Former AG Water Counsel, Steve Sims, Joins Brownstein Hyatt & Farber.DENVER -- Brownstein Hyatt & Farber announced today that Steven O. Sims, former Senior Water Counsel and First Assistant Attorney General for the Water Unit of the Colorado Attorney General's office, has joined the firm as Senior Counsel. "Few in Colorado have Steve's track record in water court and his ability to negotiate complex water deals," said Bruce A. James, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and managing partner of the firm. "He is a tremendous asset to our clients with water rights issues." Sims served as the primary water law advisor for the State and Division Engineers, Colorado Water Conservation Board, Division of Wildlife, the Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, and other state agencies facing water right issues while serving under Attorney General, Ken Salazar Kenneth Lee Salazar (born March 2, 1955) is an American politician, rancher, and environmentalist from the U.S. state of Colorado. Salazar, a Democrat, served as state Attorney General before winning a U.S. Senate seat in the 2004 Senate elections. He has been the junior U.S. . Most recently, Sims was co-lead counsel in the U.S. Supreme Court original jurisdiction litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. between Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado concerning wells that use the Ogallala aquifer The Ogallala Aquifer, also known as the High Plains Aquifer, is a vast yet shallow underground water table aquifer located beneath the Great Plains in the United States. in the Republican River Basin. He is currently lead negotiator for Colorado on the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program concerning four endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. on the Central and Lower South Platte River South Platte River River, Colorado and western Nebraska, U.S. The river rises in central Colorado and flows southeast and then northeast across the Nebraska boundary to join the North Platte River and form the Platte River. The South Platte is 442 mi (711 km) long. . About Brownstein Hyatt & Farber: Founded in 1968, Brownstein Hyatt & Farber today has a national client base with offices in Denver, Washington, D.C., Albuquerque, and Aspen, Colorado. The firm's attorneys and legislative consultants handle work for leaders in industries ranging from telecommunications, technology, homebuilding, manufacturing, and consumer products to retail, hospitality, construction, energy, entertainment, insurance and banking and finance. |
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