John O'Reilly, Esq.

Practice Summary

John F. O'Reilly is Chairman/CEO of the full service law firm, O'Reilly Law Group, LLC. Mr. O'Reilly's over 30 years of experience as an attorney includes a broad range of businesses, business transactions and business litigation including numerous multi-million dollar lawsuits. His accounting and business background are an asset to litigation clients as well as in business transactions and in resolving business issues. In addition, his experience with the public accounting firm of Ernst & Young, as Chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission, as Chairman/CEO of a New York Stock Exchange Company and as a member of numerous boards of directors uniquely qualifies Mr. O'Reilly to address the multitude of legal issues that arise in the business world.

Mr. O'Reilly's experience in numerous areas of law including hospitality, gaming, tax, construction, insurance, labor, real estate, corporate and bankruptcy enables him to effectively lead the O'Reilly Law Group team of lawyers in providing a full range of legal services to their clients.

Career Highlights

Representation of numerous gaming, hospitality and entertainment companies including MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, Mandalay Resort Group, CasaBlanca Hotel-Casino-Golf-Spa, Westward Ho Motel & Casino, and EMI Music Publishing, as well as entertainers and athletes including Siegfried & Roy, MJJ Productions (Michael Jackson), Olivia Newton-John, Fats Domino, Liberace Estate and Mike Tyson.
Representation as lead counsel for various parties in complex multi-district litigation.
Representation in Indian Courts of various persons, including tribal members and contract vendors.
Representation of Del Webb Corporation, American West Homes, Lewis Homes, American Nevada Corporation, and numerous other developers and contractors.
Representation of Lake Las Vegas Resort, a $7 billion resort community involving development of residential, hotel, casino, restaurant and retail properties, private lake, golf courses and related entertainment facilities.
Representation of various clients in mergers, acquisitions, purchases and sales of businesses and business entities.

Professional Memberships

American Trial Lawyers Association
American Board of Trial Advocates
Casino Management Association
Commercial Law League of America
International Association of Gaming Attorneys
National Association of Industrial Office Parks
Nevada Development Authority
Nevada Taxpayers Association
Nevada Trial Lawyers Association
Southern Nevada Home Builders Association
Urban Land Institute
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Nevada Police and Fire Emerald Society

Professional Activities

Member, Community Board of Directors, Wells Fargo Bank Nevada, N.A.
Member, Board of Directors, Sierra Pacific Resources
Member, Board of Trustees, LoyolaMarymount University
Member, Board of Trustees, University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation
Member, Advisory Council, UNLV International Gaming Institute
Member, Board of Directors, United Way of Southern Nevada
Member, Advisory Board, Boys & Girls Clubs of Las Vegas
Member, Advisory Board, Boy Scouts of America
Member, Advisory Board, Catholic Community Services
Past Chairman and Member, Board of Trustees, Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and its influential Government Affairs Committee
Founding Chairman and Chairman Emeritus, Nevada Test Site Development Corporation
Past Chairman, Nevada Gaming Commission
Former Member, Nevada Gaming Policy Committee
Past Chairman, Governor's Health Care Systems Review Committee
Past President and Member, Board of Directors, Nevada Federal Credit Union
Past President, Clark County Bar Association
Former President, Clark County Bar Association's Past Presidents Association
Past Editor, Clark County Bar Association Communiqué Magazine
Past President, Board of Regents, Bishop Gorman High School

Bar Associations

American Bar Association
State Bar of Nevada
State Bar of Missouri
Clark County Bar Association

Court Admissions

Missouri
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
Nevada and U.S. District Court
District of Nevada
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Tax Court

Education

University of Nevada Las Vegas, cum laude, M.B.A., 1974
St. Louis University School of Law, cum laude, J.D., 1969
St. Louis University, B.S.C., 1967

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