Matthew D. Saltzman

Matthew D. Saltzman

Kolesar & Leatham
400 S. Rampart Blvd., Suite 400
Las Vegas, NV 89145
702-362-7800
msaltzman@klnevada.com

Mr. Saltzman practices primarily in banking, corporate and commercial transactions and real estate, including liquor licensing. He assists businesses in their formation, licensing and governance matters; he also counsels businesses on corporate mergers and acquisition matters. He assists highly regulated financial institutions in corporate and regulatory compliance matters. And, he represents a wide range of liquor retailers, wholesalers and suppliers in licensing and compliance matters in all Nevada jurisdictions.

Matthew Saltzman received a B.A. in Economics and Philosophy from University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1987. In 1993, he received his Juris Doctor from University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he was also Executive Editor of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review and served as teaching assistant for the Legal Research and Writing course.

Affiliations
Member, State Bar of Nevada
Admitted to Practice, United States District Court of Nevada
Admitted to Practice, Pennsylvania State Court
Admitted to Practice, United States District Court of Pennsylvania (inactive)
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Nevada Bankers Association
Member, National Conference of State Liquor Administrators
Sustaining Member, National Association of Alcoholic Beverage Licensing Attorneys (NAABLA)
Founding Member, Alliance of Alcohol Industry Attorneys and Consultants (AAIAC)
Member, Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys
Member and President, Las Vegas Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies
Member, Republican National Lawyers Association

Awards • Honors • Recognitions
Appointed to the Nevada State Advisory Committee by the United States Commission on Civil Rights
Secretary and Director of Keystone Corporation
Former Member, Scott Township PA Planning Commission

Speeches • Presentations • Publications
Co-author and Lecturer, “Consideration in Buying or Selling a Business in Nevada,” N.B.I. (2000 and 2002)
“How to Apply for a Nevada Liquor License” Lawyer.com Administrative Law Blog, December 8, 2010
“Legal Considerations in Starting a Franchise in Nevada,” N.B.I. (2003)
Co-author, “Procedural Aspects of Entering Confessed Judgments,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute (No. 1994-883)
“Nevada’s Oldest Trust Company Calls It Quits After 107 Years in Business” Trust Advisor Blog (July 31, 2010)
“Nevada’s Banking Regulator Tells Lawmakers More Tough Laws More Important Than More Business” Trust Advisor Blog (March 26, 2011)
“Nevada Banking Regulator Proposes Tighter Rules for Trust Firms” Trust Advisor Blog (October 31, 2010)
“Pessimism Persists”Guest Columnist, “New Act to Affect Community Banks,” Las Vegas Sun (July 30, 2010) Las Vegas Review-Journal (January 20, 2008)
“Regulator Says He Won’t Relax Write-Down Rules” Las Vegas Review-Journal (April 3, 2010)
“Industrial Loan Corporations Eye Nevada, Henderson,” NV Economic News Report (Summer 2006)
“Residential Foreclosures – How the Mortgage Process is Changing in Nevada” Nevada Business Magazine (March 2011)
“Climate Policy Heats Up: What’s Not Cool About Global Warming Regulations,” Event audio/video, Las Vegas Lawyers Chapter of The Federalist Society (May 3, 2010)
“Nevada Legislature Passes Proposal to Change Judicial Selection Process,” State Court Docket Watch, Las Vegas Lawyers Chapter of The Federalist Society (November 1, 2007)
“Responses to Judicial Corruption,” (event audio/video) – Las Vegas Lawyers Chapter of The Federalist Society (May 4, 2007)
“Appointive vs. Elective Methods of Judicial Selection,” (event audio/video) Las Vegas Lawyers Chapter of The Federalist Society (April 6, 2007)