Practice Emphasis
Real Estate Law; Corporate Law
Professional Experience
Mark H. Goldstein has practiced real estate, business, and corporate law in Las Vegas, Nevada for over thirty years. In the 2012 edition of Chambers USA®, his many years of experience were summarized as working on “property and development issues for an array of clients, including, corporations, partnerships and limited liability corporations.”
Mr. Goldstein holds a Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ of AV Preeminent® (5.0-5.0), the highest possible rating. Mr. Goldstein has been described on the website of Martindale-Hubbell® as an “excellent lawyer, efficient and very knowledgeable.”
In his law practice, Mr. Goldstein organized numerous Nevada corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies for the ownership of property used for hotels, casinos, and other land development operations. He assisted clients in the acquisition, development, and disposition of property. He 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. In the 2008 edition of Chambers USA®, he was described with the comment that “Mark Goldstein moves up the rankings as ‘a talented, experienced and hard-working lawyer’ respected by peers for his skill in acquisitions and development matters.” When Mr. Goldstein was recognized by Chambers USA® in the section on Corporate/Commercial lawyers, he received the comment, “Mark Goldstein likewise receives praise for his corporate and real estate work. ‘A meticulously good drafter,’ he works on big gaming deals, as well as financings.”
Mr. Goldstein has been recognized for his success in The Best Lawyers in America©, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication of the legal profession, where he has been listed in the practice area of Real Estate Law since 1993. In 2012, Mark H. Goldstein was named the Best Lawyers® Real Estate “Lawyer of the Year” in Las Vegas. In addition, from 2007-2014, he was annually selected to both the Nevada and Mountain State Super Lawyers lists. In 2009, Mr. Goldstein was listed by the Nevada Business Magazine as one of the Top 100 Attorneys in Nevada.
Early in his career, Mr. Goldstein participated in a number of municipal bond transactions, including the Southern California Edison Company Project, Clark County, Nevada; Adjustable Tender Pollution Control Revenue Bonds, Series 1987A and 1988A; and California Health Facilities Financing Authority Insured Health Facility Revenue Bonds. At that time, he was appointed to the Clark County School District Bond Oversight Committee. In a 1996 issue of The American Lawyer, he was noted for leading the largest share junk bond issues in the United States. In the Nevada Business Journal (October 1998), he was mentioned for leadership in representation of hospitals. The National Law Journal (January 1999) sought Mr. Goldstein’s opinion on the evaluation of New York lawyers in business transactions. In Canada, the February 2003 issue of Lexpert, The Business Magazine For Lawyers noted Mr. Goldstein’s work for Fireworks Entertainment Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of CanWest Entertainment Inc., in the securing of a $172 million stand-alone corporate credit facility from a syndicate led by Comerica Bank-California.
In addition to his daily practice, Mr. Goldstein has written Nevada legislation concerning regulation of financial institutions, corporate and governmental finance and has written reports and testified as an expert witness in matters concerning business and corporate law. The Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau Publications office has featured his endorsement of the Nevada Law Library on CD, quoting his comment that the CD version of Nevada law is the “fastest access to the complete body of Nevada law you can find.”
Professional and Civic Affiliations
- Member, State Bar of Nevada
- Member, State Bar of Wisconsin
- Former Member, Clark County School District’s Bond Issue Oversight Committee
Education
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, J.D., 1981
- Dean’s List
- Member, National Moot Court Team
- Editor, Wisconsin Law Review, 1980-1981
- Law Review Article: “County as a Merchant Under the UCC,” Wisconsin Law Review, 1980
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.B.A., cum laude, 1978
- Beta Gamma Sigma
Bar/Court Admissions
- State Bar of Nevada, 1982
- State Bar of Wisconsin, 1981