Overview
Heather Perkins is an experienced first-chair trial lawyer. Heather litigates complex matters from inception through appeal on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants in federal, state and arbitration proceedings across the country and abroad. Heather litigates and advises clients in product liability, trade secret, franchise and distribution, antitrust and other complex commercial matters.
Related to her litigation practice, Heather also counsels clients on litigation risk management, including assessment of litigation risk and exposure.
Services & Industries
Credentials
Bar Admissions
Colorado
Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Clerkships
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, Hon. Edward W. Nottingham, 1998-2000
Education
University of Colorado Law School
J.D. Dean's List, Order of the Coif, Law Review (associate editor) (1998)
University of Colorado Boulder
B.S. cum laude, Dean's List (1993)
Experience
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2021 1 min readGeneral Outside Counsel for Nationwide Fitness CompanyReal Estate & Construction Acquisitions & Dispositions Labor & Employment Privacy, Cybersecurity & Data Strategy Corporate Litigation & Dispute Resolution Leasing & Property Management Trademark, Copyright, Advertising & Media Franchise & Distribution Litigation
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January 2017 1 min readNational Franchisor Defeats Joint Employer TheoryLabor & Employment Litigation & Dispute Resolution Employment Litigation Class Actions Franchise & Distribution Litigation
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April 2009 1 min readInsurance Shopping Tool Wins Damages VerdictInsurance Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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December 2007 1 min readEngineering Firm Wins Defense Jury Verdict in Trade Secrets CaseLabor & Employment Trade Secrets & Non-Competes Litigation & Dispute Resolution Intellectual Property
Insights & Events
Latest
Insights
Other Perspectives
- 2019 Annual Developments
Co-presenter, American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, October 2019 - Annual Franchise and Distribution Law Developments, 2019
Co-author, American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, October 2019 - Enforcing System Standards – A Franchisor’s Prerogative?
Co-author and presenter, American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, October 2018 - Caught in a Trap: Dealing With Customer and Patron Claims Under the TCPA and ADA Against Franchisors and Franchisees
Co-presenter, ABA Forum on Franchising, 2017 - Judicial Update
Co-presenter, International Franchise Legal Symposium, 2017 - Is This Really the End? Dealing With Renewal and Nonrenewal of Franchise Relationships
Co-presenter, International Franchise Association Legal Symposium, 2015 - Franchising & Distribution Currents
35 Franchise Law J. 105, Summer 2015 - Defendants Need Proactive Perspective
Law Week Colorado, February 2014
Leadership & Community
Pro Bono
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association — Forum on Franchising (Governing Committee, 2016-19); Antitrust Section
- The Franchise Lawyer — Editor-in-Chief, 2016-19
- Franchise Law Journal — Associate Editor, 2015-16; Articles Editor, 2014-15
Civic Activities
- Mile High Montessori — Community Leadership Board
- Legal Aid Foundation — Board of Trustees (Vice Chair)
Firm Leadership
- Board Member, 2020-present
- Faegre Baker Daniels — Management Board, March 2018-20; Denver Office Leader, 2013-18
Honors
- Chambers USA — Colorado, Litigation: General Commercial, 2020
- Colorado Super Lawyers — Civil Litigation: Defense, 2016-20
- Martindale-Hubbell — Peer Review Rating: AV® Preeminent
- Faegre Drinker — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2020
- Faegre Baker Daniels — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2017, 2015, 2019