LAS VEGAS, NEV (August 26, 2014) –Best Lawyers has listed firm managing partner John R. Bailey of Bailey Kennedy among its Best Lawyers In America for 2015.
Bailey was selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America for 2015 in the field of Healthcare Law 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 nearly 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 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 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. Bailey 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. Mr. Bailey has been recommended to the President of the United States for a Judgeship on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by Senators John Ensign and Harry Reid.
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Bailey Kennedy, LLP 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, healthcare law and administrative law, and real estate law. Its dynamic team of professionals represents, among others, top healthcare facilities, publicly traded corporations, gaming companies, 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.