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Gretchen Miller Busch
Partner
Overview
Gretchen Miller Busch serves as leader of the firm’s food and agribusiness team and is a former member of Faegre Drinker's board. She has more than 15 years’ experience representing leading agribusiness and food companies across the nation.
“Gretchen is a true partner to her clients and the businesses they represent.”CHAMBERS USA (CLIENT QUOTE)
Commercial and Industrial Real Estate Counsel
She advises large regional and national corporate users of commercial and industrial real estate on the management of their real estate portfolios. Gretchen represents clients in lease negotiations, acquisition of new land and buildings for business expansion or relocation, divestment transactions, sale-leaseback transactions, and integration of assets and properties acquired through merger and acquisition transactions.
Project Management Experience
With more than 20 years of experience in the real estate industry, Gretchen combines the delivery of sophisticated legal services with cutting-edge project management practices. By using alternative fee arrangements in a variety of transactional matters, Gretchen partners with her clients to achieve their business goals while maintaining cost predictability.
Credentials
Bar Admissions
Colorado
Education
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
J.D. (1997)
University of Michigan
B.A. (1994)
Insights & Events
Insights
News
Other Perspectives
- We’re All In This Together: Innovative Ways to Partner With Your Outside Counsel to Achieve Better Results, Enhance Your Team's Skills and Reduce Outside Counsel Costs
National Association of Women Lawyers General Counsel Institute, New York, November, 2017 - 2016 Food & Agriculture National Conference
Host, Faegre Baker Daniels, Indianapolis, May 2016 - Food Defense: An Examination of the Critical Elements Required to Protect Our Food Supply
Moderator, Food & Agriculture National Conference, Faegre Baker Daniels, Minneapolis, May 2014
Leadership & Community
Professional Associations
- Denver Bar Association
- Colorado Bar Association
- Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado — Former Trustee
- Women in Agribusiness — National Advisory Board Member
Firm Leadership
- Leader, Food & Agribusiness Sector, 2026-present
- Faegre Drinker — Board Member, 2020-25
- Faegre Baker Daniels — Board Member, 2019
Honors
- Chambers USA — Colorado, Real Estate, 2024-26
No aspect of these recognitions has been approved by the highest court of any state.