Angela E. Atkin, Shareholder, joins RQ&N's Tax Section. Ms. Atkin focuses on all aspects of estate, probate and trust matters, including estate planning, estate and trust administration, gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer tax issues, as well as the formation and ongoing operation of family business entities and tax-exempt corporations. Ms. Atkin also has experience with trials and settlements involving the Internal Revenue Service and the Utah State Tax Commission.
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Paul C. Burke, who is a partner and serves as general counsel of Ray Quinney & Nebeker, has been named "Pro Bono Attorney of the Year" for 2012 by the Utah State Bar. This award is one of the Utah State Bar's top honors.
Ray Quinney & Nebeker is one of the first 16 organizations to be included on the Clean Air Champions list.
Gavin M. Reese, Of Counsel, joins RQ&N's Corporate Section. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Reese was an Associate at a regional firm in Salt Lake City. Mr. Reese's practice focuses on general corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, business entity selection and formation, and securities matters. He also counsels clients in a wide range of real estate matters including negotiating and drafting purchase agreements, easement agreements, and commercial and retail leases. Additionally, Mr.
Ray Quinney & Nebeker is pleased to announce the launch of its "Utah Defamation Law" blog at www.utahdefamationlaw.com. The blog is managed by Ryan B. Bell. Mr. Bell is a Shareholder who practices in the firm’s Intellectual Property and Commercial Litigation sections, and has expertise in litigating trademark, unfair competition, defamation, commercial contract, and other complex commercial claims.
David H. Leigh's article, New Requirements for Proofs of Claim in Bankruptcy, was recently published by the Lease Enforcement Attorneys Network (LEAN). Mr. Leigh is a Shareholder in the firm's bankruptcy group and represents secured creditors, unsecured creditors, official committees of unsecured creditors, and trustees in chapter 7, 11, 12 and 13 bankruptcy cases. Mr.
In a landmark decision, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a lender’s ability to foreclose residential mortgages in Utah that were securitized and then tracked by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (“MERS”). Ray Quinney & Nebeker attorneys Michael D. Mayfield and Matthew M.
RQ&N is pleased to announce that four attorneys have been elected Shareholders of the Firm.
Blake R. Bauman is a member of the Firm's Real Estate Section. Mr. Bauman focuses his practice on development, land use and entitlements, acquisitions and dispositions of property, leasing, and financing of office, retail, multi-family and other properties. Mr. Bauman also has experience assisting clients with business formation and planning, joint ventures, and other general corporate matters.
Ray Quinney & Nebeker has been recognized in Benchmark Plaintiff 2012: The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Plaintiff Firms and Attorneys. Benchmark Plaintiff was spawned by Benchmark Litigation, a publication of Euromoney/Legal Media Group - the only publication on the market to focus exclusively on leading firms and partners in the US. The guide’s results are the culmination of a six-month research period that allows researchers to conduct extensive interviews with litigators and their clients.
Forty-two Ray Quinney & Nebeker attorneys are named "Utah's Legal Elite," an impressive list of legal leaders as selected by their peers, by Utah Business Magazine:
Banking/Financial
Kevin G. Glade
Michael D. Mayfield
Stephen C. Tingey
Bankruptcy/Workout
Michael R. Johnson
