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Provided by Adam Hosmer-Henner
Appellate
Commercial & Complex Litigation
Gaming & Administrative Law
Trust, Estate & Fiduciary Litigation
Adam Hosmer-Henner represents Nevada’s largest companies and entities in high-profile cases throughout the state. He is Chair of the Appellate Practice Group and has handled over forty appeals at the Nevada Supreme Court and argued multiple cases before the Court. Mr. Hosmer-Henner represents his clients in litigation and arbitration involving a wide range of complex matters and focuses on health care, gaming, antitrust and unfair trade practices, intellectual property, trusts and estates, and commercial torts.
Mr. Hosmer-Henner previously worked in the Antitrust and Competition Department of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in New York. He also worked as a legal advisor for the Remote Gambling Association in Brussels, Belgium where he counseled the association and its members on regulatory, tax and competition issues affecting the European online gambling sector.
Awards and Recognitions
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business – Appellate Litigation (Band 1, 2024), Commercial Litigation (Band 3, 2024; Up and Coming, 2022, 2023)
The Best Lawyers in America – Commercial Litigation (2021-2024), Gaming Law (2021-2024), Appellate Practice (2024), Trusts & Estates Litigation (2024), and Tax Litigation and Controversy (2024)
Nevada Business Magazine – “Top Rank Attorneys” (2020-2024)
Northern Nevada Business Weekly, Best in Business awards – “Up & Coming Business Person” (2022)
Mountain States Super Lawyers Magazine – Super Lawyer (2019-2023), Rising Star (2016-2017)
Vince Consul Memorial Pro Bono Award, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada (2021)
The American Lawyer – “Trailblazers West” (2021) (Attorneys who have “moved the needle in the legal industry,” are “truly agents of change,” and “made significant marks on the practice, policy and technological advancement of their practice.”)
“Twenty Under 40” Honoree, Reno Tahoe Young Professionals Network (2020)
Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year – United States District Court of Nevada
Member, Commission on the Nevada Rules of Appellate Procedure
Member, Appellate Litigation Section, State Bar of Nevada (past Chair)
Member, Lawyer Advertising Advisory Committee, State Bar of Nevada
Lawyer Representative, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada (2023-2025)
Pro Bono Committee, Nevada Supreme Court
Pro Bono Committee, U.S. District Court of the District of Nevada
Volunteer, Lawyer in the Library program, Washoe County Law Library
Volunteer, Office of Military Legal Assistance
Volunteer, Project Salute
Graduate, Leadership Program, Reno + Sparks Chamber of Commerce
Member, Bruce R. Thompson American Inn of Court
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Washoe County Bar Association
Member, Clark County Bar Association
Presentations and Publications
Author, Non-Final, Appealable Administrative Orders, Appellate Briefs, The Writ, Washoe County Bar Association, Sept/Oct 2023
Author, Navigating Multi-Party Appeals, Appellate Briefs, The Writ, Washoe County Bar Association, May/June 2023
Moderator, judges panel on Civil Practice, District of Nevada’s Federal District Conference, May 11, 2023
Author, A Wynn for the Nevada Gaming Commission, Appellate Briefs, The Writ, Washoe County Bar Association, Sept/Oct 2022
Author, The Virtual Raise It or Waive It: Preserving an Accurate Appellate Record of Remote Trial Court Proceedings, Nevada Lawyer, June 2021
Author, Co-operating to Reduce the International Regulatory Burden, European Gaming Lawyer, Winter 2013
Author, In-Room Mobile Gaming in Nevada, Casino Lawyer, Fall 2011
Author, Preventing Game-Fixing: Sports Books as Information Markets, 14 Gaming L. Rev. 31 (2010) (Shannon Bybee Award for outstanding paper on a subject in the field of gaming law)
Author, Unstable Equilibriums in the European Gambling Market, European Gaming Lawyer, Winter 2010
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Adam is an excellent lawyer and advocate for his clients in pre-litigation, litigation and court. He is very strong in responding to his clients as well.
Adam is an excellent lawyer and advocate for his clients in pre-litigation, litigation and court. He is very strong in responding to his clients as well.
