INSIDE BUSINESS
Law firm with LV office acquires Minden firm
Lewis and Roca, a Phoenix-based law firm with offices in Las Vegas, said it acquired Sierra Patent Group Ltd., a Minden-based law firm, for an undisclosed price. The combined entity is now doing business under the Lewis and Roca LLP name.
In a statement, Lewis and Roca said the deal allows the firm to expand its intellectual property, and patent, copyright and trademark capabilities.
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Cannery Casino Resorts named Rachel Dickey corporate director of database operations for the Cannery, Eastside Cannery and Rampart Casino.
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Crisci Builders named Scott Crisci marketing director.
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Commerce Bank named Chris Pallan vice president of information technology.
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LaPour, a commercial real estate development firm, named Kari Laurent development associate in its hospitality division.
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Drive This Entertainment!, a company that develops and brands entertainment concepts, named Craig Gilbert partner.
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GSG Development named David French controller.
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Solstice Sunglass Boutique, a sunglass specialty chain, opened at Las Vegas Outlets, 785 South Grand Central Parkway.
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The American Bankruptcy Institute, a nonprofit agency dedicated to research and education on financial insolvency, named Nancy Rapoport to its board of directors. She is a professor at the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Urban Environmental Research, a Las Vegas-based research company, named Rebecca Thomas statistician.
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