Now in its eleventh iteration, Legal Elite presents Nevada’s top attorneys as chosen by their peers. This annual list showcases the attorneys the legal industry has named as the best of the best. Polling for Legal Elite 2018 began at the end of February and nearly 6,000 nominations were submitted by licensed attorneys in Nevada. Each submission then went through an extensive … [Read more...]
Pisanelli Bice Welcomes Associate Kirill V. Mikhaylov
James J. Pisanelli and Todd L. Bice, founding partners of Pisanelli Bice, announce that Kirill V. Mikhaylov has joined the firm as an associate attorney. Mr. Mikhaylov will primarily practice commercial litigation. He has represented clients in a variety of matters, including professional negligence, contract disputes, construction defect, general liability, product defect, … [Read more...]
Legal Opinions 2017: Expert Knowledge for Nevada Businesses
Legal Opinions, a Nevada Business Magazine feature for the past six years, is a compilation of expert knowledge on a variety of topics. Written by attorneys, all of whom are highly educated on their featured topic, this special report is a one-stop resource for executives. Articles in the 2017 edition of Legal Opinions range from marijuana to litigation and provide … [Read more...]
Industry Focus: Attorneys
As the economy improves, Nevada’s law offices are seeing increased growth and competition across the Silver State. Although technology presents new challenges, leaders in the industry expect improvements to continue across the board. Attorneys, leading many of the state’s top law firms, recently met at the Las Vegas office of City National Bank to discuss industry health and … [Read more...]
Attorney Peter Petersen joins De Castroverde Law Group
LAS VEGAS – De Castroverde Law Group announced today the hiring of attorney Peter Petersen to work in the company’s Maryland Parkway office. Petersen will be practicing in the areas of personal injury litigation and affirmative immigration. Petersen had previously worked as a law clerk at De Castroverde Law Group while attending law school. Previous positions held by … [Read more...]
Farhan Naqvi Named Super Lawyers Rising Star for Fourth Consecutive Year
LAS VEGAS - Farhan Naqvi, managing partner of Naqvi Injury Law, has been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star for the fourth consecutive year. Naqvi has been practicing law since 2003 and founded Naqvi Injury Law in 2008. Super Lawyers Rising Stars are selected from the country’s top 2.5 percent of attorneys under the age of 40. Super Lawyers in each state are selected among … [Read more...]
Legal Opinions 2016: A Resource for Doing Business in Nevada
Now in its fifth year, the Legal Opinions special report gathers the collective knowledge of attorneys throughout the state. Sharing their specialites in a variety of areas, these attorneys have written articles that cover the gamut of information executives need to know. This annual feature is a valuable resource for business professionals throughout the year. Topics for … [Read more...]
Non-Compete Agreements Lose Value in Nevada
A shift in strategy may better protect businesses, employees After a July Nevada Supreme Court decision, Nevada business owners must revisit their non-compete agreements. The decision creates so much uncertainty, businesses should strongly consider revising their non-compete strategy altogether. In Golden Rd. Motor Inn, Inc. v. Islam, the Supreme Court held that the … [Read more...]
JW Advisors Partner Kirk Jacobson Appointed to the Nevada Bar Foundation Board of Directors
LAS VEGAS – Kirk Jacobson, founder and partner of JW Advisors, has been appointed by the Supreme Court of Nevada to serve on the Nevada Bar Foundation Board of Directors as the organization’s only non-attorney director. “I am honored to serve and lend my expertise to this worthy organization that helps people access justice and legal education programs,” said Jacobson, a … [Read more...]
Judge Michael Cherry to be honored by ADL on June 3, 2015
The Honorable Michael A. Cherry, chief justice of the Nevada Supreme Court, will receive the 2015 Jurisprudence Award by the Anti-Defamation League of Nevada on Wednesday, June 3. The award luncheon begins at 11:45 a.m. in downtown Las Vegas. Tickets are available for purchase through the ADL office by calling (702) 862-8600 or by emailing jbrislin@adl.org. The Honorable … [Read more...]
Two Las Vegas Fisher & Phillips Attorneys Ranked Among Top
Forty-Four Fisher & Phillips Attorneys Ranked Nationwide LAS VEGAS – Fisher & Phillips LLP announced that 44 attorneys nationwide are featured in Chambers USA 2015. The firm is ranked as one of the top labor and employment law firms in the United States. In addition, the Fisher & Phillips offices in Nevada, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, … [Read more...]
Gordon Silver Attorney Thomas J. Salerno Member of Plan Issues Subcommittee
Gordon Silver is pleased to announce that Thomas J. Salerno recently served as part of the Plan Issues Advisory Subcommittee for the ABI Bankruptcy Review Commission. In what could result in the largest amendments to the US Bankruptcy Law in 40 years, the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Review Commission just released their ABI Commission Report and Recommendations. The 19-member … [Read more...]
Public Can Help Reverse Devastating Trend of Treating Child Sex Trafficking Victims as Criminals
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges leads charge to make change Reno, Nev. – Domestic child sex trafficking, one of the most heinous of child abuses, is on the rise as criminals relish in its profitability and the lower likelihood of severe punishment, when compared to other crimes. With an estimated 293,000 American children currently at risk of commercial … [Read more...]
NCJFCJ and the Nevada Court Improvement Program Gather Leaders from All 10 Nevada Judicial Districts
Reno – The Nevada Court Improvement Program and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) hosted leaders from all 10 Nevada judicial districts for the Nevada Community Improvement Council (CIC) 2014 Summit on Oct. 2-3 in Reno, Nev. The purpose for this annual training, held at the National Judicial College on the University of Nevada, Reno campus, was … [Read more...]
Legal Opinions 2014: A Resource for Doing Business in Nevada
For the third year in a row, attorneys throughout Nevada, specializing in a variety of areas, have pooled their collective knowledge in the Legal Opinions special report. The following pages feature several well-respected attorneys offering up their expertise in the form of articles written on subjects ranging from collections to litigation and due diligence. An annual … [Read more...]
Giving Proper Attention to Your “Entrance Strategy”
Business people with great ideas want to move on them quickly and see them flourish in the marketplace. Even new businesses often keep their eyes on an aspirational prize: the “exit strategy”. However, many businesses encounter difficulties and sometimes even debilitating conflicts during their life cycle because not enough attention was paid to the company’s organizational … [Read more...]
Five Ways to Avoid Litigation
The reality of today’s world is that we live in a litigious society. Litigation is an expensive endeavor to all parties involved, not just financially, but also the lost opportunity costs associated with the amount of time spent litigating the case rather than focusing on your business itself. The best way to avoid litigation is to reduce the risk of being sued or having to … [Read more...]
Embracing Due Diligence On Your Company
Whether you seek third party investment in your company or want to sell it, your business will most likely undergo a period between agreeing on a term sheet or letter of intent and signing a definitive agreement – the due diligence phase. Many companies dread this, but as transactional lawyers who frequently represent companies raising investment capital or participating in … [Read more...]
Collections – What Rights Do Businesses Have To Collect What They Are Owed?
Getting paid for the goods and services you provide is vital to every business. For many business owners, collecting what is owed is the least pleasant part of their business. You entered the business world to sell a product or provide a service – not to chase receivables. Collection does not, however, have to be a dreadful burden. There are many steps that can be taken to … [Read more...]
Does Your Case Warrant An Appellate Expert?
You lost. After years of litigation—cumbersome discovery, numerous pre-trial motions, and a contentious trial—the jury ruled against you. You have important decisions to make. Accept the Result or Appeal? Statistically, very few appeals are successful. The appellate courts will assume that your trial was fair enough and that sufficient evidence justified the judgment. … [Read more...]
