Matthew Saltzman

Over the course of his twenty-plus years as a business attorney in Las Vegas, Mr. Matthew Saltzman has developed a corporate law practice focused on financial institutions and liquor law. 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 and captive insurance companies in corporate and regulatory compliance matters. He has testified before the Nevada legislature as an expert on trust company legislation and drafted portions of Nevada law relating to the chartering and operation of Nevada trust companies.  He has counseled trust companies and financial service firms on Blockchain and cryptocurrency-related legal compliance matters.

Mr. Saltzman has developed and managed the firm’s liquor law practice into Nevada’s largest alcohol beverage specialty law practice.  He and his business attorney team and paralegals assist a wide range of liquor retailers, wholesalers, and suppliers in licensing and compliance matters in all Nevada jurisdictions.

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

Saltzman Mugan Dushoff, PLLC has a robust practice advising clients on trust company matters. Our business attorneys work with clients to charter Nevada retail trust companies and form family trust companies (both licensed and unlicensed). Read Matthew’s article series on launching trust companies in Nevada:

Article 1: Introduction – Forming A Nevada Trust Company

Article 2: Why Choose Nevada for Your Trust Company

Article 3: How To Form A Trust Company

Professional or Trade Affiliations:

• State Bar of Nevada, 1997 – present
• Member, American Bar Association – Alcohol Beverage Subcommittee of the Administrative Law Committee
• Member, Nevada Bankers Association
• Member, National Conference of State Liquor Administrators (NCSLA)
• Associate Member, National Association of Licensing and Compliance Professionals (NALCP)
• 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 (AHIA)
• General Counsel to the Nevada Trust Companies Association
• State Bar of Pennsylvania, 1993 (Inactive)

Speeches, Presentations & Publications:

• [Podcast] “Calculating Risk” – Matthew Saltzman | Legal Tycoons: Unplugged (April 2024)
  Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify
• “Digital Assets: The Importance of Regulated Digital Asset Service Providers”– Moderated Panel at Nevada Trust Conference (April 2023)
• “Exiting California: I am in California but where should I go?” – Presentation on Nevada for the Beverly Hills Bar Association, Tax Section. May 2022
• Forming a Crypto & Digital Trust Company – Presentation Video at Nevada Trust Companies Association Meeting (March 2 2022)
• Vegas Inc (Las Vegas Sun), Las Vegas firms help clients navigate the volatile world of cryptocurrency (February 2022)
• Co-Author, “Fundamentals of Nevada Winery Law,” Nevada Lawyer (August 2019)
• Co-Author, “Procedures for Licensing Local Key Employees and for Obtaining Work Cards, Alcohol Awareness Cards and Health Cards in the Southern Nevada jurisdictions of Unincorporated Clark County/City of Las Vegas/City of North Las Vegas/City of Henderson (published annually)
• “Launching A Nevada Trust Company” (March 2020)
  Panelist, “Legal Cannabis & Alcohol, Synergy or Discord,” National Conference of State Liquor Administrators (NCSLA) annual conference (June 2018)
• Presenter on subject of Nevada Marijuana Law to 2017 Meeting of the Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys (AHIA)
• Nevada Lawyer, March 2017 – “Family Trust Companies in Nevada”
• Panelist at the National Association of Licensing and Compliance Professionals (NALCP) annual conference (Oct. 2016) – “Retailer/Manufacturer Communications – Limits on Commercial Speech under the 21st Amendment”
• Nevada Brew Pub Licenses – Nevada brewery licensing article by Matthew D. Saltzman (Feb. 2016)
• Presenter on subject of Liquor Law to 2015 Annual Education Conference & National Forum for National Association for Legal Professionals (NALS)
• Panelist at the National Association of Licensing and Compliance Professionals (NALCP) annual conference (Oct. 2014) – “Dealing with Land Use and Zoning Issues in Liquor Licensing”
• NFIB.com, August 2014 – Four pieces of legal advice that sound good but small business owners should avoid (Matt Saltzman quoted)
• Panelist among Nevada and California trust and tax experts for series of seminars sponsored by First Foundation Bank regarding the benefits of Nevada Asset Protection Trusts (Oct. 2013)
• “Nevada Trust Community Rallies to Fight Stealth Attack on Asset Protection” The Trust Advisor Blog, June 9, 2013
• Moderated panel discussion among Nevada liquor licensing administrators during the National Association of Licensing and Compliance Professionals (NALCP) Conference (Oct. 2012)
• “How to Succeed as a Summer Associate” (March 2012) University of Nevada- Las Vegas Boyd School of Law
• “Nevada’s Banking Regulator Tells Lawmakers More Tough Laws More Important Than More Business” Trust Advisor Blog (March 26, 2011)
• “Residential Foreclosures – How the Mortgage Process is Changing in Nevada” Nevada Business Magazine (March 2011)
• “How to Apply for a Nevada Liquor License” Lawyer.com Administrative Law Blog (December 8, 2010)
• “Nevada Banking Regulator Proposes Tighter Rules for Trust Firms” The Trust Advisor Blog (October 31, 2010)
• “Matthew Saltzman interviewed on Las Vegas NBC TV affiliate regarding the effect of Dodd Frank financial reform laws on Nevada community banks” (August 2010)
• “Nevada’s Oldest Trust Company Calls It Quits After 107 Years in Business” Trust Advisor Blog (July 31, 2010)
• “Regulator Says He Won’t Relax Write-Down Rules” Las Vegas Review-Journal (April 3, 2010)
• “Climate Policy Heats Up: What’s Not Cool About Global Warming Regulations,” Las Vegas Lawyers Chapter of The Federalist Society (May 3, 2010)
• “Pessimism Persists” Las Vegas Review-Journal (January 20, 2008)
• “New Act to Affect Community Banks,” Guest Columnist, Las Vegas Sun (July 30, 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”- Las Vegas Lawyers Chapter of The Federalist Society (May 4, 2007)
• “Appointive vs. Elective Methods of Judicial Selection” – Las Vegas Lawyers Chapter of The Federalist Society (April 6, 2007)
• “Industrial Loan Corporations Eye Nevada, Henderson,” NV Economic News Report (Summer 2006)
• “Legal Considerations in Starting a Franchise in Nevada,” N.B.I. (2003)
• Co-author and Lecturer, “Consideration in Buying or Selling a Business in Nevada,” N.B.I. (2000 and 2002)
• Co-author, “Procedural Aspects of Entering Confessed Judgments,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute (No. 1994-883)

Community Involvement:

• Appointed to the Nevada State Advisory Committee by the United States Commission on Civil Rights – 2012
• Member and President (2006-2019), Las Vegas Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies.
• Nevada Advisory Committee of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition – 2015
• Director and Officer, Temple Beth Sholom – 2017
• Secretary and Director of Keystone Corporation – 2002
• Former Member, Scott Township PA Planning Commission – 1995 – 1997

Admitted to Practice:

• U.S. District Court, D. Nevada
• State of Nevada
• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (inactive)

Education:

• University of Pittsburgh, Juris Doctor, 1993
• University of Wisconsin – Madison, Bachelor of Arts (Economics/Philosophy), 1987