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REVERSAL OF $140 MILLION ARBITRATION AWARD



Katy Donnelly, as co-counsel, successfully petitioned the Denver District Court to vacate a $140 million arbitration award, arising out of a complex partnership dispute between the co-owners of a Colorado corporation. This was a groundbreaking victory, considering the extremely narrow grounds and deferential standards of review for vacating arbitration awards.


Denver District Court Order
360 Law Article

First Amendment and Public Transparency Cases


Katy filed an amicus brief to the Colorado Supreme Court on behalf of Yelp to protect the rights of individuals to participate in public discussions
In a rare move, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals closed oral arguments to protect Katy's client (then lifted the seal when it was no longer necessary)
Katy's client prevailed against the Town Board of Del Norte for taking an official action in secret (and then rubber-stamping it in a public meeting)
Katy co-authored an amicus brief to the Colorado Supreme Court
to support citizens who challenge violations of the Open Meetings Law
Katy's Client prevailed in requiring participants in a libel case to sue under their own name, reaffriming the publicity of legal proceedings
Katy's client prevailed against the Town Council of Basalt for holding executive sessions without telling the public specifically what they would be addressing

Whose Embryos are These?



Katy Donnelly successfully argues In re the Marriage of Rooks,
a case that sets a precedent of national importance on the fate of frozen embryos.


Decision of the Colorado Supreme Court
Oral Arguments at the Colorado Supreme Court
The Washington Post
The Denver Post
Above the Law (October 2018)
ABC News
Katayoun Donnelly, JD, Celebrated for Dedication to the Field of Law.
A Colorado war veteran lost parental rights to her children
through a rarely-scrutinized legal process.
Now she’s asking the state Supreme Court to intercede.
Denver Business Journal Profiles Katy.

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