Mark G. Tratos

Mark G. Tratos

Las Vegas, NV recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2003
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629 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Copyright Law Litigation - Intellectual Property Trademark Law

Biography

Mark G. Tratos is the founding Shareholder of the firm's Las Vegas office, home of the largest group of entertainment attorneys in Nevada. Previously, he was the Co-Founder of the firm of Quirk & Tratos.

Mark focuses his practice on a variety of entertainment, intellectual property and litigation matters. He represents numerous artists and performers, resort, hotel and casino entities in federal court litigation involving trademark, copyrights, domain names, rights of publicity and privacy law for known casino brands. He represents many of the largest resorts in the world on brand development and protection strategies, enforcement and infringement litigation.

Mark has represented numerous artists and performers, including the estates of Orson Welles, Anthony Quinn; performers Teller, Val Valentino and The Masked Magician; visual artists Ronnie Cutrone, Deny Dent, Vladamir Kush, Tim Bavington and Peter Lik; and athletes like world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.

In keeping with the firm's commitment to community involvement, Mark has been a member of the adjunct faculty of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for more than 25 years. He currently teaches entertainment law, rights of publicity and privacy law, and the law of cyberspace at UNLV's William S. Boyd School of Law; the business of entertainment at UNLV's hotel college; and entertainment and fine arts law at the College of Fine and Performing Arts. He is Chair for the Board of Trustees of the National Judicial College and is the Chairman of the Board of Visitors for Lewis & Clark Law School, and Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of Lewis & Clark College. He serves as Director for the Board of the Smith Center for Performing Arts and Chairman of the Center’s Board of Advisors.

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Overview

  • Lewis & Clark College, J.D., graduated 1979

  • Nevada, State Bar of Nevada
  • California, The State Bar of California

  • Clark County, American and Federal Bar Associations - Member
  • Lewis & Clark Law School, Board of Visitors - Chairman
  • Lewis and Clark College - Trustee
  • National Judicial College - Trustee
  • Nevada Intellectual Property Law Society - Member
  • Nevada Trial Lawyers Association - Member
  • Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Board of Advisors - Chairman
  • Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Board of Directors - Board Member
  • The Discovery Children's Museum, Las Vegas, NV - Co- Founder
  • Nevada, State Bar of Nevada
  • California, The State Bar of California
  • Clark County, American and Federal Bar Associations - Member
  • Lewis & Clark Law School, Board of Visitors - Chairman
  • Lewis and Clark College - Trustee
  • National Judicial College - Trustee
  • Nevada Intellectual Property Law Society - Member
  • Nevada Trial Lawyers Association - Member
  • Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Board of Advisors - Chairman
  • Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Board of Directors - Board Member
  • The Discovery Children's Museum, Las Vegas, NV - Co- Founder
  • Lewis & Clark College, J.D., graduated 1979

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Trademark Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Copyright Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Litigation - Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Copyright Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Litigation - Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Copyright Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Litigation - Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Trademark Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Litigation - Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Trademark Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Litigation - Intellectual Property
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Trademark Law, Las Vegas (2025)
  • Copyright Law, Las Vegas (2024)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Las Vegas (2024)
  • Copyright Law, Las Vegas (2020)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Las Vegas (2019)
  • Copyright Law, Las Vegas (2018)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Las Vegas (2017)
  • Trademark Law, Las Vegas (2016)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Las Vegas (2015)
  • Trademark Law, Las Vegas (2013)
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property, Las Vegas (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Trademark Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
  • Entertainment Law - Music
Awards:
  • AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5
  • The Nevada Business Journal "Top Intellectual Property and Entertainment Lawyer in the State of Nevada," 1999
  • "Industry Leader of the Year," Department of Tourism, College of Hotel Administration, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2001
  • "Southern Nevada's Most Influential Men," In Business Las Vegas, November, 2001
  • "Industry Leader of the Year," UNLV Department of Tourism and Conventions, 2001
  • Nevada Business magazine, "Legal Elite: The Silver State's Top Attorneys," 2010-2011
  • VEGAS INC, "Top Lawyers" Entertainment & Sports, 2013
  • VEGAS INC. Intellectual Property, 2012
  • Super Lawyers magazine, Mountain States Super Lawyers, 2007-2013
  • Managing IP Magazine's World IP Handbook and Survey, "IP Stars," 2013

Case History

Cases
  • Other Court Admissions
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
  • Areas of Concentration
  • Copyrights
  • Trademarks
  • Internet
  • Rights of publicity and privacy law
  • Licensing and content protection
  • Significant Representations
  • Defended champion boxer Floyd Mayweather in a multimillion-dollar copyright infringement action involving his appearance on WWE's WrestleMania 24.
  • Represented the 50,000 members of the National Hotel & Motel Association in collective bargaining negotiations with ASCAP and BMI.
  • Represented New York-New York Hotel & Casino in federal court litigation with the New York Stock Exchange on trademark infringement, unfair competition and dissolution claims.
  • Defended Monarch Casinos' common law rights of its Atlantis trademark for casino services against federal registered trademark.
  • Represented Stratosphere Hotel in patent infringement litigation involving patents on player tracking systems.
  • Represented numerous casino entities in federal court litigation against online casinos that have infringed upon trademark and domain names for unknown casino brands.
  • Represented nine of the twelve largest resorts in the world on brand development and protection strategies, enforcement and infringement litigation.
  • Represented Wynn Resorts and Steve Wynn in defeating copyright infringement claim regarding the design of the Wynn buildings.
  • Represented night clubs, Studio 54 and XS, in brand litigation and entertainment matters.
  • Domain name enforcement for Bellagio, Mirage, Treasure Island, MGM Grand, Wynn, Encore, New York New York, Golden Nugget and Steve Wynn.
  • Represented the Grand Canyon Skywalk developer in litigation against the Hualapai Indian Tribe.

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