Lainey focuses on resolving complex disputes for oil and gas clients.
Lainey litigates across the oil and gas industry in various state and federal courts, with an emphasis on royalty underpayment litigation and commercial disputes between industry parties. She has experience defending oil and gas producers in royalty cases filed as class actions.
Lainey handles matters at both the trial and appellate levels. She also represents clients in administrative proceedings, including federal royalty audits and appeals and permitting matters before the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC).
Before law school, Lainey worked for Representative David P. Joyce (OH-14) in Washington, D.C., focusing on energy-related legislation and appropriations. Before joining Holland & Hart, she was a Summer Clerk with the firm and interned for the Honorable Timothy M. Tymkovich of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and the Honorable Daniel D. Domenico of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.