Brian Blaylock is a partner in Snell & Wilmer’s corporate and securities group. His practice focuses on assisting mid-market companies and their owners in corporate and commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, securities offerings, business divorces, general contract negotiation, employment and consulting agreements, and employee incentive programs.
William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (J.D., summa cum laude)
Notes Editor, Nevada Law Journal
Society of Advocates
CALI Awards in Civil Procedure I; Lawyering Process II; Sales & Leases; and Wills, Trusts & Estates
Scribes Award, The American Society of Legal Writers
Dean’s Award
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (B.A., Economics, magna cum laude)
Minor: Business Administration
American Bar Association
Business Law Section
Clark County Bar Association
"Top Legal Mistakes that Can Blow Up Your M&A Transaction (Construction Edition),” Presenter, Construction Financial Management Association, Las Vegas, Nevada (January 27, 2021)
“Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and More Anger: The Five Stages of Working Capital Adjustments,” Presenter, Alliance of M&A Advisors, Las Vegas, Nevada (February 4, 2020)
"Fundamentals of Mergers and Acquisitions of Privately-Held Companies," Presenter, National Business Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada (June 19, 2019)
"Creating a Business Succession Plan," Presenter, National Business Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada (June 19, 2019)
"Introducing the Model Short Form Stock Purchase Agreement," Presenter, ABA Business Law Section, Spring Meeting, Orlando, Florida (April 12, 2018)
“‘You Signed What?’ – Practical Advice for Business Owners When Responding to an Unsolicited Offer,” Presenter, Alliance of M&A Advisors, Las Vegas, Nevada (November 7, 2017)
“Limited Liability Companies,” Presenter, National Business Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada (December 16, 2015)
“Due Diligence in Private M&A Transactions – A Survival Guide,” Presenter, Exit Planning Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada (November 12, 2015)
"State of Formation: Why Does It Matter?," Co-Author, Communiqué, Vol. 35, Nos. 6 & 7 (June/July 2014)
"Tangible 'Intangibles' and Other Mysteries: A Critique of the D.C. Circuit's Expansion of Work Product Doctrine in United States v. Deloitte LLP," Note, Nevada Law Journal, Vol. 12, No. 1 (Fall 2011)
Top 100 Lawyers of the Year, Readers' Choice, MYVEGAS Magazine (2020)
Honor Roll, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada (2018)
#CAP100 (Children’s Attorney’s Project) Heroes, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada (2018)
Mountain States Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars Edition, Business/Corporate (2017-2021)
Legal Elite – Top Southern Nevada Attorneys, Nevada Business Magazine (2014-2021)
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