International Guide to Top US Firms and Attorneys Recognizes Bailey Kennedy, LLP along with Managing Partner John R. Bailey, and Partner Dennis L. Kennedy for his 12th Consecutive Year
LAS VEGAS (June 3, 2014) Chambers USA, an international guide to the country’s top attorneys and law firms, has recognized Bailey Kennedy as a Top US Firm in General/Commercial Litigation. Managing Partner John R. Bailey and Partner Dennis L. Kennedy have also been recognized as Top US Attorneys in the category of General/Commercial Litigation in the 2014 Legal Ranking.
Chambers USA identifies the most outstanding law firms and lawyers through intensive research based on “their legal knowledge and experience, their ability, their effectiveness, and their client-service”. Firms and lawyers are placed in ranking bands which range from 1 through 6. Dennis L. Kennedy was ranked as a “Band 1” in General/Commercial Litigation while John R. Bailey and the law firm of Bailey Kennedy LLP were ranked as “Band 3” in General/Commercial Litigation.
Bailey focuses on corporate litigation, gaming, and health care law. He is the managing partner of Bailey Kennedy LLP. He is the acting Chairman and member of the Moral Character and Fitness Committee of the Nevada State Bar and was General Counsel for the State Republican Party. He served on the Board of Directors of SHFL entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHFL) and was chairman of its Governance Committee. He is a past chairman and member of the Nevada Athletic Commission. 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 and The Public Education Foundation. Mr. Bailey has been recommended for a judgeship on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by Senators John Ensign and Harry Reid.
Kennedy is a shareholder at the law firm Bailey Kennedy and 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. He is a former adjunct professor of law at UNLV’s Boyd School of Law where he taught health care law and Nevada Civil Practice (civil procedure, evidence, and ethics). Mr. Kennedy was for over ten years the co-editor of the Nevada Civil Practice Manual — the definitive authority on Nevada civil practice and procedure. He is also active in the community and serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas.
Chambers USA ranks the leading firms and lawyers in an extensive range of practice areas throughout America. The guide is read by industry-leading companies and organizations throughout the US and worldwide. It is also widely used by firms in all states for referral purposes. The research conducted each year for Chambers USA combines 12 months of unbiased and in-depth client interviews with an evaluation of the significant legal achievements of law firms and their lawyers. The rankings and editorial comment about lawyers are independent and objective. Inclusion in this section of the guide is based solely on the research team’s findings.
Bailey Kennedy, LLP was founded in 2001 by managing partner John R. Bailey. It 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 work, healthcare law and administrative law. Its dynamic team of professionals represents, among others, top healthcare facilities, publicly traded corporations, gaming companies, municipalities, 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.
February 2014: Dennis L. Kennedy and Kelly B. Stout Recognized at 2014 CCBA Volunteer Appreciation Awards
January 2014: Bailey Kennedy plays Santa for the Holidays
January 2014: Joseph Liebman Named Partner at Bailey Kennedy
December 2013: Bailey Kennedy Partners Recognized As Litigation Stars
December 2013: Bailey Kennedy Recognized As Highly Recommended Firm
November 2013: Bailey Kennedy Names Leon Gil Associate Attorney
November 2013: John R. Bailey Listed in “Best Lawyers of America” for 2014
November 2013: Joshua M. Dickey Listed in “Best Lawyers of America” for 2014
November 2013: Dennis L. Kennedy Listed in “Best Lawyers of America” for 2014
Bailey Kennedy Named a “Best Law Firm” for 2014
October 2013: Bailey Kennedy Names Russell J. Burke Associate Attorney
June 2013: Three Bailey Kennedy Partners Named 2013 Mountain States Super Lawyers
June 2013: Bailey Kennedy Associate Named 2013 Mountain States Super Lawyers Rising Star
October 2012: Las Vegas Attorney Dennis Kennedy Receives Top Ranking in Chambers USA
July 2012: Attorney Paul Williams Joins Family Promise Board of Trustees
July 2012: Three Bailey Kennedy Partners Named 2012 Super Lawyers
February 2012: John Bailey and Dennis Kennedy Slated To Discuss Ethics at National Conference March 22
January 2012: Best Lawyers In America Selects John Bailey For 2012 Edition XXX
November 2011: Mark Hesiak and Paul Williams Join Las Vegas Litigation Firm
October 2011: Dennis Kennedy Named Las Vegas Healthcare Attorney Of The Year
October 2011: Class Action Settlement Provides Refunds For Consumer Purchases Of SLIMQUICK, NV and Liquid Hoodia Extreme
September 2011: Bailey Kennedy Sole Nevada Law Firm To Make 2011 Inc. 5000 List
April 2011: Mark Hesiak Receives James E. Rogers Award
January 2011: Sarah Harmon Named Partner at Bailey Kennedy
October 2010: Newest Associate Attorneys Named: Elena Roberts and Kelly Stout join thriving practice
September 2010: Bailey Kennedy Ranks in Inc. 5000’s Top U.S. Companies
March 2010: Bailey Kennedy Receives “Super Lawyers” Distinction
June 2010: Dennis Kennedy Receives International Distinction: Chambers USA 2010
September 2010: Bailey Kennedy Names Joshua Gilmore Associate Attorney
September 2010: John Bailey And Dennis Kennedy Chosen As Nevada Legal Elite