Women executives are no longer a novelty in board rooms. They represent a growing percentage of businesses across the state. Nevertheless, women face a unique set of challenges and many believe the glass ceiling has not yet shattered. Recently, a group of successful female executives met at the Las Vegas offices of Gordon Silver to discuss issues facing women in … [Read more...] about Industry Focus: Power Women
Gordon Silver
Industry Focus: Healthcare
Nevada’s healthcare industry continues to see an increasing number of challenges. With the rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the ongoing issue of physician and specialist shortages, healthcare executives in the Silver State are working to adapt while ensuring quality care for their fellow Nevadans. A group of Nevada’s healthcare leaders recently met at the offices of … [Read more...] about Industry Focus: Healthcare
Industry Focus: Attorneys
The Nevada legal industry has been witness to a multitude of changes in recent years and has had the difficult job of protecting their clients in trying times. From a recession to a slow recovering economy and the integration of new technologies, attorneys in the Silver State have learned to be ready for anything. Recently, a group of Nevada attorneys met at the offices of … [Read more...] about Industry Focus: Attorneys
Legal Opinions 2013
Attorneys, like doctors, have highly specialized skills that are in high demand, especially in today’s increasingly legalistic world. The following pages feature a special report that gives the reader the opportunity to receive legal advice at a fraction of the cost (in essence 100 percent off the lawyer’s normal rates). The following pages offer free legal advice in the form … [Read more...] about Legal Opinions 2013
Campaign Finances — But I want to Give More! The Struggle between the First Amendment and Corruption
“I am not a crook.” In the wake of violations in the Watergate Scandal, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) was created in 1974 to oversee and enforce campaign finance regulations and the Federal Election Campaign Act was amended to limit campaign contributions. Two years after the Watergate scandal, the US Supreme Court in the case of Buckley v. Valeo heard its first … [Read more...] about Campaign Finances — But I want to Give More! The Struggle between the First Amendment and Corruption
CCIM Southern Nevada: The Art of the Transaction
More than 15,000 commercial real estate professionals have earned their Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation, considered by many to be the master’s degree equivalent in the real estate world. The CCIM designation is the mark of a professional and signifies elite status in the professional community. Membership creates access to networking opportunities, … [Read more...] about CCIM Southern Nevada: The Art of the Transaction
John P. Desmond: Gordon Silver
Shareholder Reno What do you like most and least about your industry? My favorite part of our industry is being creative in trying to help solve problems for businesses that find themselves in a dispute. Litigation is very stressful and time consuming for businesses and getting problems resolved quickly is almost always in everyone’s best interest. My least favorite … [Read more...] about John P. Desmond: Gordon Silver
Pointers on Selecting a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Counsel
As a business owner you undoubtedly will be involved in one aspect or another of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. Representation by a competent bankruptcy professional is imperative to protecting your interests because the practice is fast-paced and requires intimate knowledge of a specific and complicated federal statutory scheme (the Bankruptcy Code), as well as of the local … [Read more...] about Pointers on Selecting a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Counsel