Ryan Saxe

Ryan N. Saxe practices primarily in the areas of privilege licensing and business law, including liquor licensing.  Mr. Saxe has represented a wide variety of alcoholic beverage retailers, wholesalers, and suppliers in licensing, land use, transactional, and other compliance matters in all Nevada jurisdictions.  Mr. Saxe is also experienced with representing Nevada financial institutions, including retail and family trust companies, in licensing and compliance matters.

Mr. Saxe received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Rhetoric with a concentration in Public Discourse from the University of California, Berkeley. After graduating early, Mr. Saxe worked as a staff assistant in the Office of United States Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in Washington, D.C., where he facilitated constituent services and guided tours of the Capitol Building.

Mr. Saxe received his Juris Doctorate degree, Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Nevada Las Vegas Boyd School of Law. During law school, Mr. Saxe served as the Lead Articles Editor for UNLV’s Gaming Law Journal and served as an extern for both Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and the Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau. He has testified before the Nevada Gaming Control Board and the Nevada Assembly Judiciary Committee.

Prior to his employment at Saltzman Mugan Dushoff, PLLC, Mr. Saxe was a shareholder of a prominent Nevada law firm, where he practiced primarily in privilege licensing and corporate law.

Professional or Trade Affiliations:

• Member, State Bar of Nevada

Publications & Speaking Engagements:

• Panelist at the National Association of Licensing and Compliance Professionals (NALCP) 2023 Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, PA (October 2023) – “Alcohol To Go and Delivery”
• Panelist at the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA) 30th Annual Symposium on Alcohol Beverage Law & Regulation (March 2023) – “Tech and Tied House”
• “Demand grows for streamlined local liquor-delivery laws“, Las Vegas Weekly, Vegas Inc (September 2022)
• Co-Author, “Fundamentals of Nevada Winery Law,” Nevada Lawyer (August 2019)
• Co-Author of Nevada Alcoholic Beverage Law Blog at https://nvbusinesslaw.com/

Honors & Awards:

• “Rising Star” in the 2023 Mountain States Super Lawyers Magazine
• “Rising Star” in the 2022 Mountain States Super Lawyers Magazine
• Voted One of the “Best Up & Coming” Lawyers in Nevada Business Magazine.
• Full Tuition Merit Based Scholarship to the Boyd School of Law
• Dean’s Honor List at the Boyd School of Law
• CALI Award (Highest Grade in a Single Class) for Conflicts of Law
• Outstanding Student Award for Bankruptcy Law Community Service Program

Community Involvement:

• Director, Temple Beth Sholom

Admitted to Practice:

• U.S. District Court, D. Nevada
• State of Nevada

Education:

• University of Nevada – Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude, 2015
• University of California, Berkeley, Bachelor of Arts (Rhetoric/Public Discourse), 2011