Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, the Denver-based firm that has been clawing its way to the top of the federal lobbying rankings, is absorbing a law and lobbying boutique in Nevada and opening up a new office in Cheyenne, Wyoming, as part of an effort to bolster its state government relations and regulatory bench.

Neal Tomlinson will join the firm as a shareholder, Kristina Kleist joins as a policy adviser and associate and Denise Freeman, who is not a lawyer, will join as senior policy assistant. The three will mostly work out of Brownstein’s existing Nevada offices in Reno and Carson City while also spending time in the firm’s new office in Cheyenne.