizona’s commercial court rules.

Anthony J. (A.J.) Ferate has built a multi-faceted background in the areas of the law, policy, energy, campaigns and elections, and defense for more than 20 years.

Tom George counsels municipal and local governmental entities throughout the state of Colorado in all aspects of formation, operation, and dissolution.

Arthur D. Gregg
Partner

St. Louis

Governor Brad Henry
Of Counsel

Oklahoma City

Spencer Fane attorney Robert Keller

Spencer Fane attorney Robert Keller

Robert C. Keller
Of Counsel

Salt Lake City

Arthur Gregg helps clients navigate the complexity and uncertainty of litigation. Whether counseling an established corporation or an individual stepping into a courtroom for the very first time, Arthur works with his clients to make sure they are fully informed and best-positioned to obtain a victory at trial.

Governor Brad Henry represents clients in both the public and private sectors in government and administrative law.

Robert Keller works closely with a wide range of municipal government clients throughout Utah in land use litigation, including land use consulting, vested rights, zoning issues, impact and other fees, and condemnation. An experienced litigator, he has over 30 reported appellate decisions.

Spencer Fane attorney Andy Lester

Spencer Fane attorney Andy Lester

Andy Lester
Partner

Oklahoma City

Patrick (Pat) McInerney
Partner

Kansas City

Karen D. Olson
Partner

Minneapolis

Andy Lester has a civil litigation and appellate practice in both state and federal court. His fields of emphasis include complex business, civil rights, commercial, constitutional, and state and local government law.

Pat McInerney is a partner in the Spencer Fane White Collar and Government Investigations practice. He brings over two decades of experience as a trial lawyer, having first-chaired many high profile and complex cases in federal and state courts.

Karen D. Olson is an experienced regulatory, compliance, and litigation attorney that uses her significant government and private practice experience to represent her clients. Most recently, Karen served as Deputy Attorney General for the State of Minnesota for more than a decade. As Deputy Attorney General, Karen represented the Attorney General, Governor, Legislature, and state agencies and boards on complex and high-profile legal matters.

Nicole R. Peykov
Partner

Denver

Spencer Fane attorney Bill Powers

Spencer Fane attorney Bill Powers

William A. (Bill) Powers
Partner

Washington, D.C.

Nicole Peykov counsels developers in the creation of taxing districts for their proposed developments, which involves the use of tax revenue and municipal debt as financing vehicles. Nicole also represents special districts such as metropolitan districts, water and sanitation districts, business improvement districts, and governmental authorities throughout Colorado in the formation, operation, and maintenance phases.

Bill Powers advises nonprofits, PACs, and innovative companies on all aspects of political law and compliance, equipping them to leverage current legal and regulatory trends to maximize political and business outcomes. With almost 20 years in private practice and government, he adeptly guides clients on federal laws, including the Federal Election Campaign Act and Lobbying Disclosure Act; U.S. House and Senate Ethics Rules; Foreign Agents Registration Act, and similar rules at the state and local levels.