Lila Bateman is a senior associate in the litigation department of Morrison & Foerster LLP’s Denver office. Ms. Bateman practices in both trial and appellate courts throughout the country, with an emphasis on complex commercial litigation, appellate litigation, and class action defense. Her recent work has involved representing companies in a variety of commercial contexts, including contract disputes, franchise law, financial services, insurance, and business torts and liabilities. She has also tried more than fifteen cases for the Denver City Attorney's office, including five jury trials.

Before joining the firm in 2001, Ms. Bateman clerked with the Honorable Wade Brorby of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Ms. Bateman received her B.A degree from Washington University in St. Louis in 1994 and her J.D. from the University of Denver’s College of Law in 2000, where she was a member of the Order of St. Ives and the Denver University Law Review.

Ms. Bateman is a member of the Colorado State Bar, the Wyoming State Bar, and various federal district and appellate courts. She is also a member of the American, Colorado, Denver and Colorado Women's Bar Associations, and is a member of the Colorado Lawyers for the Arts and the Tenth Circuit Historical Society.