FinCEN Reporting Deadline Reinstated – March 21, 2025
As a client or former client of this law firm, we are again reaching out to you regarding the federal filing requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and the regulations promulgated under the CTA by the U.S. Treasury Department. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has required that individuals who have […]
Wildfires Ignite Nevada Insurance Industry
At the July 31 Nevada Legislature Joint Interim Standing Committee on Commerce and Labor, Nevada Department of Insurance (NDOI) Commissioner Scott Kipper and Insurance Regulation Liaison Adam Plain provided an overview of the issues regarding affordability and accessibility of insurance. In particular, they addressed the challenges obtaining homeowners insurance and commercial habitational insurance for apartments […]
Rusty Graf Selected for FDCC
Black & Wadhams is pleased to announce that Partner Rusty Graf has been selected for membership in the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC). Membership is by nomination only, and the FDCC conducts a thorough vetting process which includes seeking the opinions of other attorneys who have litigated with or against nominees. Since 1936, […]
Lawsuit Challenges the Public Option
On January 3, a lawsuit was filed by Senator Robin Titus (R) and the Nevada Taxpayers Association challenging the constitutionality of the Public Option – SB420 from the 2021 Legislative Session (codified now as NRS 695K.010 – NRS 695K.300). This bill, to implement a state-managed public health insurance option by 2026, has generated a great […]
Tisha Black Elected to Nevada Cannabis Association Board
Tisha R. Black Esq., founding partner of Black & Wadhams Attorneys at Law, was elected to the Nevada Cannabis Association Board of Directors beginning in January 2024. Ms. Black has been an active participant and attorney in the Nevada marijuana industry since 2014. She also represents cannabis clients in California, Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana and Arizona. […]
Black & Wadhams recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms
Black & Wadhams has been ranked among the nation’s most prominent law firms in key practice areas in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” Notably, the firm earned a Las Vegas Tier 1 recognition in Administrative/Regulatory Law. Black & Wadhams was additionally ranked in Las Vegas in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and […]
AB398 Causes Confusion
Assembly Bill 398 of the 2023 Legislative Session continues to be one of the most watched bills of the post-session. In concept, it is a simple bill but expansive in effect. AB398 would prohibit Nevada authorized insurance carriers from issuing or renewing a policy of liability insurance that reduces the stated limit of liability by […]
Black named Global Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers 2023-2024
Tisha R. Black, Esq., founding partner of Black & Wadhams Attorneys at Law, was recently named to the 4th Edition of the Global Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers 2023 – 2024 published by Cannabis Law Report & Cannabis Law Journal. This elite group of lawyers and law firms were selected from cannabis practitioners and practices from […]
Balance in Nevada
For the first time since 2017, a republican governor came face-to-face with a Democratic-controlled Nevada legislature in 2023. Tensions were certainly high between the two parties, and we anticipate that level of contention to continue throughout Governor Lombardo’s administration, perhaps escalating. The 2025 Legislative Session has the potential to have a supermajority in both houses […]
B&W Session Wrap up – 82nd Nevada Legislative Session
The 82nd Nevada Legislative Session ended June 5 at midnight, and the Black & Wadhams Government Relations Team feverishly put together the attached session wrap up report. Since that session ended on Monday, there have been two special sessions – one focusing on the Capital Improvement Project (CIP) budget and one on the funding for moving […]