PR NEWS   DEFENDER OF THE DECADE May 19, 2010 Congratulations are extended to shareholder, Dominic P. Gentile for being honored as the 2010 "Defender of the Decade". (read more) STEPHEN A. CRYSTAL JOINS GORDON SILVER May 6, 2010 Gordon Silver welcomes its newest attorney, Stephen A. Crystal to the firm in the Corporate and Real Estate department in the Las Vegas office. (read more) WELCOME PHOENIX, ARIZONA! April 26, 2010 PHOENIX--Gordon Silver opens a new office in Phoenix, Arizona. Gordon Silver and Warnicke & Littler, of Phoenix, AZ joined forces March 1, 2010. The new Phoenix office allows Gordon Silver to expand its base and operations to companies and clientele that will directly benefit from its combined expertise. "The exciting possibilities of growth are always a challenge worth rising to meet" says Gregory Garman, Managing Partner of Gordon Silver. "This partnership is one that will benefit our client base the most which makes the challenges of growth worthwhile." (read more) GORDON SILVER DISCUSSES ITS DELIBERATE GROWTH IN THE APRIL 26th ISSUE OF LAS VEGAS BUSINESS PRESS April 26, 2010 Gordon Silver, which has served Las Vegas since 1968, has taken the approach of growing its practice locally then taking it on the road. The full-service law firm is working to become a regional fixture. It opened a second office in Phoenix last month. Third-generation Nevadan Greg Garman, who serves as the firm's managing shareholder, credits Gordon Silver's "not stuffy" culture as an asset enabling the firm to add staff and increase productivity. (read more) ALAN LANIS, JR. JOINS GORDON SILVER April 15, 2010 Gordon Silver welcomes its newest attorney, Alan A. Lanis, Jr. to the firm in the Business Restructuring and Bankruptcy group in the Las Vegas, NV office. The focus of Alan's practice is corporate restructuring and complex insolvency representing clients in all aspects of business restructuring cases. Mr. Lanis also has a broad based background in mergers and acquisition, corporate governance, finance, and securities law issues. (read more) GORDON SILVER SHAREHOLDERS RECOGNIZED IN THE LISTING OF NEVADA SUPER LAWYERS April 1, 2010 Congratulations are once again in order to Gordon Silver's shareholders who were again recognized in the Mountain States Super Lawyers 2010 listing. (read more) AN IN-DEPTH Q&A WITH DOMINIC GENTILE, SHAREHOLDER, GORDON SILVER March 19, 2010 Las Vegas In Business magazine sits down with Gordon Silver shareholder, Dominic Gentile for a one-on-one, no questions barred interview discussing his humble beginnings, storybook career, significant legal cases, fame, and more. (read more) HERBST PLAN MAY SERVE AS MODEL November 28, 2009 Attorneys Gerald Gordon and Erika Pike Turner believe they have seen the future of some Las Vegas casino operators in the bankruptcy of Herbst Gaming Inc. and affiliated companies. Herbst lost its casinos and slot routes as a result of bankruptcy. But the lawyers at Gordon Silver say the Herbst bankruptcy also left a legacy for the gaming industry -- a blueprint for how to restructure a casino company and leave an ongoing business for customers, employees and creditors. (read more) JEFFREY SILVER NAMED IN BAND 1 OF CHAMBERS GUIDE TO LEADING LAWYERS July 23, 2009 Jeffrey Silver was recently named to the top level of attorneys in the Chambers Guide to Leading Lawyers. He was described by the publication as “…a dean of gaming and administrative law; his "great knowledge and instincts" in all aspects of the field…” (read more) PEOPLE OWED CASH BY PURCHASEPRO TO GET $50 MILLION FROM CASE June 30, 2009 Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman figured he lost all of the $50,000 he invested in PurchasePro.com, a Las Vegas-based e-commerce company that has been in bankruptcy since September 2002. (read more) NEVADAN AT WORK: CASINO BANKRUPTCIES NOTHING NEW FOR GORDON SILVER OFFICIAL May 4, 2009 Gerald Gordon expects casinos to be sold and different companies to enter the gaming industry because they can do so at bargain prices. For more than three decades, Las Vegas casino owners have gone to Gerald Gordon for advice on how to avoid bankruptcy and how to emerge from it as viable businesses. He successfully led the Landmark, which billionaire Howard Hughes once owned, out of bankruptcy only to see it be imploded after it failed again. He was lead counsel for the Silverbird in the late 1970s. (read more) CASE STUDY: PORTRAIT OF A MAJOR LAS VEGAS STRIP PROPERTY FACING BANKRUPTCY April 29, 2009 TMA Nevada proudly presents an actual case analysis and a study of a major Las Vegas Strip gaming property (who shall remain anonymous) facing bankruptcy. The case, its analysis and discussion will be lead by a distinguished panel of experts who have experience and first-hand knowledge of the circumstances. They will be reviewing the debt, equity, financial performance, liquidity, default imminence, loan covenants and negotiating deadlines. The panelists will take us through each one of these considerations with a view towards how to create and negotiate the best deal in a tough situation. (read more) BANKRUPTCIES JUMP 71 PERCENT IN NEVADA April 14, 2009 With the state's economy in a free fall, the number of bankruptcy filings in Nevada exploded last year. The Southern Nevada economy "is disproportionately built upon gaming and real estate sectors, and both are very hard-hit sectors," said Gregory Garman, a bankruptcy attorney and managing partner of law firm Gordon Silver. (read more) POST-BANKRUPTCY FINANCING HARDER TO SECURE IN CRISIS April 3, 2009 Businesses with good credit say they are having trouble getting loans because of the credit crisis. So it's not surprising that companies operating with the protection of bankruptcy court are being left high and dry, too. Since last year's fourth quarter, businesses that are candidates for Chapter 11 bankruptcy have encountered difficulties lining up post-bankruptcy financing, says Gregory Garman, managing partner at law firm Gordon Silver. (read more) View Older Articles