Michael J. Bonner

Michael J. Bonner


Greenberg Traurig

Recognized since 2008

Las Vegas, Nevada

Practice Areas

Corporate Law

Gaming Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

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Michael J. Bonner concentrates his practice in the areas of corporation finance, corporate governance, business transactions, securities and gaming.

Michael represents clients in corporate securities and other business transactions, including acting as lead counsel on initial public offerings, follow-on offerings, private placements and a variety of financing, acquisition and restructuring transactions for publicly held and privately held business entities. He counsels publicly held companies on disclosure obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including the preparation of annual reports to stockholders, proxy statements, and annual and quarterly periodic reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Michael acts as outside counsel to boards of directors and special committees of boards of directors of publicly held and privately held entities. He acts as counsel to purchasers and sellers in merger and acquisition, asset purchase and sale, roll-ups and other acquisition-related transactions.

Michael represents publicly held and privately held hotel-casino resort operators, manufacturers, suppliers, lenders and officers, directors, and key employees in transactional, licensing and other approvals before the Nevada State Gaming Control Board and the Nevada Gaming Commission.

As the former Chairman of the Corporation's Sub-Committee of the State Bar of Nevada Business Law Committee, he assisted in the drafting and implementation of amendments to the Nevada corporation statutes; and participated in the complete review and revision of the Nevada corporation and business entity statutes in 1991.

Location
  • 10845 Griffith Peak Drive
    Las Vegas, NV 89135
Education
  • University of California Los Angeles, J.D., graduated 1981
Bar Admissions
  • Nevada, State Bar of Nevada
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • International Association of Gaming Advisors - Member
  • Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, Board of Trustees - Chairman
  • Nevada Development Authority (NDA) - Executive Committee Member and Board of Trustees
  • State Bar of Nevada - Executive Committee Member, Gaming Law Section
  • Young Presidents' Organization/ World Presidents' Organization - Member

Greenberg Traurig
Headquarters: New York, New York

528 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

263 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Las Vegas (2024)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Las Vegas (2019)
  • Corporate Law, Las Vegas (2018)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Las Vegas (2017)
  • Gaming Law, Las Vegas (2016)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Las Vegas (2014)
  • Corporate Law, Las Vegas (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Corporate Law
  • Gaming Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Special Focus:
  • Administrative
  • Business Transactions
  • Casino
  • Closely-Held Businesses
  • Corporate Compliance
  • Corporate Finance
  • Corporate Governance
  • General Corporate
  • IPO
  • Licensing
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Publicly-Held Companies
  • Securities
  • Transactions
  • Venture Capital
Awards:
  • AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5
  • Las Vegas Business Press, "Top 10 Business Lawyers in Las Vegas," 2009
  • "Leading Individual" Corporate/M&A, Gaming and Licensing - Nevada, Chambers USA Guide, 2002-2013
  • Super Lawyers magazine, Mountain States Super Lawyers, 2007-2013 "Top 75 Lawyers in the Mountain States," 2011
  • "Legal Elite: The Silver State's Top Attorneys," 2009-2013
  • VEGAS INC, "Top Lawyers," Corporate and Securities, 2013

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