Brandon Roos focuses his practice in civil, commercial and general business litigation. Brandon is an experienced litigator and has received favorable judgments and decisions in both federal district court and state court. Brandon also has experience in intellectual property law, focused primarily on obtaining trademark and service mark protection for his clients.
Prior to joining the firm, Brandon was a shareholder at the law firm of Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario. At Kummer Kaempfer, he resolved numerous business disputes and obtained judgments for clients in complex civil litigation involving fraud, breach of contract and negligence.
Areas of Concentration
ˇ Commercial litigation
ˇ Real estate litigation
Significant Representations
ˇ Acted as co-lead counsel on behalf of numerous plaintiffs defrauded in the collapse of Southwest Exchange, Inc., formerly an IRS 1031 qualified intermediary business in the State of Nevada. Southwest Exchange collapsed in February, 2007, amidst allegations that certain individuals operated the company in manner similar to a Ponzi scheme and absconded with approximately $97 million dollars in client funds. Since the collapse of Southwest Exchange, counsel has worked diligently with others in both federal and state court actions to recover in excess of $94 million on behalf of the victims of the fraud.
ˇ Obtained summary judgment on behalf of real estate client resulting in the return of a $1.6 million earnest money deposit stemming from a failed real estate transaction.
ˇ Represented a large internet news provider based in West Palm Beach, Florida, in a dissenting shareholder dispute in which a dissenting shareholder alleged that company had undervalued 440,000 shares of common stock by approximately $750,000. Resolved dispute by obtaining a settlement of all claims by the dissenting shareholder.
ˇ Represented numerous clients in obtaining federal trademark and service mark protection under the Lanham Act, including the prosecution of trademark and service mark applications on the names Silver Nugget Casino, Opera House Casino, Sting Surveillance and Sting Alarm.
*Some of the above representations were handled by Mr. Roos prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Professional & Community Involvement
ˇ Board of Directors, Boys Hope Girls Hope (2007-Present)
ˇ Member, American Bar Association
ˇ Member, Clark County Bar Association
Awards & Recognition
ˇ Selected, "Southern Nevada Legal Elite," Nevada Business Magazine (2010)
ˇ Rated, AV® Preeminent™ 4.5 out of 5*
ˇ Selected, "20 Best Up & Coming Attorneys," Nevada Business Magazine (2009)
ˇ Listed, "Rising Star," Mountain States Super Lawyers (2009)