The Notes: Law Quarterly, Nov. 15-21

Cynthia Alexander

Cynthia Alexander

Karl Riley

Karl Riley

Robin Perkins

Robin Perkins

Snell & Wilmer attorney Robin Perkins is secretary of the executive committee of Rebuilding Together Southern Nevada. Perkins’ practice is concentrated on business and commercial litigation, with an emphasis on financial services litigation and construction litigation. Karl Riley received the National Bar Association’s 40 Under 40 award. Riley practices commercial litigation, labor and employment, and government relations law. Cynthia Alexander, a partner at the firm and a trustee of the Nevada Bar Foundation, won the Medal of Justice award at the State Bar of Nevada’s annual meeting. Alexander’s practice is concentrated on commercial litigation, with an emphasis on representing financial institutions, business entities and corporate officers and directors.

David Johnson is a partner in trial and gaming law at Duane Morris. He previously was executive vice president, general counsel and secretary of Global Cash Access. In addition, Daniel B. Heidtke joined Duane Morris as an associate, with a focus on commercial litigation.

Samuel Schwartz and Frank Flansburg III formed the Schwartz Flansburg law firm.

Vincent Savarese III is a partner at Gentile Cristalli Miller Armeni & Savarese Attorneys at Law. He has represented clients in pretrial, trial and appellate matters in state and federal criminal defense, constitutional law and federal civil rights litigation for more than 35 years. He also helped found Nevada Attorneys for Criminal Justice.

The law firm of Jeffrey Burr launched jeffreyburr.com. The firm focuses on estate planning, trusts, probate, asset protection, guardianship and tax planning.

2016 Best Lawyers in America

The list of Best Lawyers in America for 2016 includes the following from Southern Nevada, listed in alphabetical order by firm:

Alverson Taylor Mortensen & Sanders

• J. Bruce Alverson, personal injury litigation - defendants - product liability, product liability litigation - defendants

• LeAnn Sanders, medical malpractice law-defendants - personal Injury

• Eric K. Taylor, commercial litigation - construction

Bailey Kennedy

• John R. Bailey, commercial litigation, health care law, litigation - health care

• Joshua M. Dickey, appellate practice

• Mark H. Goldstein, real estate law - administrative, business, commercial, conveyance, development, finance, industrial, shopping center transactions, tax certiorari, transactions, uniform commercial code

• Dennis L. Kennedy, appellate practice, bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation - mass tort, ethics and professional responsibility law, health care law

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Shreck

• David R. Arrajj, gaming law

• Andrew S. Brignone, litigation - ERISA

• Albert Z. Kovacs, business organizations (including LLCs and partnerships), corporate law, mergers and acquisitions law

• Kirk B. Lenhard, bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation

• Angela Turriciano Otto, real estate law

• Tamara Beatty Peterson, commercial litigation

• Frank A. Schreck, gaming law

• Ellen L. Schulhofer, corporate law

• Adam P. Segal, litigation - ERISA

• Sonia Church Vermeys, corporate law

Campbell & Williams

• Donald J. Campbell, bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, criminal defense - white-collar

• J. Colby Williams, bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, litigation - First Amendment

Dickinson Wright

• Jennifer Ko Craft, trademark law

• Michael N. Feder, commercial litigation, litigation - banking and finance, litigation - intellectual property

• Gregory R. Gemignani, IT outsourcing law

• John L. Krieger, trademark law

• Jeffrey A. Silver, administrative/regulatory law - liquor, regulatory, gaming law-administrative, casino, Internet casino law, licensing, land use and zoning law - administrative, land use, zoning

Durham Jones & Pinegar

• Kim Boyer, elder law

• Craig S. Newman, commercial litigation

Fennemore Craig

• Richard G. Barrier, business organizations

• Joseph W. Brown, government relations practice

• Richard H. Bryan, government relations practice, land use and zoning law

• Michael E. Buckley, real estate law

• Chris H. Byrd, construction law, litigation - construction

• Douglas M. Cohen, personal injury litigation - plaintiffs

• Thomas H. Fell, bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law

• Lynn S. Fulstone, health care law

• Gary R. Goodheart, bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, litigation - banking and finance, litigation - real estate

• Samuel S. Lionel, bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, corporate law

• John H. Mowbray, commercial litigation

• Wilbur M. Roadhouse, real estate law

• James L. Wadhams, government relations

• Jeffrey P. Zucker, Fennemore Craig, corporate governance law, corporate law, real estate law

Fisher & Phillips

• Scott M. Mahoney, litigation - labor and employment

• Mark J. Ricciardi, labor law - management, litigation - labor and employment

Garman Turner Gordon

• Gregory E. Garman, bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law - Chapter 12, commercial, creditors’ rights, debtors’ rights, litigation, real estate, workouts and restructurings, litigation - bankruptcy

• Gerald M. Gordon, bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law

• Christine A. Murphy, real estate law

• William M. Noall, bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law - Chapter 12, commercial, committee representation, creditors’ rights, debtors’ rights, foreclosures, liquidations, litigation, out-of-court workouts, trustee representation, workouts and restructurings, litigation - bankruptcy

• Erika Pike Turner, commercial litigation

Gentile, Cristalli, Miller, Armeni, Savarese

• Dominic P. Gentile, criminal defense - non-white-collar, criminal defense - white-collar

Greenberg Traurig

• Michael J. Bonner, corporate law - closely held businesses, corporate compliance, corporate finance, corporate governance, general corporate, IPO, mergers and acquisitions, publicly held companies, securities, transactions, venture capital, gaming law - administrative, business transactions, casino, licensing, mergers and acquisitions

• John N. Brewer, corporate law - corporate compliance, corporate finance, corporate governance, general corporate, limited liability companies, publicly held companies, transactions

• Mark A. Clayton, gaming law

• Lance Coburn, commercial litigation

• Tami D. Cowden, appellate practice

• Mark E. Ferrario, commercial litigation, litigation - banking and finance, litigation - construction, litigation - labor and employment, litigation - real estate

• Jodi R. Goodheart, real estate law

• Philip M. Hymanson, commercial litigation, litigation - real estate

• John C. Jeppsen, mergers and acquisitions law - transactions

• James S. Mace, land use and zoning law, real estate law

• Edward J. Quirk, copyright law, patent law, trademark law

• Eric W. Swanis, commercial litigation

• Gregg R. Vermeys, real estate law - transactions

Hartwell Thalacker, Ltd.

• Doreen Spears Hartwell, commercial litigation

• Laura J. Thalacker, employment law - management, labor law - management, litigation - labor and employment

• Mark G. Tratos, copyright law, litigation - intellectual property, trademark law

Holland & Hart

• Phil J. Dabney, construction law

• Lance C. Earl, banking and finance law, commercial finance law, real estate law

• Edward M. Garcia, government relations practice, land use and zoning law

• J. Stephen Peek, bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation

• Patrick J. Reilly, commercial litigation

Howard & Howard

• Thomas W. Davis II, commercial litigation

• Gwen Rutar Mullins, construction law

• Robert L. Rosenthal, employment law - management, labor law - management, litigation - labor and employment

Hutchison & Steffen

• Mark Hutchison, commercial litigation

Jackson Lewis

• Veronica Arechederra Hall, employment law - management - defense

• Gary C. Moss, employment law - management, labor law - management, litigation - labor and employment

• Paul T. Trimmer, employment law - management, litigation - labor and employment

• Elayna J. Youchah, employment law - management, labor law - management, litigation - labor and employment

Jeffrey Burr

• Jeffrey Burr, tax law, trusts and estates

Kamer Zucker Abbott

• Scott M. Abbott, employment law - management, labor law - management, litigation - labor and employment

• Bryan J. Cohen, employment law - management, labor law - management, litigation - labor and employment

• R. Todd Creer, employment law - management

• Jody M. Florence, employment law - management, labor law - management, litigation - labor and employment

• Gregory J. Kamer, employment law - management, labor law - management, litigation - labor and employment

• Edwin A. Keller, Jr., employment law - management, labor law - management, litigation - labor and employment

• Jen J. Sarafina, labor law - management

• Carol Davis Zucker, employment law - management, labor law - management, litigation - labor and employment

Kemp, Jones & Coulthard

• William L. Coulthard, commercial litigation, litigation - construction, litigation - land use and zoning, litigation - real estate

• J. Randall Jones, bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, litigation - construction, litigation - land use and zoning, litigation - real estate

• Mark M. Jones, commercial litigation

• Will Kemp, bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, litigation - construction, litigation - land use and zoning, litigation - real estate, personal injury litigation - plaintiffs

Kolesar & Leatham

• Nile Leatham, banking and finance law, bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law, commercial litigation

• Robert F. List, government relations

Law Offices of Brian C. Padgett

• Brian C. Padgett, eminent domain and condemnation law

Law Offices of John K. Maloney

• John K. Maloney, gaming law

Lewis Roca Rothgerber

• W. West Allen, trademark law

• Anthony N. Cabot, gaming law, IT law

• Howard E. Cole, employment law - management, labor law - management, litigation - labor and employment

• Von S. Heinz, commercial litigation, ERISA, labor and employment

• Scott Y. MacTaggart, corporate law

• Michael J. McCue, copyright law, patent and trademark law

• Daniel F. Polsenberg, appellate practice, bet-the-company, commercial

• Karl F. Rutledge, gaming

• Thomas G. Ryan, commercial

• Dan R. Waite, banking and finance

Littler Mendelson

• Roger Grandgenett II, employment law - management

• Patrick H. Hicks, employment law - management, litigation - labor and employment

• Rick D. Roskelley, employment law - management, labor law - management

Marquis Aurbach Coffing

• Phillip S. Aurbach, arbitration, litigation - real estate

• Terry A. Coffing, commercial litigation, First Amendment law, litigation - real estate

• Avece Higbee, real estate law

• Albert G. Marquis, real estate law

Maupin Naylor Braster, Attorneys at Law

• A. William Maupin, commercial litigation

• John M. Naylor, commercial litigation

Nutile law

• Maria Nutile, health care law

Oshins & Associates

• Steven J. Oshins, tax law - business and succession planning, community property, family businesses, income tax, limited liability companies, partnership, tax planning, trusts and estates, trusts and estates - asset protection, corporate, estate planning, gift planning, planning for closely held businesses, probate, succession planning, tax, trust administration

• Richard A. Oshins, tax law - business and succession planning, tax planning, trusts and estates, wealth management, trusts and estates - estate planning, family businesses, gift planning, planning for closely held businesses, succession planning

Pisanelli Bice

• Todd Bice, appellate practice, commercial litigation, litigation - First Amendment, litigation - land use and zoning, litigation - mergers and acquisitions

• James Pisanelli, bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, construction law, litigation - construction and litigation - real estate

• Debra Spinelli, commercial litigation

• Jordan Smith, appellate practice

Prudhomme Law Office

• M. Edwin Prudhomme, immigration law - business, consular, employer sanctions, employment, entrepreneurial, labor, nationality

Rushforth Firm

• Layne T. Rushforth, litigation - trusts and estates, nonprofit/charities law, trusts and estates - estate planning, family businesses, fiduciary duties, litigation, probate, succession planning, trust administration

Santoro Whitmire Ltd.

• Nicholas J. Santoro, bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation - business disputes, civil litigation, complex litigation, covenants not to compete, fiduciary duties, partnership disputes

• James E. Whitmire, commercial litigation

Snell & Wilmer

• Robert C. Anderson, corporate law, tax law

• Gregory A. Brower, commercial litigation

• C. Thomas Burton, Jr., corporate law

• Patrick G. Byrne, legal malpractice law – defendants

• Patricia J. Curtis, real estate law

• Suellen Fulstone, litigation - labor and employment, litigation - real estate, litigation and controversy - tax

• Richard C. Gordon, commercial litigation

• Robert R. Kinas, bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization litigation - bankruptcy

• Leon F. Mead II, construction law and litigation – construction

• Bob L. Olson, bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law, litigation - bankruptcy

• William E. Peterson, administrative/regulatory law, bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, energy law, litigation - land use and zoning, litigation - real estate, litigation - regulatory enforcement (SEC, Telecom, energy), litigation - trusts and estates

• Mandy S. Shavinsky, land use and zoning law, real estate law

• Stephen B. Yoken, construction law, real estate law

Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial

• D. Lee Roberts, Jr., litigation - construction

Wright Stanish & Winckler

• Richard A. Wright, criminal defense - non-white-collar, criminal defense - white-collar

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