Eleven Dickinson Wright Attorneys Recognized in Nevada Business's Legal Elite 2018
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Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that 11 attorneys from the firm’s two Nevada offices have been selected for inclusion in Nevada Business’s Legal Elite 2018. Dickinson Wright had the fifth largest number of attorneys selected for this year’s list, with six in the north and five in the south.
The Legal Elite list includes only the top 4 percent of attorneys in the state broken down by location. In order to be included, attorneys passed several levels of scrutiny. Ballots were reviewed for eligibility and each voting attorney was vetted through the State Bar of Nevada to confirm their good standing.
The following Dickinson Wright attorneys were included in Legal Elite 2018:
Northern Nevada – Reno Office
Steven A. Caloiaro – Business Litigation, Gaming & Hospitality, Intellectual Property
Kenneth K. Ching – Business Litigation, Labor & Employment
John P. Desmond – Business Litigation, Intellectual Property, Appellate Law
Brian R. Irvine – Business Litigation, Construction Law, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Benjamin W. Kennedy – Real Estate, Corporate Law, Development/Land Use
Anjali D. Webster – Business Litigation, Appellate Law
Southern Nevada – Las Vegas Office
Jennifer Ko Craft – Copyright & Trademark Law, Intellectual Property, Sports & Entertainment Law
Michael N. Feder – Business Litigation, Intellectual Property, Sports & Entertainment
Jennifer J. Gaynor – Administrative & Agency Matter, Government Relations, Gaming Law
John L. Krieger - Intellectual Property, Sports & Entertainment Law, Business Litigation
Var Lordahl – Estate Planning & Probate, Tax Law, Corporate & Business Law
The Legal Elite list includes only the top 4 percent of attorneys in the state broken down by location. In order to be included, attorneys passed several levels of scrutiny. Ballots were reviewed for eligibility and each voting attorney was vetted through the State Bar of Nevada to confirm their good standing.
The following Dickinson Wright attorneys were included in Legal Elite 2018:
Northern Nevada – Reno Office
Steven A. Caloiaro – Business Litigation, Gaming & Hospitality, Intellectual Property
Kenneth K. Ching – Business Litigation, Labor & Employment
John P. Desmond – Business Litigation, Intellectual Property, Appellate Law
Brian R. Irvine – Business Litigation, Construction Law, Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Benjamin W. Kennedy – Real Estate, Corporate Law, Development/Land Use
Anjali D. Webster – Business Litigation, Appellate Law
Southern Nevada – Las Vegas Office
Jennifer Ko Craft – Copyright & Trademark Law, Intellectual Property, Sports & Entertainment Law
Michael N. Feder – Business Litigation, Intellectual Property, Sports & Entertainment
Jennifer J. Gaynor – Administrative & Agency Matter, Government Relations, Gaming Law
John L. Krieger - Intellectual Property, Sports & Entertainment Law, Business Litigation
Var Lordahl – Estate Planning & Probate, Tax Law, Corporate & Business Law
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