Black & LoBello Attorneys Selected to The 2016 Best Lawyers in America by its Peers
LAS VEGAS, NV (August 18, 2015) – Black & LoBello is proud to announce that three (3) of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for the inclusion in the 22nd edition of the Best Lawyers in America. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. The attorneys selected to the list were litigation attorneys Maximiliano D. Couvillier, III for Commercial Litigation, Todd E. Kennedy for Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation - Construction, Litigation – Antitrust, and Brigid M. Higgins for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law.
Maximiliano D. Couvillier is an accomplished litigation attorney who currently serves as the Chair of the Commercial Litigation Department at Black & LoBello. Max’s practice focuses on commercial matters, corporate governance, mergers & acquisitions, shareholder disputes, intellectual property, class actions, real estate and appeals. Max was also named to the 2015 Legal Elite by the Nevada Business Magazine as well as the 2015 Mountain States Super Lawyer.
Todd E. Kennedy specializes in commercial litigation, including contracts, products liability, corporate governance/shareholder disputes, and anti-trust litigation. Todd’s impressive legal work has earned him many professional honors, such as, the 2015 Legal Elite by the Nevada Business Magazine and the 2015 Mountain States Super Lawyers in which he received for the third consecutive year. In addition to being included to Best Lawyers in America, Todd was also named the Best Lawyers’ 2016 Las Vegas Litigation - Intellectual Property, “Lawyer of the Year.”
Brigid M. Higgins who recently joined Black & LoBello from one of Nevada’s oldest and largest firms, Gordon Silver, is a well-respected bankruptcy and litigation attorney. Brigid is widely regarded amongst her clients and peers for her keen business knowledge and ability to successfully handle complex insolvency, reorganization, and creditor’s rights cases. Brigid was named to the 2015 Mountain States Super Lawyer which she has received for the 8th consecutive year, 2007-2015. A listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers. For more than three decades, Best Lawyers lists have earned the respect of the profession, the media, and the public, as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere.