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Mauricio Acevedo, Carlota Copper Company
Best Law Firms® Client Comment
Working with Lee Decker of Gallagher & Kennedy, I truly appreciate the depth of insight and clarity he brings to complex environmental and regulatory matters. The ability to navigate the intersection of legal requirements, agency expectations, and practical implementation is incredibly valuable—especially in such a nuanced field. It’s always a pleasure working with someone who not only understands the law but also the real-world impacts of its application.
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Ed Thomas, The Fertilizer Institute
Best Law Firms® Client Comment
I work with Chris Leason and he is outstanding!
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Steve Schramm, Optumas
Best Law Firms® Client Comment
The team at Gallagher & Kennedy walked me through my acquisition step-by-step so that there were no surprises. They brought in the necessary experts from other practice areas to ensure we had the best team possible and worked seamlessly together to get me a much improved outcome. Their advice at every step of the process was spot-on, up to and including the post-acquisition process and ensuing earn-out process.
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Rita Maguire, Rita P. Maguire, Attorney at Law, PLLC
Best Law Firms® Client Comment
I've always found G&K's lawyers in the Natural Resource section to be very knowledgeable, responsive and easy to work with.
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Walter Bradley, Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.
Best Law Firms® Client Comment
The staff of Gallagher & Kennedy is and has been excellent. They continue to solicit and maintain great relationships with legislators and government agency heads. They stay right on top of changes in legislative and regulatory issues. Great asset to our operations. Easy to recommend them to others.
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Anonymous
Best Law Firms® Client Comment
Gallagher & Kennedy has been an invaluable partner in navigating complex environmental regulations. Their team is consistently responsive, knowledgeable, and effective in working with permitting agencies on our behalf. Their support has made a real difference in helping us stay compliant and move projects forward efficiently.
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Matt Wright, Arizona School Risk Retention Trust
Best Law Firms® Client Comment
Excellent litigators; consummate professionals.
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Robert Ross, Tucson Unified School District
Best Law Firms® Client Comment
Attorney Don Johnsen has expertly represented us in many employment matters. We value his client service and the results have been outstanding.
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Joe Walsh, Arizona Diamondbacks
Best Law Firms® Client Comment
We are always impressed with Gallagher & Kennedy on all fronts: legal matters, consulting, availability and integrity. Our success as an enterprise is directly tied to Gallagher & Kennedy and we would not be where we are today without them.
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Todd Weaver, Freeport MacMoRan, Inc.
Best Law Firms® Client Comment
Gallagher & Kennedy (G&K) is the Company’s principal environmental counsel in Arizona and New Mexico, and provides legal support on environmental matters in other states. G&K also provides representation in the areas of toxic tort, discovery, government relations, and general litigation. The lawyers in the environmental practice group are a very valued and long-standing part of our legal team. They have an intimate knowledge of federal and state environmental regulations and a good working relationship with state regulators. They provide a high level of client service and attention, strengthened by a deep understanding of the Company’s business and operations. In the litigation area, there is a deep bench of lawyers and support staff.
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Anonymous
Best Law Firms® Client Comment
Gallagher & Kennedy's expertise in environmental law is exceptional. Their deep understanding of both national and state-specific regulations has been invaluable to us. As leaders in the resource extraction industry, they consistently deliver outstanding results in the complex and challenging field of mining law.
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Dennis Shirley, Synergy Environmental
Best Law Firms® Client Comment
Given the number of highly experienced professionals working in their environmental law and natural resources practice, I consider Gallagher & Kennedy to be the top environmental law firm in Arizona.
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Jorge Quintero, QCM Technologies, Inc.
Best Law Firms® Client Comment
Steve Boatwright is a great M&A attorney and his associated team did a great job with our sale of the business. The main reason we went with G&K was Steve Boatwright.
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Jennifer Goodman, Health Services Advisory Group, Inc.
Best Law Firms® Client Comment
Our G&K attorney [Don Johnsen] is amazing. His knowledge and expertise has been so helpful over the years. I always enjoy speaking with him and learn so much. We say our attorney wears a cape and is our hero.
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Michael Wright, Blue Ridge Unified School District
Best Law Firms® Client Comment
We work primarily with Don Johnsen and have done so for over a decade. Don is very knowledgeable and responsive. I have a high degree of confidence in his capabilities and the legal direction he provided. He is an outstanding attorney.
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Anonymous
Best Law Firms® Client Comment
Chris Leason of Gallagher & Kennedy is an expert addressing and resolving complex RCRA regulatory compliance issues. He not only understands what the regulations say, but has a strong working knowledge of the regulatory intent, histories and EPA interpretations, which are often needed in order to achieve the correct result.
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Missi Currier, New Mexico Oil & Gas Association
Best Law Firms® Client Comment
With our state’s regulatory climate, it is crucial to have competent, transparent, quality support. Gallagher & Kennedy absolutely provides that for our membership.
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Chris Nay, Revolution Industrial
Best Law Firms® Client Comment
The Gallagher & Kennedy firm handled things professionally and efficiently. I felt very well represented throughout the process. The team assigned to me did their best to make themselves available outside of scheduled meetings. Overall a great experience.
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Michelle G.
Yelp
Sarah Clifford, Esq., of Gallagher & Kennedy, has come through for our family once again [to administer a Trust]. … Each and every step along the way Sarah provided expert advice, an amazing quality work product, and a level of efficiency that was stunning. Our family owes Sarah a tremendous debt of gratitude and we will utilize her expertise for any Estate Planning legal needs that we may have in the future. From our entire family, thank you Sarah!
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Dennis Shirley
Synergy Environmental
… Gallagher & Kennedy [does] outstanding work … and are what I consider to be the best environmental law firm in the Southwest. [They] offer a wide range of experts … from air and water quality to hazardous waste and Superfund program areas at both the state and federal level. Gallagher & Kennedy is in a class by themselves in their ability to advocate on behalf of their clients, having honed extensive, influential, and well regarded relationships with regulators, legislators, trade groups, and key government officials.
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Joe Walsh
Arizona Diamondbacks
Our experience with Gallagher & Kennedy has been outstanding. With our many inquiries and needs revolving around the ever-changing employment law arena, we feel that we are in great hands with the counsel that we receive from Gallagher & Kennedy.
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Client Comment
Don Johnsen of Gallagher & Kennedy is always a pleasure to work with on employment matters. In addition to assisting with issues as they arise, he also assists with proactive measures, such as employee training.
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Best Lawyers
Client Comment
Don Johnsen from the Gallagher & Kennedy firm is always a pleasure to work with on employment matters. In addition to assisting with issues as they arise, he also assists with proactive measures, such as employee training.
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Michael Wright
Blue Ridge Unified School District
Gallagher & Kennedy and its representatives are responsive and helpful in providing relevant information and details when any changes occur. Gallagher & Kennedy has represented our district successfully on numerous occasions resulting in positive outcomes for our district and taxpayers. We often work with Don Johnsen who is responsive, knowledgeable, and very effective when called upon to represent our district.
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Steve Schramm
Optumas
The strength of the Gallagher & Kennedy mergers and acquisitions team is that they take the time to understand the business and goals for the client's acquisition. Every team member was up to speed and available to answer questions anytime. M&A work does not unfold at a 9-to-5 pace and the Gallagher & Kennedy team was always available, especially during the critical phases of the deal.
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Kyle King
I could not ask for more from my experience with the team at Gallagher & Kennedy as my attorney. I went in with the expectation that I was OK with either outcome, but to learn as much as I could about the process and the specific situation that the team helped me work through. If you're reading reviews, and looking around for the best in the area with a reasonable price range, just give G&K a call. The epitome of customer service and collaboration.
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Brittany Driscoll, Co-Founder & CEO
Squeeze Massage
To put it simply, Josh Becker is second to none. Reliable, kind, creative, and funny to boot. He has guided the strategic development of our business since inception and six years later remains an invaluable partner and trusted advisor. I can't recommend him highly enough, nor find an adequate way to thank him for his counsel over the years.
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Ferdinand von Galen
First Patagonia Capital Company
I have successfully been working with Gallagher & Kennedy since the early 1970's.
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Jacquie Wishnewsky
Pink Jeep Tours
The team at Gallagher & Kennedy is by far the most responsive of the few dozen I have worked with in my career. They have deep experience covering all aspects of real estate law pertinent to my business. They always exhibit the utmost professionalism and ensure the transaction is not only seamless but is completed in a cost-effective manner. I have recommended many colleagues use the firm and will continue to do so.
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Michael Farmer
Horizon Ag Products
The Santa Fe office of Gallagher & Kennedy has unparalleled knowledge and ability to work issues in New Mexico.
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Michelle Freeark
Arizona Electric Power Cooperative
G&K provides outstanding evaluation of complex water issues in Arizona for industrial customers.
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Jim Stockwell
Stockwell Scientific
Gallagher & Kennedy attorneys provide deeply insightful and practical advice on a wide variety of employment law issues.
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William N. Farran
former Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Innophos Holdings, Inc.
Partnering with me to anticipate issues, manage risk, and problem-solve define my relationship with Chris Leason. ... I rely on his environmental expertise to navigate sensitive environmental issues in a cost-effective and proactive manner. Notably, Chris readily brings his deep experience to bear on complex matters to produce practical, actionable solutions we can evaluate and implement.
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Steve Trussell, Executive Director
Arizona Rock Products Association & Arizona Mining Association
Tremendous understanding of the law and how to get results.
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T.J. Racica
Apache Nitrogen Products, Inc.
It has been my experience of working with G&K for over two decades, that their attorneys provide a high degree of integrity, expertise and legal insight that helps me to make informed decisions day to day on a wide range of environmental challenges.
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Client Comment
Our agency was dealing with political, accounting, and legal challenges. Our attorneys with Gallagher & Kennedy made themselves available literally 24/7 to address the continual new issues that surfaced over many months. Without their guidance and continual support, while maintaining a positive and professional approach, I am not sure we would have been successful in getting our business back on the right path.
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Bill Herz
Executive Director,
National Lime Association
I have worked with Chris Leason and the team at Gallagher & Kennedy for many years. They are responsive, great with trade association meetings, members, and environmental issues, and very well connected.
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Steve Schramm
CBIZ Optumas
Gallagher & Kennedy shepherded me through the most important business decision in my career and did so by listening to what I wanted to accomplish with my transaction. When prospective bidders (and ultimately the successful bidder) made requests and/or demands that were non-traditional or inconsistent with the market, [Kevin O'Malley and Chris Thompson] had the experience to know when to push back and when to acquiesce. They had the right balance of professionalism, experience, aggressiveness, and civility to get the deal done that I wanted.
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Michelle Freeark
Arizona Electric Power Cooperative
G&K brings a wealth of knowledge when representing us as small utility in complex NEPA analyses for linear projects.
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Roxane Nielsen
Prescott Brewing Company
Don Johnsen and James Connor, at Gallagher & Kennedy, have always steered us in the right direction and there has never been any litigation. ... Both attorneys are very knowledgeable in their fields. They answer our direct questions and go beyond our direct questions where more advice is appropriate. They both speak in plain English, not complicated legalese.
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Chambers USA
Client Comment
Stan Curry is a "very well-respected practitioner."
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Walter Bradley
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.
I have used Gallagher & Kennedy law firm for approximately 15 years. I particularly recommend Dal Moellenberg for our environmental issues as he not only knows the laws, he knows the regulations and is acquainted with the staff. He is also efficient in moving our issues forward. I also recommend T.J. Trujillo for legislative issues. T.J. is very familiar with the New Mexico political process and is acquainted with the legislators and their staff. He is a very good strategist.
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Best Lawyers
Client Comment
Gallagher & Kennedy is very knowledgeable and able to link knowledge to practical advice.
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Dr. Jozef Zoldos
Former Officer & Director
Arizona Center for Hand Surgery
[Mike Ross] at Gallagher & Kennedy provided excellent representation of our practice in an employee litigation case.
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Best Lawyers
Client Comment
The Phoenix-based Gallagher & Kennedy environmental team has remarkable depth and expertise across the full environmental spectrum- remediation, reclamation, air, water, waste and contribution/cost recovery. Dave Wallis is an outstanding, client-focused and solution driven environmental lawyer.
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Chambers USA
Peer Review
Peers describe [Terence Thompson] as "someone with quality who has a good reputation."
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Chambers USA
Client Comment
Dal [Moellenberg] is an excellent regulatory lawyer. ... He really knows the regulatory process and is great at retaining information. He did an excellent job.
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Chambers USA
Client Comment
Chris [Leason] brings perspectives to environmental issues. He has a chemical engineering degree - it is very valuable because the issues are technical.
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Chambers USA
Peer Review
Market sources cite Terence Thompson as a "good technician, with a good reputation."
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Chambers USA
Peer Review
Peers regard Gallagher & Kennedy's environmental team as having "a strong reputation in the community."
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Chambers USA
Client Comment
[Chris Leason] is able to stay focused under pressure and keep the subject on track, and has extremely useful negotiating capability.
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Best Lawyers
Client Comment
Terence [Thompson's] experience and knowledge has proven to be excellent. He is very responsive to our needs, communicating complex legal matters in an understandable form. I believe his level of ethics to be unsurpassed.