Holme Roberts & Owen Named Top Colorado Company
09/15/2009
ColoradoBiz Magazine Names HRO Winner Among Three Top Finalists and Thirty-Three Contenders
Denver, September 15, 2009 – ColoradoBiz magazine named Holme Roberts & Owen LLP (HRO) the 2009 Top Colorado Company in the legal category. HRO joins a prestigious Who’s-Who list of Colorado’s most notable businesses.
Ken Lund, HRO Managing Partner, shared the reasons he felt HRO received this award, and he became emotional when he mentioned Joanne Lynes, a member of the HRO family who was a secretary at the firm since 1963, and who recently passed away. “HRO is a top company because of our people, our commitment to client service and our involvement in the community.”
Now in its 22nd year, Top Company Awards added new energy and legal categories to the existing nine categories, and HRO is a first-time winner in the legal sector. “The roster of Top Company awards finalists again reflects the quality of businesses operating at the forefront of our economy in Colorado. Even in what has become an historic economic downturn, businesses are finding a way to sustain profits through operational excellence, innovation, and hard work,” said Bart Taylor, Publisher of ColoradoBiz.
The primary criteria for Top Company awards are sustained financial excellence, community involvement, and operational excellence in one or more functional business areas. Finalists and winners are recognized in eleven industry categories including Energy & Natural Resources, Financial Services, Real Estate/Construction, Retail/Wholesale, Health Care, Services, Legal, Technology/Media/ Telecommunications, Tourism/Hospitality, New Energy, and Non-Profit. The awards are sponsored by UMB, Holland & Hart, and Deloitte & Touche. Deloitte is responsible for administering the awards program by reviewing all nominations and selecting three finalists from each category. A panel of judges made up of business and civic leaders convenes to vote on winners in each category. Judging takes place in mid-August and winners were announced at an awards luncheon on September 15.
Holme Roberts & Owen LLP is an international law firm that was established in 1898 and has approximately 250 lawyers practicing in nine strategically positioned offices in Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs, London, Los Angeles, Munich, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, and San Francisco. The firm's lawyers provide a broad spectrum of legal services in virtually every area of the law, including corporate, securities, mergers and acquisitions, estate planning, commercial litigation, real estate, health, employment, tax, environmental and intellectual property, technology and media.