NEVADA LAWYER PAUL LARSEN JOINS SNELL & WILMER’S LAS VEGAS OFFICE LAS VEGAS (August 16, 2017) – Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that Paul E. Larsen has joined the Las Vegas office as counsel in the areas of regulatory and administrative law. Larsen has more than 25 years of experience in alcohol compliance (tied house and FDA regulatory compliance), business and professional licensing, land use, regulatory compliance at the local, state and federal level, and municipal and state government relations. He has also drafted state and local government laws and regulations concerning money laundering, first amendment issues, land use and gaming law. He has represented clients before numerous local and state agencies including Nevada’s Gaming Control Board, Gaming Commission, Athletic Commission, Public Utilities Commission and Financial Institutions Division of the Department of Business & Industry. He is an experienced lobbyist before the Nevada State Legislature and all local governments of Southern Nevada. Larsen has appeared before Nevada state and federal courts including the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Paul E. Larsen

Larsen is the past president of Nevada Legal Services and previously served as general counsel of the Corporation for Solar Technology & Renewable Resources. Larsen has achieved numerous legal rankings ® and awards including Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business , Litigation: General Commercial (2017); Global Law Experts, Regulatory & Licensing Lawyer of the Year in Nevada (2017); The ® Best Lawyers in America , Franchise Law, Government Relations Practice (2012-2017); Mountain States Super Lawyers, Administrative Law (2007-2017) and Top Rated Administrative Law Attorney in Las Vegas; Best Lawyers in America, U.S. News (20012-2017); Desert Companion's Top Lawyers (2015) and Martindale Hubble Preeminent Lawyer (2017). He received his J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law and his B.A. from the University of Oregon. Larsen is very active in the Las Vegas community and is the past general counsel of the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth; former President’s Club member of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce; and capital campaign committee member of The Animal Foundation. Prior to joining Snell & Wilmer, Larsen was a partner at Morris Polich & Purdy. Before that, he was in private practice and spent 15 years as a partner at Lionel Sawyer & Collins. About Snell & Wilmer Founded in 1938, Snell & Wilmer is a full-service business law firm with more than 400 attorneys practicing in nine locations throughout the western United States and in Mexico, including Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada; Salt Lake City, Utah; Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Los Angeles and Orange County, California; Denver, Colorado; and Los Cabos, Mexico. The firm represents clients ranging from large, publicly traded corporations to small businesses, individuals and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit www.swlaw.com. ###