Background
Wheeler, Francis R. was born on June 7, 1948 in Ogden, Utah, United States.
Wheeler, Francis R. was born on June 7, 1948 in Ogden, Utah, United States.
Weber State University (Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, 1973). Harvard University (Master of Business Administration, 1977. Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1977).
Worked at Holme Roberts & Owen LLP (Denver, Colorado) specializing in General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Corporations, Real Estate, Securities, Intellectual Property, Natural Resources, Health Care, Tax and Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Municipal and Finance, Environmental and Hazardous Waste Litigation, Labor and Employment, Banking, Water Rights, Telecommunications, International Business and International Tax. Admitted to the bar, 1978, New York.
1982, Colorado.
Phi Kappa Phi. Author: Ch. 2, "The Commission Revisits Section 16," Emerging Trends in Securities Law," Clark Boardman Company, 1991. Ch. 9, "Roll-Up Transactions," Emerging Trends in Securities Law, Clark Boardman Company, 1992.
Member, National Advisory Council, Weber State University, 1995. Member: New York State and American (Member, Section of Business Law) Bar Associations. Overview: Holme Roberts & Owen LLP was founded in 1898, only 40 years after Denver's birth, by two experienced litigators whose primary clients were railroad and mining companies.
Today the firm still represents such interests, among them Southern Pacific Railroad and Newmont Gold Company, but now its lawyers number 180 or more and its clients also include local and national leaders in such industries as telecommunications, banking, corporate finance, health care, electronics and oil and gas.
Member, National Advisory Council, Weber State University, 1995. Member: New York State and American (Member, Section of Business Law) Bar Associations.