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Practice Emphasis Commercial Litigation, Appellate, Immigration Professional Experience Maximiliano D.Couvillier III (Max) is a member of the Litigation Department at Lionel Sawyer & Collins. Max has experience in all stages of commercial litigation, including conducting a successful first-chair bench trial. Max's practice focuses on contractual disputes, product liability, corporate governance/shareholder disputes, real estate, construction, and employment matters. Max has also participated in significant appellate matters, representing some of the Nevada's largest companies. In addition, Max counsels his clients in employment-based immigration matters. Since moving to Las Vegas to join the Firm, Max has distinguished himself as an active member and leader in the community. In 2002 Max participated in the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Focus Leadership program. In 2004 he was appointed to serve on the Clark County Public Defender Indigency Advisory Committee. Max was also awarded the prestigious Arturo Cambeiro Outstanding Hispanic of the Year for 2004 by the Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce, in recognition of his leadership and contributions to the Southern Nevada Hispanic Community. Max's leadership was also recognized by Nevada Congressman Jon Porter, who invited him to attend the National Hispanic Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. in 2004. Max's community involvement is not only very rewarding, but has also allowed him to expand his practice beyond traditional lawyer roles by advising his clients who wish to serve the flourishing Southern Nevada Hispanic Community. While attending California Western School of Law in San Diego, Max served as a judicial extern to the Honorable James F. Stiven of the U.S. District Court for Southern California, and was a Summer Honors Associate for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. Max was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, was raised in San Diego, California and is fluent in Spanish. Reported Cases A.I. Credit Corp. v. Gohres, 299 F.Supp.2d 1156 (D.Nev.2004). Professional and Civic Affiliations Board of Directors, Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce, 2006--present Member, Justice of the Peace Judicial Selection Committee, 2006 Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association Director, Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce Foundation Arturo Cambeiro Outstanding Hispanic of the Year Award, 2004 Trustee, California Western School of Law Board of Trustees, 2002-2003 President, Southern Nevada Latin Bar Association Board of Directors Graduate, Focus Class IX, Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program Participant, 2002 Hispanic Leadership Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada Member, Clark County Public Defender Indigency Advisory Committee, 2004 Member, Clark County Bar Association Member, State Bar of Nevada Member, American Bar Association Education California Western School of Law in San Diego, California, cum laude, J.D., 2001 Recipient of Academic Achievement Awards in Trial Practice, Constitutional Law, and was the recipient of the California State Bar Merit Scholarship Member of the American Bar Association Negotiations Team and received first place in the Legal Skills Appellate Advocacy Competition University of California, San Diego, B.A. Political Science, minor in Law and Society Bar/Court Admissions State Bar of Nevada. |
