HRO Managing Partner Elected to Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation Board
07/20/2009
Ken Lund to Help Drive Community Leadership Program
Denver, Colorado, July 20, 2009 – Holme Roberts & Owen LLP (HRO) is delighted to announce that the firm’s Managing Partner, Ken Lund, has been elected to the board of the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation (DMCLF). For the last 35 years, DMCLF programs have been committed to fostering increased cooperation among Denver’s private, public, and non-profit sectors. Ken Lund, HRO Managing Partner, said:
“I am thrilled to have been elected to the board of such an important and prestigious organization. Denver is an economically and culturally diverse community and one of which we should all be very proud. Despite the current economic challenges, I am optimistic for the future of our city. I am passionately committed to doing all I can to support our business, civic and community leaders in enhancing our community, now and for future generations.”
Speaking of Ken’s appointment, DMCLF Executive Director Maureen McDonald said:
“I am pleased to welcome Ken onto the Board of Directors for the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation. I experience Ken as an innovative thinker who brings positive and fresh perspectives to many of the issues that are critical to the health of our region."
Ken is the latest in a long line of HRO attorneys and staff who are or who have been involved with the DMCLF with HRO, the largest single employer of DMCLF Leadership Denver Program Alumni in the city.
About Kenneth W. Lund - Kenneth (Ken) W. Lund joined HRO in 1990 and has served as the firm's Managing Partner since September 1999. Ken’s practice focuses on environmental issues, and he has represented a broad range of clients throughout the United States and internationally. Admitted to the U.S. District Court-Colorado, U.S. District court-Northern District of California, U.S. District Court-Central District of California, U.S. District Court-Western District of Tennessee, U.S. District Court-Northern District of Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals-9th Circuit, and U.S. Court of Appeals-10th Circuit, Ken is a member of the Dean’s Diversity Council (joint effort of the University of Colorado and University of Denver Law Schools), the Transportation Lawyers Association, and the Colorado Defense Lawyers Association. He also serves as Vice Chair of the American Bar Association’s Solid & Hazardous Waste Committee, and is a former Director of the American Red Cross.
About HRO - 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 throughout the world, including 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, sports and entertainment, health, employment, tax, government affairs, environmental, and intellectual property.