Gil Kahn, Associate at our Las Vegas, and Seattle law offices
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Gil Kahn

Associate
Biography

Gil Kahn is an associate in the Snell & Wilmer commercial litigation and appellate practice groups. Prior to joining Snell & Wilmer, he was a Judicial Law Clerk for the U.S. District Court, District of Nevada for The Honorable Jennifer A. Dorsey, and The Honorable Larry R. Hicks. He also served as a Judicial Law Clerk in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for The Honorable Jay S. Bybee. In his appellate practice, Gil has represented clients in complex appeals before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and multiple state appellate courts.

In his litigation practice, Gil assists clients in a variety of areas ranging from business disputes, shareholder litigation, tribal law, constitutional claims, defamation/business disparagement, and debt collection including the recovery of collateral through repossession. Gil also greatly values pro-bono work and is particularly passionate about representing asylum seekers.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • Nevada
  • Washington


Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of Nevada
  • Supreme Court of Washington
  • United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit


Education

  • University of Nevada, William S. Boyd School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude)
    •  William S. Boyd Outstanding Graduate Award
    •  Lead Article Editor, Nevada Law Journal
    • Society of Advocates (Moot Court) Member
    • Robert F. Wagner National Labor & Employment Law Competition
    • Dean’s List
    • CALI Awards for Excellence in Legal Research and Writing I, Legal Research and Writing II, Legal Research and Writing III, Criminal Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Federal Indian Law, and Immigration Clinic
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas (B.S.B.A., Economics, magna cum laude)
    • Honors College
    • Dean’s List
    • Outstanding Student in Economics
Experience

Awards & Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation (2021-2025)
  • Mountain States Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars Edition, Business Litigation (2024)
  • Top Rank Attorney, Nevada Business Magazine (2021, 2023-2024)
    • Best Up and Coming (2021, 2023)

Previous Professional Experience

  • U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, Judicial Law Clerk to The Honorable Jennifer A. Dorsey (2018)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Judicial Law Clerk to The Honorable Jay S. Bybee, (2017-2018)
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, Judicial Law Clerk to The Honorable Larry R. Hicks (2016-2017)
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, Joint Extern to The Honorable Jennifer A. Dorsey and The Honorable Andrew P. Gordon (2016)
  •  Thomas & Mack Legal Clinic, Immigration Clinic Student Attorney (2015-2016)
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, Extern to The Honorable James C. Mahan (2015)
  •  U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada, Extern, (2015)
  •  Fine, Carman, Price; Law Clerk, (2014)

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • Lawyer Representative for the United States District Court, District of Nevada
  • American Bar Association
  • U.S. District Court, District of Nevada’s Civil Rules Committee (2023-Present)
  • American Inns of Court, Howard D. McKibben Chapter, Secretary
  • Washington State Bar Association

Representative Presentations and Publications