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John R. Bailey Listed in “Best Lawyers of America” for 2016

LAS VEGAS, NEV (August 25, 2015) –Best Lawyers has listed firm managing partner John R. Bailey of Bailey Kennedy among its Best Lawyers In America for 2016.

Bailey was selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America for 2016 in the field of Healthcare Law, Health Care Litigation and Commercial Litigation. He has also been named Best Lawyers’ “Lawyer of the Year” for Las Vegas Healthcare Law in 2013. He has been practicing law in Nevada for 30 years with an emphasis on commercial and corporate litigation, administrative healthcare law and gaming law.

Bailey is the managing partner of Bailey Kennedy, LLP. He is the Chairman of the Moral Character and Fitness Committee of the Nevada State Bar. He serves as Chairman of the Governing Board of the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Council for a Better Nevada, The Public Education Foundation, the Institutional Advisory Council of College of Southern Nevada, and the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance. Bailey is a Director of Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) and served on the Board of Directors of SHFL entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHFL) where he was Chairman of its Governance Committee. He is a past Chairman and member of the Nevada Athletic Commission.

Other attorneys at Bailey Kennedy, LLP listed in Best Lawyers in America for 2016 include: Dennis L. Kennedy (Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, and Health Care Law); Joshua M. Dickey (Appellate Practice); and Mark H. Goldstein (Real Estate Law).

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 leading attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, 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.”

Joshua M. Dickey Listed in “Best Lawyers of America” for 2016

LAS VEGAS, NEV (August 18, 2015) –Best Lawyers has listed firm partner Joshua M. Dickey of Bailey Kennedy among its Best Lawyers In America for 2016.

Shareholder Joshua Dickey was selected among the Best Lawyers in America for 2016 in Appellate Practice. His legal practice focuses on business litigation, including disputes in such areas as commercial law, trade secrets, covenants not to compete, corporate law and healthcare law. In addition, he advises clients on matters concerning corporate governance, trade secrets, and covenants not to compete. He is a member of the Southern Nevada Disciplinary Board of the State Bar of Nevada and is on the editorial staff of the Nevada Civil Practice Manual.

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 leading attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, 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.”

Mark H. Goldstein Listed in “Best Lawyers of America” for 2016

LAS VEGAS, NEV (August 18, 2015) –Best Lawyers has listed Mark H. Goldstein of Bailey Kennedy among its Best Lawyers In America for 2016.

Mark Goldstein was selected among the Best Lawyers in America for 2016 in Real Estate Law. His practice focuses on real estate, business, and corporate law. Mr. Goldstein has organized numerous Nevada corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies for the ownership of property used for hotels, casinos, and other land development operations. He has assisted clients in the acquisition, development and disposition of property. He has helped clients borrow money and sell equity interests in projects, such as planned residential communities, electrical power plants, chemical facilities, hotels, resorts, and medical facilities. Mr. Goldstein has written contracts and given legal advice for many types of land development operations.

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 leading attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, 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.”

Dennis L. Kennedy Listed in “Best Lawyers of America” for 2016

LAS VEGAS, NEV (August 18, 2015) –Best Lawyers has listed firm partner Dennis L. Kennedy of Bailey Kennedy among its Best Lawyers In America for 2016.

Dennis Kennedy was selected among the Best Lawyers in America for 2014, in the fields of Appellate Practice, Bet-The-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law and Healthcare Law. He has been listed with Best Lawyers since 1991, and was named Best Lawyers’ “Lawyer of the Year” for Las Vegas Healthcare Law in both 2012 and 2014.

For the last 40 years, Mr. Kennedy has represented many of the country’s leading drug, food, health care, insurance, tobacco, hotel-casino, and other companies in both the enforcement and defense of their rights. Mr. Kennedy was the co-editor of the Nevada Civil Practice Manual (the definitive authority on Nevada civil practice and procedure) from 1998-2013. He is an adjunct professor at the William S. Boyd School of Law, where he teaches Nevada Civil Practice.

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 leading attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, 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.”