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Nicholas Santoro

Nicholas Santoro

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Business Torts

Professional Liability Claims

Real Estate Litigation

Construction Litigation

Career

Nicholas J. Santoro is an accomplished Nevada commercial litigator. He has been lead counsel in numerous trials and arbitrations.

Mr. Santoro has extensive experience in a wide variety of matters, including corporate/partnership disputes, class action defense, shareholder derivative cases, non-compete litigation, commercial real estate and lease disputes, construction litigation and professional liability claims.

He regularly represents hotel/casino and gaming technology companies, utilities, government agencies, homebuilders, real estate developers and law firms.

Mr. Santoro has consistently been recognized for his excellence in commercial litigation by Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business–Band 1; The Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation and Bet-the-Company Litigation); Benchmark, America’s Leading Litigation Attorneys; and Super Lawyers (Mountain States). He is AV–rated by Martindale–Hubbell.

Mr. Santoro is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the premier association for the Trial Bar in North America, which is reserved for the top one percent of trial lawyers in any state or province. He currently serves as a faculty member with the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (Nevada Deposition Skills Program) and is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

An active participant in local bar and professional organizations, he served for many years on the Southern Nevada Disciplinary Board of the State Bar of Nevada and previously was a member of the State Bar’s Fee Dispute Committee; he also served as a Mentor for the State Bar of Nevada’s Transitioning into Practice Program. In addition to his selection as a Colleague of the Nevada Law Foundation, Mr. Santoro was also actively involved in the Nevada American Inns of Court.

Professional Memberships

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers

Faculty Member, National Institute of Trial Advocacy (Nevada Deposition Skills Program)

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: General Commercial - Nevada

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Nicholas Santoro of Spenser Fane maintains a solid practice in commercial litigation, with experience representing hotel and casino clients, as well as government agencies and real estate developers.

Strengths

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  • There's not any matter I would hesitate to bring to Nicholas. He's detail-oriented and comprehensive with his analysis. His understanding of our case on every level is second to none.

    Litigation: General CommercialChambers Guide to the USA

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