Lynn A. Vaughn, Counsel at our Las Vegas law office
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Lynn A. Vaughn

Counsel
Biography

Lynn Vaughn is a member of our commercial real estate team. Her practice focuses on commercial leasing including office, retail, food and beverage, live entertainment, medical, industrial and ground leasing, as well as property operations and acquisition and disposition matters. She advises on a wide range of commercial real estate issues, including reviewing, drafting, and negotiating leases and lease-related documents, listing agreements, and commission agreements. Her experience includes non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements, purchase and sale agreements and vendor and service contracts. Lynn also works closely with asset management and property management teams on investor and tenant relations, bringing a business-oriented perspective shaped by her in-house leadership background.

She represents a wide variety of clients, including major national and regional retail and office landlords, as well as both large and small office and retail tenants including boutique fitness concepts, restaurants, entertainment venues, charter schools, medical and dental offices, and other retail concepts. Her recent work includes multi-property landlord leasing portfolios, shopping center landlord representation residential and student housing lease issues, and significant acquisition and disposition matters including a $29 million retail center sale and other notable transactions.

Prior to joining the firm, Lynn served as General Counsel for Gemini Rosemont Commercial Real Estate and previously as the General Counsel for the Miracle Mile Shops on the Las Vegas strip where she simultaneously served as the General Manager of the property.

She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Florida State University and a J.D. from the University of Arizona. She is a certified mediator and arbitrator and served as an Alternate Judge for the Las Vegas Municipal Court.

Lynn also serves as Chair of the Las Vegas office’s Community Involvement Committee and received the Community Involvement Award in 2025 for her efforts. Outside of the firm, she is a Special Olympics swimming coach and a member of Special Olympics Nevada Board of Directors where she also serves on the Executive Committee and as Board Liaison for the Volunteer Advisory Committee.  Lynn is also a member of the Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • Nevada


Court Admissions

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


Education

  • University of Arizona (J.D.)
  • Florida State University, Panama City Campus (B.S., Business Management)
Experience

Representative Matters

  • Represent regional retail REIT in leasing for retail, restaurant and entertainment uses including inline and ground leases.
  • Represent Seller in $28 million sale of Las Vegas shopping center.
  • Represent large national developer in lease negotiations for Las Vegas retail and office properties.
  • Represent national developer on all lease negotiations for retail component of new mixed use development and sale of property to national hotel brand.
  • Represented large real estate investment and asset management firm in various restaurant, medical, and retail leases as well as property dispositions
  • Represented national commercial developer in all office leasing and property acquisitions and dispositions.
  • Represent national brand tenants in lease negotiations.
  • Represent fast growing fitness concept on all lease negotiations for expanding business.
  • Served as General Counsel responsible for all leasing, operations and other legal matters for a multi-state office Landlord.
  • Served as General Counsel responsible for all retail, restaurant and live entertainment venue leasing as well as all operations and other legal matters for a retail center located on the Las Vegas Strip.

Previous Professional Experience

  • Gemini Rosemont Commercial Real Estate, General Counsel
  • Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, Vice President, General Counsel

Community Involvement

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada, Board Member (2023-Present)
  • Special Olympics Nevada, Board Member (2024-Present)
  • Special Olympics Swimming, Coach (2016-Present)