Lyle represents clients in the areas of private mergers and acquisitions, business growth and tax planning, and real estate. He has been involved in more than fifty transactions over the past three years, resulting in more than $200,000,000 of enterprise value to the firm’s clients.
Prior to joining Minor & Brown in 2004, Lyle practiced in the environmental and natural resources practice group of Dorsey & Whitney, LLP, a large international law firm. In his practice with Dorsey & Whitney, LLP, he represented the interests of oil and gas companies in large acquisitions and divestitures.
Lyle received his undergraduate degree in Government and Politics at George Mason University and did his graduate work in Environmental Policy at Colorado State University. He graduated from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law with an emphasis in Environmental Law. While in law school, he was the Chairman of the Honor Board, President of Phi Delta Phi, a member of the Moot Court Board, and practiced as a member of the EARTHLAW legal clinic.
An active speaker and author on business and natural resources related topics; he is a frequent contributor to The Denver Business Journal, the Colorado Bar Association publication The Colorado Lawyer and the American Bar Association publication Environment, Energy and Resources Year in Review.
Actively involved in Denver’s non-profit community, Lyle serves on the Board of Directors of The Denver Active 20-30 Children’s Foundation and the Colorado Business Leadership Network. He serves as a youth mentor with The Byrne Foundation and also currently serves as the Vice-President of the Denver Alumni Chapter of The Sigma Chi Fraternity. He is a member of several conservation organizations as well, including The Outer Banks Lighthouse Society and Ducks Unlimited. He is also active in Denver’s business and social community, where he is a member of the Association for Corporate Growth and is a member of both the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Cherry Creek Chamber of Commerce. Lyle is a graduate of Impact Denver, the Denver Metro Chamber’s leadership program for young business leaders and is a past member of the Chamber 100. Lyle also enjoys being a member of Mensa, The University Club, The Inverness Golf Club, Culturehaus and The Marquee Club.
Lyle, his wife Ashleigh and their son Brooks are residents of Highlands Ranch, and like to ski and enjoy the outdoors.
PRESENTATIONS
“Buying a Business Bootcamp,” presented by The DaVinci Institute, July 14, 2007.
“How to Sell Your Business,”co-presented with First Western Trust Bank, Nexus Advisor LLC, and Barrett Pontiff & Fairweather PC.
“How to Sell Your Business,”co-presented with First Western Trust Bank, Nexus Advisor LLC, and Barrett Pontiff & Fairweather PC.
“GIS in the Courtroom: A Lawyer’s Perspective,” GIS, Mapping, and Visualization in Litigation: A Primer for Environmental and Natural Resources Attorneys, Denver, Colorado.
“Coalbed Methane in the Rockies: An Overview of the Legal Issues Related to CBM Exploration and Production,” Coalbed Methane Gas Extraction Conference, CLE International, Denver, Colorado.
“2002 Colorado Oil and Gas Law Update,” Colorado Bar Association, Mineral Law Section.
PUBLICATIONS
“Amoco Production Company v. Thunderhead Investments, Inc.: A Reversal of Fortune,” The Rocky Mountain Landman (Denver Association of Petroleum Landmen, Denver, CO).
“BLM Instructional Memorandum No. 2003-131: Relief from the Taylor Grazing Act Conundrum,” The Rocky Mountain Landman (Denver Association of Petroleum Landmen, Denver, CO).
“Consider Market Timing When Planning the Sale of Your Business,” The Denver Business Journal, October 13-19, 2006.
Contributing Author to Environment, Energy and Resources: Year in Review 2003, 2002 American Bar Association, Environment, Energy and Resources Section.
“Geographic Information Systems: Coming to a Courtroom Near You,” The Colorado Lawyer.
“Rogers v. Westerman: The New Need for Specificity in Allocating Post-Production Costs in Oil and Gas Leases in Colorado,” The Rocky Mountain Landman (Denver Association of Petroleum Landmen, Denver, CO), October 2001, reprinted in Details (Denver Association of Division Order Analysts, Denver, CO), December 2001 and reprinted in SADOA Journal (Sooner Association of Division Order Analysts, Tulsa, OK).
“Successor Liability for Lease Obligations,” The Rocky Mountain Landman (Denver Association of Petroleum Landmen, Denver, CO).
“The ‘Colorado Rule’ of Sand and Gravel in Mineral Reservations,” The Rocky Mountain Landman (Denver Association of Petroleum Landmen, Denver, CO).
“Why Every Golf Foursome Should Include Atleast One Lawyer,” The Denver Business Journal, April 6-12, 2007.
