John P. Desmond New Chair of the Governance Committee and Chair-Elect of the University of Nevada-Reno Foundation Board of Trustees
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Dickinson Wright PLLC is pleased to announce that John P. Desmond, member partner in our Reno office, is the 2018 Chair-Elect of the University of Nevada-Reno Foundation Board of Trustees. Desmond has also been appointed Chair of the Governance Committee of the Board of Trustees and is a member of the Board’s Executive Committee.
The Governance Committee oversees the due-diligence function related to the healthy development and operation of the board, its committees and task forces, and performance of the individual board members.
Desmond also serves on the University of Nevada Foundation’s Investment Committee and the Gift Acceptance and Acquisitions Committee.
“My involvement with the UNR Foundation Board of Trustees continues to be very rewarding,” said Desmond. “I’m proud of our accomplishments, and I look forward to the year ahead as my position on the Executive Committee allows me the opportunity for more involvement in the operations of the Board and increased interaction with members and the university community as a whole.”
Desmond is a business litigator at Dickinson Wright. He focuses his practice in the areas of commercial litigation and appellate work. Desmond regularly represents and counsels clients in commercial and business litigation matters involving contract disputes, buy/sell agreements and disputes over intellectual property. Desmond’s representation of clients includes a significant number of matters before the Nevada Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The Governance Committee oversees the due-diligence function related to the healthy development and operation of the board, its committees and task forces, and performance of the individual board members.
Desmond also serves on the University of Nevada Foundation’s Investment Committee and the Gift Acceptance and Acquisitions Committee.
“My involvement with the UNR Foundation Board of Trustees continues to be very rewarding,” said Desmond. “I’m proud of our accomplishments, and I look forward to the year ahead as my position on the Executive Committee allows me the opportunity for more involvement in the operations of the Board and increased interaction with members and the university community as a whole.”
Desmond is a business litigator at Dickinson Wright. He focuses his practice in the areas of commercial litigation and appellate work. Desmond regularly represents and counsels clients in commercial and business litigation matters involving contract disputes, buy/sell agreements and disputes over intellectual property. Desmond’s representation of clients includes a significant number of matters before the Nevada Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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