Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Gerald M. Gordon
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1987 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Mr. Gordon is a founding partner and chairman of the firm's Business Restructuring & Bankruptcy Department. As one of the most influential and accomplished attorneys in Nevada, Mr. Gordon remains a prominent figure in the courtroom and business community. Throughout his years of legal service, the firm's Business Restructuring & Bankruptcy Department has become synonymous with business restructuring and bankruptcy in the Southwest.
Mr. Gordon has been integrally involved in all aspects of the firm's complex insolvency practice. Mr. Gordon and the Business Restructuring & Bankruptcy Department have acted as lead counsel, representing debtors, committees, trustees, and creditors on many significant representations.
Mr. Gordon has lectured extensively on both gaming and non-gaming related bankruptcy issues, including before the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges.
Overview
- English
- University of Nevada, BA, graduated 1970
- University of California Los Angeles, J.D., graduated 1973
- Nevada, State Bar of Nevada
- American Bankruptcy Institute - Member
- Clark County Bar Association - Member
- Congregation Ner Tamid - Past President
- Jewish Federation of Las Vegas - Board Member
- Nevada State Bar Association - Member
- English
- Nevada, State Bar of Nevada
- American Bankruptcy Institute - Member
- Clark County Bar Association - Member
- Congregation Ner Tamid - Past President
- Jewish Federation of Las Vegas - Board Member
- Nevada State Bar Association - Member
- University of Nevada, BA, graduated 1970
- University of California Los Angeles, J.D., graduated 1973
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Las Vegas (2011)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
Awards:
- AV® Certification Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®
- Best Lawyers of America for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights, Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Las Vegas, 2013-2015
- Mountain States Super Lawyers®, 2007-2014; Listed as Top 100 from 2012-2014
- Nevada Business: Legal Elite, 2012-2013
- Clark County Bar Association's "40 Years Club" Inductee, 2013
- American Bankruptcy Board of Certification, Certified Specialist in Business Bankruptcy
Additional Information
Case History
Cases
- Majestic Gaming
Represented the company’s principal in avoidance litigation and other actions brought in bankruptcy court in Delaware, the Business Restructuring and Bankruptcy Group prevailed before the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals resulting in a precedential decision regarding property of a bankruptcy estate.
- Mountain Shadows Resort
Represents Mountain Shadows Golf Club and the shuttered Mountain Shadows Resort in their Chapter 11 reorganizations in Arizona, the Business Restructuring and Bankruptcy Group successfully defeated early attempts by the secured creditor to dismiss the cases, for relief from the automatic stay to foreclosure, and to oppose interim financing, along with significant opposition from other creditors and parties ranging from dissenting homeowners to the township. Through extensive negotiations with creditors, the Business Restructuring and Bankruptcy Group successfully confirmed a plan of reorganization that paid all creditors in full, allowed equity to retain ownership, and obtained all necessary approvals for development, paving the way for the reorganized debtor to break ground on the revitalization of the Mountain Shadows Resort.
- Las Vegas Monorail
Represented the Monorail in successfully restructuring $650 million of debt. This representation required extensive involvement of other Gordon Silver practice groups, including securities and tax analysis given the non-profit status of the Monorail and the debt being conduit bond financing sponsored by the State of Nevada.
- Jerry's Nugget Casino
Represented Jerry's Nugget in its ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding. A plan of reorganization was confirmed retaining existing ownership and providing for debt restructuring.
- Hooters Hotel & Casino
Represented the Company in its successful restructuring which resulted in the lender taking ownership of the property and payment in full of unsecured creditors.
- Swift Air
Represented the dip lender in this charter airline case in the US Bankruptcy Court in Arizona. Upon confirmation of a plan of reorganization, the dip lender assumed ownership of the reorganized debtor and Gordon Silver now represented the reorganized debtor.
- Mega-C Power Corp.
Represented the Chapter 11 trustee in successfully recovering for shareholders the value of the intellectual property of the debtor wrongfully transferred to a third party. The transactions occurred in Canada and required extensive extra-territorial services on the part of Gordon Silver.
- USA Commercial Mortgage
In a Chapter 11 case, represented a committee of investors in notes and deeds of trust serviced by the debtor.
- Enron
Successfully represented Harrah’s in the Enron Chapter 11 case in a litigation seeking more than $50 million.
- London Fog
Represented the lender in this Chapter 11 case for the manufacturer of London Fog clothing.
- Herbst Gaming
Represented Herbst Gaming in Chapter 11 with regard to the restructuring of more than $1.2 billion of debt, with unsecured creditors being paid in full.
- Riviera Hotel and Casino
Represented the Riviera Hotel & Casino in two Chapter 11 cases. The first in 1990 resulted in a reorganization of both the ownership and debt. The second in 2010 again resulted in the restructuring of approximately $200 million of debt into a combination of debt and equity, with unsecured creditors being paid in full. In the second representation, Eve Karasik with her former firm represented the unsecured creditors' committee.
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