Steven Pacitti Las Vegas, Nevada
| Managing Partner | |
| phone | 702-968-7327 |
| fax | 702-968-7318 |
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practice focuses on business entities and transactions, real estate, estate and tax planning, intellectual property and sports/entertainment law.
Mr. Pacitti has more than 20 years of legal experience in a myriad of commercial transactions and industries. In addition to traditional commercial and business transactions, he has developed a sophisticated concentration in negotiating and preparing trademark, copyright and rights of publicity licensing agreements for high-profile clients and organizations, such as Shaquille O'Neal, Hulk Hogan, Andre Agassi and Stefani Graf and the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation. He has represented the Pure Management Group in its successful quest to bring Dick's Last Resort, Lucky Strike, Trader Vic's and the Pussycat Dolls Lounge to
In the field of sports and entertainment law, Mr. Pacitti represents world champion boxers, UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre, as well as several other athletes, managers, media, promoters and sponsors in the growing mixed-martial arts industry. He also represents some of the world's most famous celebrity impersonators and has negotiated, documented and overseen numerous television, movie, music and theatre productions.
In addition, he has negotiated license agreements with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), the Professional Bull Riders Tour (PBR), Planet Hollywood as well as, Elvis Presley Enterprises and Frank Sinatra.
Mr. Pacitti also handles hotel and private equity transactions. Over the course of his career, he has participated in well over $1 billion in hospitality property acquisitions nationally, as well as an extensive array of transactions affiliated with the hospitality industry.
Mr. Pacitti previously served as of counsel to one of Nevada's largest and most prestigious law firms; top legal officer at a dynamic fast-rising supplement and energy drink company serving that company during a period of unprecedented expansion in the supplement and beverage industries; a full spectrum sports and entertainment company and a national hotel company.
- Areas of Practice:
- Tax
- Intellectual Property, including trademark prosecution and licensing
- Real Estate
- Sports & Entertainment
- Estate Planning
- Business Entity Formation
- Operation
- Reorganizations
- Acquisition
- Disposition and Dissolutions
- Non-profit Entities
- Education:
- University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio
J.D. - University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Major: Taxation - St. Bonaventure University, St. Bonaventure, New York
Bachelor of Business Administration
Major: Accounting
- Honors and Awards:
- United States Small Business Administration Regional Director's Award
- Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce's Minority Business Advocate of the Year Award
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of Nevada
- Member
- Taxation Section of the State Bar of New Mexico
- On the Board of Directors
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Lied Animal Shelter
- Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Delta Theta Phi
