Rew has helped organize and operate successful businesses for more than 30 years, including contracts, acquisitions, sales, real estate, mergers, insolvency, litigation and other challenges. He has helped owners, boards of directors and executives to navigate Nevada’s corporate and limited liability company laws and achieve better governance.

Capabilities

Biography

Rew Goodenow is a former president of the State Bar of Nevada and of the National Conference of Bar Presidents and served a number of years on Parsons Behle & Latimer's board of directors. He has been lead counsel in many commercial and financial transactions. He has also been lead counsel in substantial commercial litigation matters before numerous courts and administrative bodies. A number of published court decisions list Mr. Goodenow as lead counsel for the prevailing party. He chaired the editorial board of the ABA Journal for three years. He has published extensively in magazines and treatises. Mr. Goodenow's book, Business Entities in Nevada, is the primary resource on that subject. An EDGAR search will show the numerous significant transactions in which Mr. Goodenow has represented companies, especially in the mining industry where he has successfully completed many mergers and acquisitions.

Currently, Mr. Goodenow serves, among other positions, as general counsel to the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Nevada and as a member of the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association. As the principal author of Nevada's Limited Liability Company Act, Mr. Goodenow regularly provides advice and counsel in complex transactions involving such companies. He has been engaged by the Nevada Secretary of State to advise it on the digital operating agreement, among other topics. He also currently serves on the Board of Visitors of the National Judicial College. In his spare time, Mr. Goodenow is a ski instructor and serves as a director of a local ski area.

Experience

Financings for Equipment Manufacturer and IT Company

Provided corporate advice and opinions on multiple public financings for equipment manufacturer and technology company.

Large Mine Acquisition

Lead counsel in large mine acquisition, providing corporate governance guidance, transactional advising, and diligence reports.

Corporate Legal Services

Providing corporate legal services for biologics company including corporate governance and transactional services.

Accomplishments

Academic

University of Iowa Law School (J.D., 1988)

Iowa Law Review, Note & Comment Editor

Tulane University (1985)

Professional

Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Preeminent™ Rating

Recognized Practitioner in Chambers USA for General Commercial Litigation, 2018

Best Lawyers in America

Best Lawyers in America "Lawyer of the Year" in Reno for Litigation -- Bankruptcy 2016, 2018, 2022

Best Lawyers in America, "Best Lawyer," Reno, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy, 2023 and 2024

Mountain States Super Lawyers

Associations

Professional

American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers

Fellow

Safari Club International, Legal Task Force

Chair

(2008 - Present)

Center for International Legal Studies

Member

Fellows of the American Bar Association

Chair (Former)

Community

Rotary Club of Reno
Past President
(2005-2006)

Political

Nevada Republican Party
General Counsel (Former)

Insights

Presentations

Credentials

Licensed

Nevada
U.S. Dist. Court, Dist. of Nevada
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Education

University of Iowa College of Law