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Dennis L. Kennedy Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019

LAS VEGAS, NV (August 15, 2018) – Best Lawyers® has recognized Partner Dennis L. Kennedy of Bailey Kennedy, LLP in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019.

Dennis L. Kennedy was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for 2019 in the areas of Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Healthcare Law, and Real Estate Law. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers since 1991 and was named the Best Lawyers® 2012 and 2014 Healthcare Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Las Vegas.

For over 43 years, Kennedy’s practice has emphasized class actions, complex commercial litigation, antitrust law, hospital and healthcare law, and legal ethics. He has represented many of the country’s leading hotel, gaming, insurance, pharmaceutical, tobacco, and other companies. He is an author and frequent speaker in the areas of litigation and legal ethics. Kennedy was the co-editor of the Nevada Civil Practice Manual (the definitive authority on Nevada civil practice and procedure) from 2000-2013. He was an adjunct professor at the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law for 8 years.

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Almost 87,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and Best Lawyers has received over 10 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. For the 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, 7.8 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 60,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

Bailey Kennedy, LLP has been named among the “Best Places to Work” in Las Vegas and Nevada by Las Vegas Business Press, In Business Las Vegas, and Nevada Business magazine. The firm focuses on litigation, appellate law, hospital and healthcare law, business and corporate law, real estate law, administrative and gaming law, and ethics and professional responsibility law. Its dynamic team of professionals represents, among others, top healthcare facilities, publicly traded corporations, gaming companies, financial institutions, travel and tourism leaders, public entities, real estate developers, entertainment concerns, and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit www.BaileyKennedy.com or call 702.562.8820.

Bailey Kennedy Attorneys Recognized by “Super Lawyers”

LAS VEGAS (June 22, 2018) Five partners and three associates from the law firm Bailey Kennedy, LLP have been selected to the 2018 Mountain States Super Lawyers lists.

Managing Partner John R. Bailey, Partner Dennis L. Kennedy, Partner Joshua M. Dickey, and Partner Joseph A. Liebman have been named to the 2018 Mountain States Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the Mountain States area of Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Dennis L. Kennedy has also received the distinction of being named to the 2018 Mountain States “Top 100” list.

Partner Joshua P. Gilmore and associates, Kelly Stout, Paul C. Williams, and Andrea M. Champion have been named to the 2018 Mountain States Rising Stars list. No more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the Mountain States area are selected to receive this recognition.

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.

The Super Lawyers lists are published nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazines and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country. For more information about Super Lawyers, visit SuperLawyers.com.

Bailey Kennedy is a Nevada law firm focusing on litigation, appellate law, hospital and healthcare law, business and corporate law, real estate law, administrative and gaming law, and ethics and professional responsibility law. John R. Bailey founded the firm in 2001 and serves as its Managing Partner.

Bailey Kennedy has been named among the “Best Places to Work” in Las Vegas and Nevada by Las Vegas Business Press, In Business Las Vegas, and Nevada Business magazine. Its dynamic team of professionals represents, among others, top healthcare facilities, publicly traded corporations, gaming companies, financial institutions, travel and tourism leaders, public entities, real estate developers, entertainment concerns, and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit www.BaileyKennedy.com or call 702.562.8820.

Bailey Kennedy Named Nevada Firm of the Year by Benchmark Litigation

LAS VEGAS, NV (March 6, 2018) – Benchmark Litigation, a national guide to America’s leading litigation firms and attorneys, named Bailey Kennedy, LLP as the 2018 Nevada Firm of the Year. Benchmark Litigation announced this accolade at its annual awards ceremony on February 15, 2018, at the Pierre Hotel in New York City. It is the second year in a row that Bailey Kennedy has received this award. Benchmark Litigation is a guide to the country’s top attorneys—it is the only publication that focuses exclusively on litigation in the United States.

Benchmark Litigation has described that “boutique firm Bailey Kennedy is well known for the excellence of its representation, especially regarding health care and gaming matters.” In addition to litigation, the firm also focuses on appellate law, business and corporate law, real estate law, administrative law, and ethics and professional responsibility law. John R. Bailey, a life-long Nevadan, founded the firm in 2001. Bailey later partnered with Dennis L. Kennedy to build one of Nevada’s premier law firms.

Bailey Kennedy’s dynamic team of professionals represents, among others, top healthcare facilities, publicly traded corporations, gaming companies, financial institutions, travel and tourism leaders, public entities, real estate developers, entertainment concerns, and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit www.BaileyKennedy.com or call 702.562.8820.

Joshua P. Gilmore Named on Benchmark Litigation’s Future Stars List

LAS VEGAS, NV (November 30, 2017) – In its 2018 publication, Benchmark Litigation has recognized Partner Joshua P. Gilmore on its Future Stars list.  

Benchmark Litigation is a national guide to the country’s top attorneys and firms—it is the only publication that focuses exclusively on litigation in the United States. The guide’s results are the culmination of a six-month research period that includes extensive interviews with litigators and their clients. The rankings for “future stars” in each state reflect those “who are likely to become state litigation stars and/or national litigation stars,” as defined by Michael Rafalowich, Managing Editor of Benchmark Litigation.

Benchmark Litigation notes “boutique firm Bailey Kennedy is well known for the excellence of its representation, especially regarding health care and gaming matters.” Gilmore, who became a Partner at Bailey Kennedy in January 2017, practices in the area of complex commercial litigation, handling matters involving breach of contract, fraud, antitrust and unfair competition, and business torts.  His practice also includes professional responsibility and legal ethics.

Bailey Kennedy’s dynamic team of professionals represents, among others, top healthcare facilities, publicly traded corporations, gaming companies, financial institutions, travel and tourism leaders, public entities, real estate developers, entertainment concerns, and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit www.BaileyKennedy.com or call 702.562.8820.