Arizona’s Most Admired Companies: Spencer Fane

Arizona’s Most Admired Companies of 2025 are organizations that lead with innovation, integrity, and impact. Arizona’s Most Admired Companies of 2025 will be celebrated at a special awards dinner on October 9, 2025 at Chateau Luxe. We will be profiling one of Arizona’s Most Admired Companies of 2025 each day leading up to the awards dinner. Today, learn more about Spencer Fane.

Spencer Fane

Top Arizona executive: David E. Funkhouser, office managing partner

What it does: Spencer Fane offers legal services geared toward excelling in workplace culture, as well as protecting and advancing business and personal interests.

Workplace culture: In an environment often driven by the billable hour, Spencer Fane layers the structural components of a progressive, high-functioning practice with the individual personalities and strengths of each legal professional. This mentality propels the culture to thrive across a national footprint not from heavy-handed mandates from leadership but rather through naturally shared values and a commitment to delivering results for clients in an efficient and effective manner.

Arizona’s Most Admired Companies awards event

Arizona’s Most Admired Companies of 2025 will be celebrated at a special awards dinner on Thursday, October 9, 2025 at Chateau Luxe in Phoenix. The VIP sponsor is Plexus Worldwide, the beverage sponsor is Burch & Cracchiolo, the photo boot sponsor is Tutera Medical and Sottopelle, the digital sponsor is Taft/Sherman & Howard, the floral provider is PJs Flowers and the production sponsor is Merestone.