Bio

Jeffrey Steffen focuses his practice in the areas of corporate law, commercial real estate, and construction law. Involved in multimillion-dollar real estate developments, significant corporate mergers and acquisitions, and finance transactions, Jeff offers specialized experience helping clients close large-scale commercial projects. Jeff helps his clients negotiate and draft the full range of business contracts. His experience includes stock/asset purchase and sale agreements, licensing agreements, employment and independent contractor agreements, nondisclosure agreements, non-circumvention agreements, option agreements, franchise purchase and sale agreements, and settlement/release agreements. Additionally, Jeff has considerable experience in the drafting and negotiation of game development/intellectual property license agreements for land-based slot machines and online gaming. Jeff advises clients regarding entity selection, formation and governance, including operating agreements, bylaws, and corporate resolutions. He also has experience with negotiation and preparation of mergers and acquisitions. Jeff represents buyers and sellers in commercial real estate and development projects and has experience negotiating and drafting purchase and sale agreements, loan documents, and reviewing title and survey documents. In addition, he helps his landlord and tenant clients negotiate and draft residential and commercial leases. For his construction clients, Jeff assists with negotiating and drafting contracts on behalf of owners/developers, contractors and subcontractors. He has experience with custom documents, AIA documents, and ConsensusDOCS. In addition to working in a law firm setting, Jeff also spent time acting as general counsel for a local private corporation, giving him a unique perspective that benefits many of his corporate clients. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Jeff received his B.A. from Northern Illinois University, and his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School - Chicago. He practiced law in Chicago for three years before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada. In his free time, Jeff enjoys playing and watching sports, spending time with his dogs, amateur photography, and cooking in BBQ competitions. Jeff also enjoys his time spent as a volunteer with Golden Retriever Rescue of Southern Nevada.