Government Relations & Administrative Law

PHOENIX – Gammage & Burnham is pleased to share it has been ranked nationally in eight practice areas and ranked regionally in 30 practice areas by the 2024 edition of “Best Law Firms®” by Best Lawyers.

Rankings are based on client feedback on several criteria, including its practice groups, responsiveness, understanding of each client’s business, cost-efficiency, civility, and whether they would refer another client to the firm. The selection process also includes the collection of peer evaluations and a final review by leading attorneys in each field.

The firm received national rankings for the following practice areas:

• Construction Law
• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Corporate Law
• Health Care Law
• Litigation – Construction
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Securities Regulation
• Securitization and Structured Finance Law

The firm was also recognized for its work in the Phoenix metropolitan area in the following practice areas:

• Administrative / Regulatory Law (Tier 1)
• Appellate Practice (Tier 1)
• Arbitration
• Banking and Finance Law (Tier 1)
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights
• Business Organizations (Tier 1)
• Commercial Finance Law (Tier 1)
• Commercial Litigation (Tier 1)
• Commercial Transactions / UCC Law (Tier 1)
• Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law
• Construction Law (Tier 1)
• Corporate Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Environmental Law
• Government Relations Practice (Tier 1)
• Health Care Law (Tier 1)
• Land Use & Zoning Law (Tier 1)
• Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Litigation – Construction (Tier 1)
• Litigation – Health Care (Tier 1)
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation – Labor & Employment
• Litigation – Land Use & Zoning (Tier 1)
• Litigation – Real Estate
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Natural Resources Law (Tier 1)
• Real Estate Law (Tier 1)
• Securities Regulation
• Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Water Law (Tier 1)

Celebrating 40 years since our founding, Gammage & Burnham continues to get the job done because we know Arizona — its laws, values, customs, and people.

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PHOENIX – Gammage & Burnham is pleased to announce that Alexandra M. Arboleda has joined the firm as a member, where she will focus her practice on water and natural resources law.  She has extensive experience working on general stream adjudications, groundwater management, and Colorado River issues representing a variety of municipalities, utilities, real estate developers, golf courses, irrigation districts, farmers, and ranchers. Her knowledge of water law and policy has allowed her to develop innovative solutions to secure reliable and resilient water supplies for her clients.

Additionally, she is an elected member of the Central Arizona Water Conservation District Board of Directors.

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By: Jefferson R. Hayden & Lane R. Conrad

State of Arizona v. City of Tucson, CV-20-0244, is yet another battle in the never-ending effort to balance power between the state and localities. Here, the question is, who has the authority to set the time for local elections when the city and the state conflict? Based on the Arizona constitutional concept called the “home rule charter” provision and the reasons discussed below, the Arizona Supreme Court held in favor of the City of Tucson allowing it to conduct local elections as it saw fit.

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May you live in interesting times.

Are they done counting yet? (No!) Good to see that Arizona voters (and vote counters) continue to know how to weave a dramatic story full of twists and surprises.  Arizona now has two Democratic US Senators, but kept the State Legislature Republican – with or without Senator McGee: still counting….

Here are the results as of Monday morning, November 9, along with some observations from Gammage & Burnham’s team of State and local lobbyists.  We’ve been there to help you in 2020, and we will be there to help you in 2021.

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Gammage & Burnham is pleased to announce that 29 of our attorneys have been named to the 2021 Best Lawyers© list!  Best Lawyers©  recognition is based solely on a confidential peer review process.

Special congratulations to Timothy N. Forsman, Daniel L. Marks, and James B. Senften for being named to the inaugural “Ones To Watch” list and to Randall S. Dalton and Joseph P. Richardson who have been recognized as “Lawyers of the Year” in their respective categories.

See below the full list of our awesome attorneys that have been recognized.

Best Lawyers

Stephen W.

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