Al Sahlstrom
Practice Expertise
- Litigation
Areas of Practice
- Litigation
Profile
Al represents businesses, financial institutions, institutional fiduciaries, closely held companies, and individuals in complex commercial and fiduciary disputes.
His practice focuses on helping clients navigate matters involving significant financial, operational, and reputational risk, including disputes involving fiduciary duties, corporate ownership and control, contractual rights, business torts, and trust and estate matters. He has extensive experience representing financial institutions, fiduciaries, business owners, and companies in high-stakes litigation and arbitration.
Al's approach to litigation is grounded in the idea that litigation is only a means to an end. While litigation is sometimes the most effective means of accomplishing a client's goals, it is never a goal in and of itself. The most effective litigation strategies rely on understanding the challenges the client faces and leveraging the litigation process to arrive at outcomes that serve the client's needs.
A seasoned trial lawyer, Al has first-chaired more than 35 jury trials and has represented clients in hearings, bench trials, arbitrations, and other contested proceedings. His courtroom experience informs his strategic approach, helping clients assess risk, identify leverage, and make informed decisions at every stage of a dispute-from pre-suit planning and early resolution efforts through discovery, dispositive motion practice, and trial.
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His practice focuses on helping clients navigate matters involving significant financial, operational, and reputational risk, including disputes involving fiduciary duties, corporate ownership and control, contractual rights, business torts, and trust and estate matters. He has extensive experience representing financial institutions, fiduciaries, business owners, and companies in high-stakes litigation and arbitration.
Al's approach to litigation is grounded in the idea that litigation is only a means to an end. While litigation is sometimes the most effective means of accomplishing a client's goals, it is never a goal in and of itself. The most effective litigation strategies rely on understanding the challenges the client faces and leveraging the litigation process to arrive at outcomes that serve the client's needs.
A seasoned trial lawyer, Al has first-chaired more than 35 jury trials and has represented clients in hearings, bench trials, arbitrations, and other contested proceedings. His courtroom experience informs his strategic approach, helping clients assess risk, identify leverage, and make informed decisions at every stage of a dispute-from pre-suit planning and early resolution efforts through discovery, dispositive motion practice, and trial.
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Languages
French
Bar Admissions
Colorado
Education
Harvard Law School, J.D.
Ithaca College, B.S., Psychology, summa cum laude
Areas of Practice
- Litigation
Professional Career
Professional Activities and Experience
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America - 2025
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