Atty. Krisanne S. Cunningham
Krisanne draws on her broad-based transactional experience and business and tax background to deliver practical legal advice, with a view to the client's business objectives. Her clients include start-up and growing businesses and non-profit organizations, as well as large corporations.
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Krisanne S. Cunningham is a Partner based in Las Vegas, Nevada, practicing at Rice Reuther Sullivan & Carroll, LLP. They have 26+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2000. Their practice focuses on business, real estate, ip, tax, and m&a. Admitted to practice in State Bar of Georgia (2000), District of Columbia Bar (2001), Nevada (2003), and Virginia (2014). Educated at University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2000) and University of Notre Dame (B.B.A. Accounting, 1997). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Serves clients in Las Vegas, NV and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Krisanne draws on her broad-based transactional experience and business and tax background to deliver practical legal advice, with a view to the client's business objectives
- Her clients include start-up and growing businesses and non-profit organizations, as well as large corporations
- Krisanne is a business attorney, whose experience covers business formations and transactions, general corporate, mergers and acquisitions, securities law, tax planning, corporate governance, real property and commercial finance transactions, intellectual property, non-profit organizations and employment law
- Krisanne assists companies with formation, capital raising initiatives and initial business/tax structuring
- She drafts governing documents such as corporate bylaws, LLC operating agreements and JV agreements, and helps companies issue founders' equity and implement equity incentive plans
- She negotiates and drafts a wide range of business and commercial contracts, including those with employees, ICs, vendors, management companies, distributors, landlords and talent
- Krisanne provides legal advice for company websites, including privacy policies, terms of use, IP licensing and e-commerce operations
- Krisanne also advises on corporate governance and management
- She provides advice on whether an investment or offering is a “security” under federal securities laws, as well as whether the investment or offering qualifies for an exemption from registration under securities laws
- Krisanne drafts federal Reg D filings, state filings and drafts Private Placement Memoranda (PPMs) and provides accredited investor advice and broker-dealer registration services, and drafts, negotiates and reviews agreements related to seed, angel and venture capital investments and offerings, including term sheets, investor rights agreements and investor questionnaires
- For M&A transactions, Krisanne prepares, negotiates and manages all deal documentation for a wide range of transactions, including asset and stock purchases, tax-free reorganizations and merger/reverse merger transactions, small transactions to transactions worth hundreds of millions of dollars
- Professional Memberships & Activities • State Bar of Nevada - Business Law Section - Tax Section • Clark County Bar Association • American Bar Association - Business Law Section - Tax Section • Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys Professional Recognition & Awards • Legal Elite - Top Southern Nevada Attorneys, Nevada Business Magazine (2014) • Valley's Top Lawyers (Business Law) Desert Companion Magazine (2014) • Legal Elite - Top Southern Nevada Attorneys, Nevada Business Magazine (2013) • Top Tax Attorney, Vegas Inc. (2013) Other Professional Experience • Holland & Hart, Of Counsel, Las Vegas, NV (2006-2013) • Jones Vargas, Associate (2002-2005) • Wilmer Cutler and Pickering (now WilmerHale), Associate, Washington, DC (2000-2002)
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Krisanne S. Cunningham handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
Krisanne S. Cunningham is one of 94,505 ip attorneys indexed nationally. Browse ip attorneys in Nevada →
Tax attorneys handle IRS audits, tax debt, international tax, estate planning, and tax court litigation.
Krisanne S. Cunningham is one of 77,130 tax attorneys indexed nationally. Browse tax attorneys in Nevada →
Krisanne S. Cunningham is one of 45,724 m&a attorneys indexed nationally. Browse m&a attorneys in Nevada →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Nevada
Practicing law in Nevada. Legal matters in Nevada are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Las Vegas are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Nevada state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Nevada brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this venue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Nevada courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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