Brian L. Blaylock, Partner at our Las Vegas law office
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Brian L. Blaylock

Partner
Biography

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.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • Nevada


Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of Nevada
  • United States District Court, District of Nevada


Education

  • 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, Business Administration Minor, magna cum laude)
Experience

Awards & Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America®: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) (2024-2025); Securities/Capital Markets Law (2025)
    • Las Vegas Lawyer of the Year, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) (2025)
  • 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 (2017-2022)
  • Top Rank Attorney, Nevada Business Magazine (2014-2023)
    • Best Up and Coming Attorneys (2015-2016)

Previous Professional Experience

  • Lewis and Roca LLP, Associate

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • Alliance of Merger Acquisition Advisors, Southern Nevada Chapter, Chapter Leader (2016-Present)
  • Succession Advisors Round Table, Founding Member (2019-Present)
  • American Bar Association
    • Business Law Section
  • Clark County Bar Association

Representative Presentations and Publications

  • Understanding the New Reporting Obligations Under the Corporate Transparency Act”, Co-Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (November 16, 2023)
  • Mergers + Acquisitions Moving Forward in Nevada,” Quoted, Nevada Business Magazine (January 1, 2023)
  • “Buying, Selling and Staring a Business”, Co-Presenter, Nevada Business Magazine Business First Series, Las Vegas, Nevada (March 3, 2022)
  • “Top Legal Mistakes that Can Blow Up Your M&A Transaction (Construction Edition),” Presenter, Construction Financial Management Association (January 27, 2021)
  • “The Business Litigation Waltz: A Primer for Uninitiated and a Refresher for the Seasoned Campaigner” Moderator, Snell & Wilmer presentation, co-hosted with the Vegas Chamber (November 6, 2020)
  • “Equity Incentive Plans,” Presenter, Succession Advisors Roundtable (February 20, 2020)
  • “Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and More Anger: The Five Stages of Working Capital Adjustments,” Presenter, Alliance of M&A Advisors (February 4, 2020)
  • “Fundamentals of Mergers and Acquisitions of Privately-Held Companies,” Presenter, National Business Institute (June 19, 2019)
  • “Creating a Business Succession Plan,” Presenter, National Business Institute (June 19, 2019)
  • “Introducing the Model Short Form Stock Purchase Agreement,” Presenter, ABA Business Law Section, Spring Meeting (April 12, 2018)
  • “‘You Signed What?’ – Practical Advice for Business Owners When Responding to an Unsolicited Offer,” Presenter, Alliance of M&A Advisors (November 7, 2017)
  • “Limited Liability Companies,” Presenter, National Business Institute (December 16, 2015)
  • “Due Diligence in Private M&A Transactions – A Survival Guide,” Presenter, Exit Planning Institute (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)
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