Lee Fanyo

Member

Denver, Colorado

Phone: 303.299.8006

Fax:

[email protected]

Education

  • J.D., University of Denver Sturm College of Law (2011)
    • Law Review, Tenth Circuit editor 
  • Master in Engineering and Technology Management, Colorado School of Mines (2005)
  • B.S., Colorado School of Mines (2004)
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • High Honors

Lee Fanyo advises public and private companies and their management on acquisitions, dispositions, financing, and other matters that affect business operations. His experience includes representing the energy, industrial, and aerospace sectors.

Lee has been ranked by Chambers U.S.A., listed in Best Lawyers in America, and recognized by Super Lawyer’s Magazine.

Before entering private practice, Lee was a judicial clerk to Justice Allison H. Eid on the Colorado Supreme Court.

 

Publications & Presentations

PRESENTATIONS

  • Program Co-Chair
    Special Institute on Financing Transactions for Oil, Gas, and Mining |  2020
  • Program Co-Chair
    Special Institutes on Joint Operations and the New AAPL Form 610-2015 Operating Agreement |  2016-2017
  • Dodd-Frank: Key Concepts Applicable to Energy Finance
    Energy Finance Discussion Group |  2017
  • Letters of Intent – Drafting Considerations
    Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Special Institute on Purchase and Sale Agreements |  May 2016
  • Unconventional Resource Development in Producing Fields
    Presented to the Next Generation of Oil and Gas Professionals |  February 2015
  • Oil and Gas Update
    Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Annual Institute |  July 2014
  • Common Issues in Depth-Limited Oil and Gas Transactions
    CBA Natural Resources and Energy Section |  September 2013
  • Oklahoma Report
    Denver Association of Oil and Gas Title Lawyers |  2013-2014
  • Panelist, Friends of the Court
    The Secret World of Appellate Law Clerks |  October 2013

PUBLICATIONS

  • Letters of Intent – Drafting Considerations
    11 Rocky Mt. Min. L. Inst. 4 |  May 2016
  • Annual Oil and Gas Update
    60 Rocky Mt. Min. L. Inst. 10-1 |  July 2014

Professional Activities

  • Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Special Institutes Committee
  • American Association of Professional Landmen
  • Colorado School of Mines Alumni Association
  • Colorado UpLift, board member

Highlights

  • Best Lawyers in America, Denver
    • Energy Law (2020 – 2024)
    • Natural Resources Law (2020 – 2023)
    • Oil and Gas Law (2020 – 2024)
  • Up and Coming, Corporate/M&A, Colorado, Chambers USA (2022 – 2023)
  • Super Lawyers
    • Energy & Natural Resources, Colorado (2023 – 2024)
    • Rising Star, Energy & Natural Resources, Business/Corporate (2016 – 2022)
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