Paul E. Larsen has joined Black & Wadhams’ Las Vegas office as Counsel in the areas of Regulatory and Administrative law.
Mr. Larsen has more than 30 years of legal experience in cannabis and alcohol licensing and compliance, business and professional licensing, land use and zoning, regulatory compliance at the local, state and federal level, and municipal and state government relations. He has also drafted state and local government laws and regulations concerning money laundering, first amendment issues, land use and gaming law. While practicing law in the private sector, he also served as General Counsel for several non-profit entities, including the Corporation for Solar Technology & Renewable Resources, the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth and the Nevada State Democratic Party.
Mr. Larsen has represented clients before numerous local and state agencies including Nevada’s Cannabis Compliance Board, Department of Taxation, Gaming Control Board, Gaming Commission, Athletic Commission, Public Utilities Commission, Contractors Board, and Financial Institutions Division of the Department of Business & Industry. He is an experienced lobbyist before the Nevada State Legislature and all local governments of Southern Nevada. Larsen has appeared before most Nevada state and federal courts including the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. He has appeared before the Land Use Planning agencies of urban communities like Clark County and the cities of Las Vegas and Henderson, as well as smaller rural communities like Nye, Storey and Esmeralda Counties.
Prior to joining Black & Wadhams, Larsen was General Counsel at Canadian publicly traded company Australis Capital Inc., Counsel at the Phoenix based law firm Snell & Wilmer, Partner at the Los Angeles law firm Morris Polich & Purdy (since merged with Clark Hill) and a longtime Partner at Nevada law firm Lionel Sawyer & Collins.
Bar Admissions
- Nevada
Education
- Graziadio Business School of Pepperdine University, MBA
- University of Oregon, BA and JD
Awards & Recognitions
- Chambers USA
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Mountain States Super Lawyers
- Martindale Hubble Preeminent Lawyer
- 2017 Global Law Experts Regulatory & Licensing Lawyer of the Year in Nevada
- 2015 Desert Companion’s Top Lawyers
Mr. Larsen is active in the Las Vegas community and is a consultant to the Southern Nevada Senior Law Project and past president of Nevada Legal Services. He is former President’s Club member of the Vegas Chamber of Commerce and has served as its volunteer legal counsel.
