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Gammage & Burnham is pleased to announce that 20 of the firm’s attorneys were selected as Top Lawyers by PHOENIX Magazine, including our three founding lawyers who were each honored as Legacy Award recipients. Locally owned and operated by dedicated professionals, Gammage & Burnham’s reach extends to all corners of Arizona, throughout the United States and internationally, with experience as deep as our Arizona roots.

Congratulations to our PHOENIX Magazine Top Lawyers 2024:

• Richard Burnham
  • Legacy Award Recipient
• Grady Gammage, Jr.

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Gammage & Burnham is pleased to announce that 29 of the firm’s attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition of the Best Lawyers in America®, including Grady Gammage Jr. and Benjamin C. Runkle who were honored as the Best Lawyers 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” award winners. Five of the firm’s lawyers were listed in the 2025 edition of the “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America” based on a rigorous peer review and nomination process.

The following Gammage & Burnham attorneys have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025:

2025 Best Lawyers in America Award Winners:

• Stephen W.

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Legal Alert: Ag-to-urban groundwater incentive a win for Arizona

Authored by Gammage & Burnham attorneys Alexandra Arboleda and Grady Gammage Jr.- June 6th, 2024

Gov. Katie Hobbs convened a Governor’s Water Policy Council in 2023 that
made several groundwater management recommendations, including
creating an alternative path to obtaining designations of Assured Water
Supply (ADAWS) in Active Management Areas (AMA). That policy is currently
being developed, with the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR)
recently proposing draft ADAWS Rules.

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Gammage & Burnham is pleased to announce its outstanding recognition in the prestigious Chambers USA Rankings for 2024. This year, the firm had 13 attorneys and four practice groups named as leaders in their respective fields.

Chambers and Partners, a leading global legal research and rankings firm, conducts in-depth research and analysis to identify the top law firms and lawyers worldwide. Their extensive evaluation process involves rigorous assessment of firms’ capabilities, expertise, client service and notable achievements within specific practice areas.

The following Gammage & Burnham attorneys have been recognized as leaders in their field for Chambers USA Guide 2024:

• Stephen W.

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Legal Alert: The FTC’s Non-Compete Clause Rule: What You Need to Know

Authored by Gammage & Burnham attorneys Asha Devineni and Rick Mahrle.

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) passed the Non-Compete Clause Rule which will impact employment agreements once it goes into effect. The rule, as passed, would prohibit all non-compete clauses in employment agreements.

There are two exceptions: (1) non-competes in the sale of a business entity, of a person’s ownership interest in a business entity, or of all or substantially all of a business entity’s operating assets and (2) non-competes that are already in place with senior executives.

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