Nevada Business Law Blog
Jacqueline Walton, Esq. brings you timely and relevant legal topics to consider for your growing business in her quarterly Business Law Blog. She draws on her years of experience representing Nevada business owners in the areas of real estate, government affairs and corporate matters.
Is your Business in Order for the New Year?
By Jacqueline N. Walton, Esq. In the New Year, it is once again time to re-assess your businesses. In assessing the “tidiness” of non-tax business issues in the New Year, the following is a brief list of items to take into consideration: (1) updating any…
2017 Legal Awards Results Are In!
We are pleased to announce Reisman Sorokac is well represented in the 2017 legal awards season. The 2017 Legal Elite award list published by Nevada Business Press includes Joshua Reisman, Elizabeth Sorokac, Jacqueline Walton and Robert Warns. Legal Elite includes the top 4 percent of peer-recognized…
Welcome to the “All-or-Nothing” Era in Enforcing Non-compete Agreements
By Joshua H. Reisman, Esq. and Glenn M. Machado, Esq. In Golden Road Motor Inn, Inc. v. Islam, 132 Nev. Adv. Op. 49, 376 P.3d 151 (2016), the Supreme Court of Nevada directly addressed the issue of whether Nevada courts can judicially modify an unreasonable…
Welcome to the “All-or-Nothing” Era in Enforcing Non-compete Agreements
The Nevada Legislature is currently considering legislation that would codify the Nevada Supreme Court’s standards concerning the enforceability of non-compete agreements. In brief, non-compete agreements are now entirely unenforceable if any of their terms are deemed unreasonable. We explore these standards in our recent article,…
InjuryLoans.com Files Lawsuit Against the Nevada Financial Institutions Division
InjuryLoans.com, a Las Vegas based company, filed a lawsuit against the Nevada Financial Institutions Division after a change of position of the agency’s licensing requirements. The lawsuit states, “The FID’s inconsistent and unreasonable interpretation and application of NRS licensing requirements … have worked to decimate Injuryloans’ cashflow,…
Joshua H. Reisman Appears as Legal Analyst on Fox News Program
Mr. Reisman appeared as a legal analyst on the Fox News program “Bob Massi is the Property Man,” discussing the Las Vegas real estate market. Watch the video here.
Court Rules Nype Due $2.6 Million in Development Case
“Following an eight-year legal battle, an investment consultant who played a key role in the development of Las Vegas City Hall and Bonneville Transit Terminal was won a $2.6 million judgment against Las Vegas Land Partners, LLC….Joshua Reisman, Nype’s trail counsel, estimated that, due to…
Elizabeth M. Sorokac Attends Celebration of Nevada’s 150th Anniversary of Statehood
On Friday, May 1, 2015, a time capsule was buried by Gov. Brian Sandoval and former Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki at the Springs Preserve. Elizabeth Sorokac, a member of the Springs Preserve Foundation Board of Trustees, attended the burial in celebration of Nevada’s 150th Anniversary…