McDonald Carano is the oldest preeminent full-service law firm in Nevada and is known as Nevada's law firm for business. We have helped shape the legal, business, and policy landscape in Nevada for more than 70 years and many of our lawyers, government relations advisors, and professional lobbyists are third and fourth generation Nevadans. McDonald Carano stands out as the only state-wide mid-size law firm that has a legacy reputation as a prominent founding firm of Nevada's legal community. Clients value our longevity, reliability, and practicality in our full-service ability to handle any client's needs – transactions, litigation, regulatory compliance, general counsel services, wealth management, government relations and legislative lobbying. From offices in Reno, Las Vegas and Carson City, McDonald Carano serves local, regional, national and international companies, private and publicly held businesses, startups and entrepreneurial entities, banking institutions and investment companies, trade associations and government entities, non-profit organizations and public-private partnerships, and select high-net-worth individuals. Our clients also include other law firms that do not have offices in Nevada but have clients that need local assistance with transaction, litigation, or government affairs matters in Nevada. We are also highly sought after for our expertise in helping businesses of all sizes in all industries relocate to and/or expand in Nevada.McDonald Carano is a founding member of Meritas, the leading global alliance of independent full-service business law firms. We joined Meritas in 1990 and continue to be the only Nevada member firm serving the Nevada legal services needs of clients from other Meritas member firms that are located throughout the U.S. and in nearly 100 countries. Our membership in Meritas also provides our clients with a time-saving gateway to more than 180 Meritas colleague member firms around the world.

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