PeopleJohn S. Delikanakis
PeopleJohn S. Delikanakis

  • King's College, London, LLM International Corporate & Commercial Law
  • Chicago-Kent College of Law, JD
  • Vassar College, AB

  • Clark County Bar Association, Board of Governors (2003-2006)
  • American Bar Association

Reported Cases

  • George L. Brown Insurance Agency v. Star Insurance Company, 237 P.2d 92 (Nev. Sup. Ct. 2010)
  • Anvui, LLC, A Nevada Limited Liability Company v. G.L., LLC, A Nevada Limited Liability Company, Supreme Court of the State Nevada (July 26, 2007)
  • Palace REIT v. Betty Engelstad, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (April 14, 2005)
  • Sandie Knutson and Dennis Knutson v. Allis-Chalmers, United States District Court for the District of Nevada (February 23, 2005)
  • Antonio Badillo, et al., v. The American Tobacco Company, United States District Court for the District of Nevada (June 29, 2001)
  • Sabine Young v. County of Clark, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (September 24, 1998)
  • Ciaffone v. Eighth Judicial District Court of State of Nevada, Supreme Court of Nevada (October 1, 1997)
  • Michael J. Padgett v. William O'Sullivan, et al., United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (September 15, 1995)

  • AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell® (2024)
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation (2018-2024)
  • Mountain States Super Lawyers®, Business Litigation (2012-2020)
  • Legal Elite - Top Southern Nevada Attorneys, Nevada Business Magazine (2019)
  • Benchmark Litigation, Future Star – Nevada (2017-2018)

  • University of Nevada-Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, Adjunct Professor (2023-Present)
  • Columbia County Historical Society of New York 
    • President, Board of Trustees (2023-Present)
  • Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance
    • Chairman, Board of Directors (2016-2018)
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada
    • Chairman, Board of Directors (2016-2018)
  • The Justice Michael L. Douglas PreLaw Fellowship Program
    • Advisory Board (2019-2023)
  • Be Engaged Business and Education Partnership
    • Clark County School District Mentor (2017)
  • Lake Las Vegas Rowing Club
    • Founding Member and Secretary (2016-2018)
  • The Salvation Army
    • Executive Committee, Advisory Board, Las Vegas (2001-2010, 2015-2017)
  • 50 Hour Club, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada (2015)
  • Honor Roll, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada (2014, 2018)
  • Beverly Green Neighborhood Association
    • President (2001-2003)

  • Park Place Entertainment Corporation, Associate General Counsel
  • Nebraska Supreme Court, Judicial Clerk

  • Illinois (inactive)
  • Nevada

  • Supreme Court of Illinois
  • Supreme Court of Nevada
  • United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • United States District Court, District of Nevada