is a Director at Fennemore Craig P.C. in Colorado, focusing on real estate and land use law. He represents commercial real estate and advanced energy clients with development, acquisitions and dispositions, lending, and land use matters, and has extensive experience in the industrial, hospitality, retail, energy, and office industries. With a background in corporate and tax law in addition to his real estate experience, Mr. Griffin is able to dissect all aspects of a deal and see the business perspectives. He advises his advanced energy clients in real estate, land use, and tax matters, including the large scale implementation of solar photovoltaic systems on real estate developments, solar leasing, power purchase agreements, electronic vehicle charging stations, and other related energy development projects. Mr. Griffin has also advised alcohol manufacturers, distributors, and retailers, including major casinos and nightclub operators, regarding federal and state regulatory alcohol laws and liquor licensing matters, including licensing and regulatory compliance matters with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Colorado Department of Revenue - Liquor and Tobacco Enforcement Division, and various Colorado municipalities. Prior to joining Fennemore, he served as general counsel to a Denver-based multi-faceted real estate company where he oversaw high volumes of development and stabilized asset transactions, brokerage deals, leasing matters, and finance arrangements. Prior to that, Mr. Griffin worked in the Denver office of a national firm, where he focused on complex real estate matters of all types. He earned his J.D. and LL.M. degrees at University of Denver and is admitted to practice in Colorado and Wyoming. Mr. Griffin has been recognized as Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch (2023-2024) and Colorado Super Lawyer Rising Star (2018, 2023-2024) for his real estate practice.

is a partner with Holland & Hart LLP in Denver, Colorado. She advises developers, investors, and landowners buying, selling, financing, entitling, developing, or redeveloping projects in Colorado and throughout the Mountain West. Ms. Altaras has considerable experience with mixed-use and master planned communities and multi-family, commercial, resort, and industrial development. She also handles the financing and development of horizontal infrastructure and utilities. Ms. Altaras' command of zoning and land use matters is invaluable to clients pursuing ground-up development or repositioning land or assets for sale. In her transactional work, she anticipates not only the legal, but the political, engineering, finance, and environmental implications of a project. Ms. Altaras' background in natural resources law also enables her to be a capable advocate for rural and mountain landowners in conservation, access, resource lease, and public lands matters. She helps families and businesses conserve their land, generate new revenue streams, and add value to land through planning and entitlements. Before joining Holland & Hart, Ms. Altaras was a partner at a boutique Denver real estate firm where she co-chaired the firm's diversity, equity and inclusivity committee and served on the firm's marketing and business development, recruiting, and legislative committees. She also practiced water and environmental law at a regional firm and served as an appellate law clerk to the Honorable Gregory J. Hobbs, Jr. (ret.) of the Colorado Supreme Court. Ms. Altaras has been recognized as Best Lawyers in America's Ones to Watch (2022-2025). She earned her J.D. degree at University of Denver Sturm College of Law and is admitted to practice in Colorado.

is a shareholder with Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC in Denver, Colorado. She represents property owners and developers in the acquisition and entitlement of commercial, residential and industrial projects. Ms. Rutz's practice includes assisting clients with local government approval of annexations, subdivisions, rezonings and development agreements. Her recent work includes advising clients on incorporating various types of short-term rental uses into their properties. With joint degrees in law and urban planning, Ms. Rutz fundamentally understands the real-world challenges and implications of her clients' work, and she focuses on offering pragmatic solutions aimed at accomplishing their individual goals. In addition to her land use practice, she works with clients on purchase and sale agreements, common interest community plans, construction contracts, public-private partnerships and related financing matters. Ms. Rutz's transactional work includes representing private landowners, real estate developers and corporate clients across the Front Range. She co-chairs the firm's Land Use and Real Estate Development Practice Group. Ms. Rutz teaches Planning Law and Institutions at the University of Colorado Denver School of Architecture and Planning, and serves on the board of directors for Urban Peak, a nonprofit that enables youth experiencing homelessness to access essential services- housing, healthcare, education, and job training- that lay the groundwork for lasting independence. She is a frequent writer and speaker at regional and national land use law conferences, is the immediate past chair of the Planning and Law Division of the American Planning Association (APA), and also serves on the APA's Amicus Committee. Before starting law school, Ms. Rutz worked as a resin engineer for a global supplier of paints, coatings and other chemicals.

is a shareholder with Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC in Denver, Colorado, where he helps clients assert and defend their property rights. Mr. Peters navigates complex entitlements processes, negotiates with governments, and delivers trial and appellate advocacy to achieve client objectives. His practice spans land use and development approvals, eminent domain and takings cases, and matters concerning constitutional rights, sign regulation, and fair housing guarantees. Mr. Peters also serves as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Denver's Sturm College of Law, where he teaches land use planning. As a land use lawyer, he has represented individual homeowners to Fortune 500 companies across Colorado, with a growing emphasis in mountain jurisdictions. Mr. Peters' projects range from single-property redevelopment approvals on the Front Range to crafting multi-year, multi-property agreements guaranteeing development rights in mountain resorts. As a litigator, he has represented a similarly broad range of clients before state and federal trial and appeals courts, as well as regulatory and administrative bodies. Mr. Peters has particular experience in disputes arising under the First, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments; Colorado's state constitutional financing provisions; as well as the Fair Housing Act and Americans with Disabilities Act. Additionally, as part of his experience with sign law and First Amendment matters, he has helped local governments with review and redraft of their sign codes. Mr. Peters frequently writes and speaks about all of those topics as well. Before joining Otten Johnson, he served as an appellate law clerk to the Hon. William W. Hood, III of the Colorado Supreme Court, and as an intern for the Hon. Monica Marquez, also of the Colorado Supreme Court. Mr. Peters began his career at a Denver-based public relations firm, where for several years he helped national and international clients manage their reputations before interested governments, competitors, and the public. He serves on the firm's Marketing and Business Development Committee and is chair of the Recruiting Committee.

is a shareholder with Karp Neu Hanlon, P.C. in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. His practice areas include real estate transactions, land use, water rights, municipal and special districts, and banking and lender services. Mr. Sawyer is a member of the Colorado Bar Association's Environmental, Real Estate, and Water Law sections. He earned his J.D. degree at University of California's Berkeley School of Law with an Environmental Law Certificate. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Mr. Sawyer worked as environmental affairs coordinator for Weber County Government.

represents real estate, business and government clients in litigation and land use matters in state and federal courts. While he has experience with a broad spectrum of commercial litigation, he has built an extensive reputation as a leading land use, real estate, and development dispute litigator. Regardless of the underlying case, Mr. Kyriagis's clients trust him to find efficient, practical solutions for their matters. His practice is centered on complex real estate and development disputes, representing property owners, developers, lenders, and governmental entities. Mr. Kyriagis's experience includes litigating purchase and sale disputes; boundary, easement and encroachment issues; adverse possession and prescriptive easement claims; landlord/tenant disputes; and cases relating to Colorado's Common Interest Ownership Act (CCIOA). He also represents landowners and governments in condemnation/eminent domain matters, and he understands complex valuation issues, particularly as they relate to unique properties. Throughout his career, Mr. Kyriagis has developed significant experience on land use issues, both in and out of court. He counsels clients through contested approvals before municipal and county bodies and represents clients in litigation involving local land use approvals, including Rule 106(a)(4) claims. Mr. Kyriagis's land use experience also includes historic preservation issues, constitutional litigation, and fee and exaction disputes. He is a regular speaker on land use issues at legal and industry conferences. Mr. Kyriagis is also one of the leading Colorado litigators on special district and public finance issues. He represents special districts, property owners, developers and lenders on a variety of disputes, including matters involving complex intergovernmental agreements, enforcement of financial commitments, reimbursement issues, and special district inclusions and exclusions of property (boundary adjustments).

is an attorney with Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC in Denver, Colorado. She represents clients in a wide variety of real estate development matters. In the land use context, Ms. Fischer represents clients working through land use approval processes, such as annexation, zoning and rezoning, subdivision, and entitlements. She also works on a wide variety of transactional matters, including acquisitions, dispositions, and private development agreements, easements, and covenants. Prior to joining Otten Johnson, Ms. Fischer spent 15 years litigating complex medical malpractice cases, specializing in the defense of health care providers and institutions. She also represented health care providers and other licensed professionals in administrative licensing matters, as well as defended clients in general liability and employment matters. Ms. Fischer earned her J.D. degree at University of Denver Sturm College of Law.

is special counsel with Buchalter in the firm's Denver office. His practice is primarily dedicated to oil and gas law, with a particular emphasis on litigation. Mr. Luellen earned his B.S. degree, with distinction, from Colorado State University and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School. He is admitted to practice in California, Colorado, Utah and North Dakota. Mr. Luellen is a member of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation and Energy Mineral Law Foundation.

is an attorney with Holland & Hart LLP in Boulder, Colorado. His practice focuses on all phases of real estate including complex transactions, finance, land use, and development. Mr. Segemiller represents a diverse range of clients, including real estate developers, commercial and residential real estate operators, life-science and technology REITS and campus portfolios, multinational corporations, resorts and hospitality businesses, and energy and utility companies. He brings a particular focus to difficult development problems, drawing on his experience working on complex planning, land use, and entitlement matters to help clients navigate regulatory obligations and get their projects off the ground. Before joining Holland & Hart, Mr. Segemiller served as counsel to New York City's Charter Revision Commission. He also worked as an associate in the New York office of an international law firm, where he assisted clients with development, planning, and regulatory matters. Mr. Segemiller earned his J.D. at Yale Law School and is admitted to practice in Colorado and New York.