Legal notes: Local award winners, Aug. 13, 2018

Aug. 13--Chambers USA (Band 1)

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

--David Arrajj -- gaming & licensing

--Andrew Brignone -- labor and employment (ERISA)

--Kirk Lenhard -- litigation: general commercial

--Frank Schreck -- gaming & licensing (Star Individual)

--Ellen Schulhofer -- corporate/commercial

--The firm also won awards for corporate/commercial, and gaming & licensing

Dickinson Wright

--Jeffrey Silver -- gaming & licensing

Fennemore Craig

--Michael Buckley -- real estate

--Jeffrey Zucker -- corporate/commercial, real estate

--The firm also won awards for real estate

Greenberg Traurig

--Michael Bonner -- corporate/commercial

--Mark Clayton -- gaming and licensing

--Mark Ferrario -- litigation: general commercial

--Jim Mace -- real estate

--The firm also won awards for real estate

Holland & Hart

--Karen Dennison -- real estate

--David Garcia -- corporate/commercial

--J Stephen Peek -- litigation: general commercial

--The firm also won awards for corporate/commercial

Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie

--Anthony Cabot -- gaming and licensing

--The firm also won awards for gaming and licensing

McDonald Carano

--A.J. "Bud" Hicks -- gaming & licensing (Senior Statesperson)

--George Ogilvie -- construction litigation

Pisanelli Bice

--James Pisanelli -- general commercial litigatioin

--The firm also won awards for general commercial litigation

Mountain States Super Lawyers

Alverson, Taylor, Mortensen & Sanders

--Bruce Alverson -- civil litigation defense

--Shirley Blazich -- civil litigation defense

--David Mortensen -- health care law

--LeAnn Sanders -- medical malpractice defense

--Eric Taylor -- general litigation

Bailey Kennedy

--John Bailey -- business litigation, health care, business/corporate

--Andrea Champion -- business litigation

--Joshua Dickey -- business litigation, business/corporate

--Joshua Gilmore -- business litigation, professional liability, general litigation

--Dennis Kennedy -- business litigation, professional liability (Top 100)

--Joseph Liebman -- business litigation, health care

--Kelly Stout -- business litigation, health care

--Paul Williams -- business litigation, professional liability, health care

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

--Adam Agron -- mergers and acquisitions, securities and corporate finance, business/corporate

--Steven Amerikaner -- land use/zoning, state, local and municipal, real estate

--David Arrajj -- gaming

--Edward Barad -- real estate

--Gregory Berger -- tax

--Norman Brownstein -- legislative and governmental affairs, business/corporate, real estate

--Sharon Caulfield -- health care, employment and labor

--Combus "C.J." Chapman -- real estate, business/corporate, entertainment and sports (Rising Star)

--Justin Cohen -- general litigation (Rising Star)

--Kevin Cudney -- mergers and acquisitions, securities and corporate finance, business/corporate

--Diane De Felice -- environmental, land use/zoning, real estate

--Steven Demby -- business/corporate, securities and corporate finance, energy and natural resources

--Emily Ellis -- business litigation (Rising Star)

--Steven Farber -- business/corporate

--Alexandra Fidler Metzl -- mergers and acquisitions, business/corporate (Rising Star)

--Arthur Griffin -- real estate (Rising Star)

--Benno Guggenheimer -- intellectual property (Rising Star)

--Joshua Hantman -- bankruptcy, creditor debtor rights (Rising Star)

--Lisa Hogan -- employment litigation, business litigation

--Bruce James -- real estate

--Christine Jochim -- energy and natural resources (Rising Star)

--Carrie Johnson -- business litigation, administrative law, environmental (Rising Star)

--Robert Kaufmann -- real estate, business/corporate

--Kirk Lenhard -- business litigation, civil litigation, eminent domain

--Mark Leonard -- family law

--Erin Lewis -- intellectual property, entertainment and sports (Rising Star)

--Thomas Livingston -- business/corporate (Rising Star)

--Avi Loewenstein -- business/corporate, gaming, mergers and acquisitions (Rising Star)

--Cassandra Malone -- civil litigation, energy and natural resources (Rising Star)

--Mark Mathews -- environmental

--Gino Maurelli -- mergers and acquisitions

--John McDermott -- business litigation, general litigation, securities litigation

--Sarah Mercer -- legislative and governmental affairs, land use/zoning, energy and natural resources, business litigation (Rising Star)

--Alfred Mottur -- communications, government relations

--Anna-Liisa Mullis -- business litigation (Rising Star)

--Jonathan Pray -- construction litigation, business litigation (Rising Star)

--Caitlin Quander -- land use/zoning, real estate (Rising Star)

--Evan Rothstein -- intellectual property litigation, business litigation

--Frank Schreck -- gaming, administrative law

--Ellen Schulhofer -- business/corporate, mergers and acquisitions, gaming

--Nancy Strelau -- employee benefits

--Martine Tariot Wells -- employment litigation (Rising Star)

--Lawrence Treece -- business litigation, antitrust litigation, securities and corporate finance

--Angela Turriciano Otto -- real estate, business/corporate

--Carolynne White -- land use/zoning, legislative and governmental affairs, state, local & municipal

--Ellen Whittemore -- gaming

--Lindsey Williams -- intellectual property (Rising Star)

Dickinson Wright

--Cynthia Alexander -- commercial and business litigation

--Elizabeth Brickfield -- estate planning and administration

--John Dawson -- estate planning and administration

--Michael Feder -- commercial and business litigation (Top 100)

--Jennifer Ko Craft -- intellectual property (Top 50 Women)

--John Krieger -- intellectual property (Top 100)

--Kate Lowenhar-Fisher -- gaming

--Joel Schwarz -- commercial and business litigation

--Jeffrey Silver -- gaming

Fennemore Craig

--Michael Buckley -- real estate

--Christopher Byrd -- business litigation

--Thomas Fell -- bankruptcy: business

--Samuel Lionel -- business litigation

--Brenoch Wirthlin -- business litigation (Rising Star)

--Jeffrey Zucker -- business/corporate (Top 100)

Fisher Phillips

--Mark Ricciardi -- labor and employment

Gordon Law

--Aviva Gordon -- litigation

Holland & Hart

--Robert Cassity -- business litigation (Rising Star)

--Bryce Kunimoto -- business litigation

--Christopher Myers -- securities and corporate finance (Rising Star)

--Stephen Peek -- business litigation

--Patrick Reilly -- business litigation

Howard & Howard

--W. West Allen -- intellectual property litigation (Top 100)

--Stephanie Buntin -- intellectual property (Rising Star)

--Seaton Curran -- intellectual property (Rising Star)

--Zachary Gordon -- intellectual property (Rising Star)

--Robert Hernquist -- business litigation

--James Kohl -- business litigation

--Matthew Kreutzer -- franchise/dealership

--Martin Little -- business litigation

--Brian Pezzillo -- construction litigation

--Robert Rosenthal -- employment and labor

--Jason Weiland -- business litigation (Rising Star)

--Jay Young -- business litigation (Top 100)

Hutchison & Steffen

--Joseph Ganley -- business litigation, general litigation, civil litigation

--Mark Hutchison -- business litigation, employment litigation, personal injury-general, state, local and municipal

--Joseph Kistler -- business litigation, civil litigation, bankruptcy

--Patricia Lee -- general litigation, intellectual property, family law

--Todd Moody -- general litigation, estate and trust litigation, personal injury-general, insurance coverage

--James Randall -- personal injury-general, professional liability, appellate

--Jacob Reynolds -- business litigation, professional liability

--Jeffrey Steffen -- business/corporate, real estate, mergers and acquisitions

--John Steffen -- real estate, business litigation, personal injury-general

--Daniel Stewart -- government relations, administrative law, constitutional law, business litigation, land use/zoning, business/corporate (Rising Star)

--Michael Wall -- appellate, business litigation, estate and trust litigation

Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie

--John Bragonje -- construction litigation

--Robert Charles Jr. -- bankruptcy

--Howard Cole -- employment and labor

--Joel Henriod -- appellate

--Marla Hudgens -- general litigation (Rising Star)

--Dale "Malani" Kotchka-Alanes -- business litigation (Rising Star)

--Glenn Light -- gaming (Rising Star)

--Scott MacTaggart -- business/corporate

--Michael McCue -- intellectual property litigation

--Daniel Polsenberg -- appellate

--Dan Waite -- business litigation

--Meng Zhong -- intellectual property litigation (Rising Star)

Marquis Aurbach Coffing

--Phillip Aurbach -- business litigation, alternative dispute resolution

--Christian Balducci -- business litigation, real estate, general litigation (Rising Star)

--Jack Chen Min Juan -- construction litigation, appellate, professional liability, personal injury-general, eminent domain, real estate

--Chad Clement -- business litigation, appellate (Rising Star)

--Terry Coffing -- real estate, civil litigation, business litigation

--Nicholas Crosby -- employment and labor, employment litigation

--Micah Echols -- appellate, general litigation

--Avece Higbee -- real estate, business litigation (Rising Star)

--Albert Marquis -- real estate, business litigation, employment and labor, aviation and aerospace, business/corporate

--Scott Marquis -- real estate, business/corporate, business litigation, construction litigation

--Terry Moore -- real estate, business litigation

--Jared Moser -- civil litigation, business litigation, employment and labor, real estate, appellate (Rising Star)

--Cody Mounteer -- construction litigation, real estate (Rising Star)

--John Sacco -- business litigation, real estate

--Thomas Stewart -- business litigation, appellate (Rising Star)

--Geraldine Tomich -- estate planning and probate, business/corporate, closely held business, estate and trust litigation

--Liane Wakayama -- business litigation, estate and trust litigation, estate planning and probate

McDonald Carano

--Robert Armstrong -- estate planning and probate, tax, business/corporate

--Sallie Armstrong -- bankruptcy, creditor debtor rights

--James Bradshaw -- business litigation, professional liability, insurance coverage

--Andrew Gabriel -- real estate, business/corporate

--Kristen Gallagher -- business litigation

--Paul Georgeson -- business litigation, construction litigation, appellate

--P. Gregory Giordano -- gaming, administrative law

--Leigh Goddard -- business litigation, employment litigation, estate and trust litigation

--A.J. "Bud" Hicks -- gaming, business/corporate

--Rory Kay -- business litigation, employment & labor

--Pat Lundvall -- business litigation

--George Ogilvie III -- business litigation, construction litigation

--Amanda Perach -- bankruptcy, business litigation

--Jeffrey Silvestri -- business litigation, appellate, administrative law

--Scott Swain -- estate planning and probate, tax

--Ryan Works -- bankruptcy, business litigation

--Amanda Yen -- business litigation, appellate, employment litigation, construction litigation

Naqvi Injury Law

--Farhan Naqvi -- personal injury-general (Rising Star)

Pisanelli Bice

--Todd Bice -- business litigation (Top 100)

--Dustun Holmes -- business litigation (Rising Star)

--Kirill Mikhaylov -- business litigation (Rising Star)

--James Pisanelli -- business litigation (Top 100)

--Ava Schaefer -- business litigation (Rising Star)

--Debra Spinelli -- business litigation (Top 100, Top 50 Women)

Snell & Wilmer

--Bradley Austin -- business litigation (Rising Star)

--Brian Blaylock -- business/corporate (Rising Star)

--V.R. Bohman -- civil litigation: defense (Rising Star)

--Patrick Byrne -- business litigation

--Justin Carley -- business litigation

--Joshua Cools -- PI -- products: defense (Rising Star)

--Vaughn Crawford -- PI -- products: defense

--John Delikanakis -- business litigation

--Alexander Fugazzi -- business litigation

--Charles Gianelloni -- civil litigation: defense (Rising Star)

--Blakeley Griffith -- bankruptcy: business (Rising Star)

--Daniel Ivie -- business litigation (Rising Star)

--Robert Kinas -- bankruptcy: business

--Paul Larsen -- administrative law

--Kade Miller -- business/corporate (Rising Star)

--Bob Olson -- bankruptcy: business

--Michael Paretti -- business litigation (Rising Star)

--Robin Perkins -- civil litigation: defense (Rising Star)

--William Peterson -- civil litigation: defense

--Morgan Petrelli -- PI -- products: defense (Rising Star)

--Jacey Prupas -- general litigation (Rising Star)

--Karl Riley -- business litigation (Rising Star)

Solomon Dwiggins & Freer

--Dana Dwiggins -- estate & trust litigation, business litigation, estate planning and probate

--Jordanna Evans -- estate planning and probate, estate and trust litigation, business/corporate (Rising Star)

--Ross Evans -- estate and trust litigation, business litigation (Rising Star)

--Alan Freer -- estate and trust litigation, general litigation, estate planning and probate

--Joshua Hood -- estate and trust litigation (Rising Star)

--Tess Johnson -- estate and trust litigation, estate planning & probate, civil litigation (Rising Star)

--Alexander LeVeque -- business litigation, estate and trust litigation, personal injury-general (Rising Star)

--Jeffrey Luszeck -- estate planning and probate

--Mark Solomon -- estate and trust litigation, estate planning and probate

--Brian Steadman -- estate planning and probate, business/corporate, tax

--Jeremy Welland -- estate and trust litigation

Sylvester & Polednak

--Allyson Noto -- business litigation, civil litigation, family law

--Jeffrey Sylvester -- creditor debtor rights

Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial

--Jeremy Alberts -- civil litigation, appellate, government contracts (Rising Star)

--Brannon Arnold -- personal injury-products, personal injury-general (Rising Star)

--Colby Balkenbush -- construction litigation, civil litigation, personal injury-general (Rising Star)

--John Bonnie -- insurance coverage, business litigation

--Henry DeBardeleben IV -- civil litigation, professional liability, construction litigation, business litigation (Rising Star)

--David Dial -- construction litigation, personal injury-general, civil litigation

--Jackson Dial -- personal injury-general, professional liability (Rising Star)

--Lindsay Ferguson -- civil litigation, personal injury-general, personal injury-products (Rising Star)

--Jonathan Friedman -- civil litigation, construction litigation, personal injury-products, appellate

--Ross Ginsberg -- construction litigation, business litigation, estate and trust litigation

--Steven Gonzalez -- construction litigation, real estate, civil litigation (Rising Star)

--Earl "Billy" Gunn -- civil litigation, class action/mass torts

--M. Alan Holcomb -- personal injury-products, class action/mass torts, personal injury-general (Rising Star)

--Michael Hornreich -- construction litigation, government contracts

--John "Skip" Hudgins IV -- civil litigation, personal injury-medical malpractice, personal injury-general

--Scott Kerew -- civil litigation, personal injury-products, personal injury-medical malpractice

--David Larson -- construction litigation, business litigation

--Alan Maxwell -- personal injury-products, consumer law

--Carol Michel -- civil litigation, health care, aviation and aerospace

--P. Shane O'Neill -- civil litigation, personal injury-products (Rising Star)

--Michael Paupeck -- construction litigation, business litigation, general litigation (Rising Star)

--Emily Quan -- civil litigation (Rising Star)

--D. Lee Roberts Jr. -- construction litigation, personal injury-general, business litigation, health care

--Marisa Rodriguez -- general litigation, business litigation (Rising Star)

--Frederick Sager Jr. -- personal injury-products

--Adam Sinton -- civil litigation, health care, employee benefits (Rising Star)

--George Anthony Smith -- construction litigation, alternative dispute resolution, international

--Kate Spinelli -- personal injury-general, construction litigation (Rising Star)

--Gary Toman -- business litigation, health care, banking

--Y. Kevin Williams -- civil litigation, professional liability

--Joshua Wood -- civil litigation, construction litigation, personal injury-general (Rising Star)

This is the complete list of winners shared with Vegas Inc as of August 9.

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