Gary Meade

Colorado

Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
3400 Walnut Street
Suite 700
Denver, CO 80205

Tel: 303.892.7469

Email: gary.meade@davisgraham.com
Web: www.davisgraham.com

Professional Biography

Gary Meade has been with Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP since 2008. His primary practice areas are lending, finance, and venture capital. Gary represents senior and mezzanine lenders in Denver and the Rocky Mountain region and has helped develop many of their credit documents and legal lending structures. He also represents many of the firm’s corporate clients in their lending relationships and financing activities, giving him a broad understanding both lenders and borrowers when addressing his client’s needs.

In addition to his lending and finance practice, he also represents emerging growth and more traditional companies in all types of corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and securities offerings. Since 2020, Gary has been named as “Leader in Their Field” for Banking & Finance by Chambers USA. Prior to joining Davis Graham, Gary practiced in the securities, finance, and mergers and acquisitions departments of law firms in Denver and Nashville, Tennessee, and was an assistant attorney general with the Tax & Bankruptcy Division of the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office.

Representative Experience

  • Represented KeyBank National Association in numerous senior secured debt financing transactions, including in the structured finance arena and in ABL transactions, both single-lender and syndicated transactions with credit facility sizes ranging from $5,000,000 to over $100,000,000.
  • Represented CoBiz Bank and CoBiz Structured Finance in various structured finance transactions, including representation in documenting and structuring credit transactions and in workout and liquidation scenarios.
  • Represented CIBC Bank USA (formerly The PrivateBank and Trust Company) in senior lending transactions in various industries and in cash flow and ABL loans.
  • Represented a frac sand developer in its equity and debt project finance arrangements, which included multiple term loan development tranches.
  • Represented clients in various industries, including oil and gas, construction, insurance, and others, in general commercial contract review, various debt and equity financing activities, and in all aspects of their merger and acquisition transactions.

Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP’s Corporate Finance practice advises public and private companies, private equity sponsors, banks, and other financial institutions on a broad range of sophisticated financing transactions. The team represents both lenders and borrowers in complex debt financings, delivering strategic, commercially focused advice tailored to each client’s business objectives.

The practice has extensive experience across a variety of financing structures, including cash flow lending, asset-based lending, reserve-based lending, acquisition financing, leveraged buyout financing, structured finance, and subscription-based financing. Its attorneys regularly assist clients with the structuring, negotiation, and documentation of transactions ranging from routine credit facilities to highly complex financings.

Davis Graham & Stubbs serves clients across a diverse range of industries, including energy, oil and gas, mining, manufacturing, technology, commercial real estate, transportation, hospitality, agriculture, retail, logistics, construction, communications, and equipment leasing. The firm’s multidisciplinary approach enables it to provide practical, industry-specific solutions for complex financing matters.

Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP is a leading Rocky Mountain law firm with a national reputation for corporate finance, natural resources, energy, and complex business law. For nearly a century, the firm has advised emerging and established businesses, financial institutions, and industry leaders, providing sophisticated legal counsel across transactions, litigation, and regulatory matters.

The firm’s practice is particularly recognized for its strength in corporate finance, securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, complex commercial litigation, and regulatory compliance. Davis Graham also maintains nationally respected practices in natural resources, environmental law, mining, oil and gas, renewable energy, Native American law, and other areas critical to businesses operating in the Rocky Mountain region and beyond.

Davis Graham’s attorneys represent clients across a diverse range of industries, including aviation, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, mining, oil and gas, renewable energy, telecommunications, technology, pharmaceuticals, and other highly regulated sectors. Combining deep industry knowledge with practical commercial insight, the firm helps clients navigate sophisticated legal and business challenges throughout every stage of growth and development.

Through its combination of technical legal excellence, industry-specific experience, and longstanding commitment to client service, Davis Graham & Stubbs continues to serve as a trusted advisor to businesses operating throughout Colorado, the Rocky Mountain West, and across the United States.

“Known for representing both lenders and borrowers, Gary brings a well-rounded perspective that enables him to anticipate issues and develop commercially effective solutions. Clients appreciate his responsiveness, strategic advice, and deep understanding of the lending market.”
The Banking & Finance Lawyers, 2025