Citing a boom in energy and natural resources work and opportunities for an Am Law 100 firm focused on the upper middle market, Womble Bond Dickinson is launching an office in Denver with two laterals from Hogan Lovells.

Leaders at Womble Bond, a firm ranked No. 87 in the Am Law 100, said Denver fits the profile of the firm’s other new locations: a robust tech market featuring teams of laterals who align with the firm; opportunities to serve existing clients; and the ability to carve out space as an affordable Big Law option for new ones.