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1st Place Law Firm and 1st Place Most Philanthropic Company in Best In Business Awards

Northern Nevada Business Weekly announced the results of its 2025 Best In Business Awards and McDonald Carano LLP received 1st Place in two categories – Law Firm and Most Philanthropic Company with more than 30 employees. The annual Best In Business Awards determines “which business leaders and companies have had the biggest impact in the Northern Nevada business community.” McDonald Carano is proud to have also received 1st Place in both of these award categories in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

McDonald Carano greatly appreciates the trust, confidence, and support from the business community that these awards represent. Founded in Reno in 1949, McDonald Carano has been serving Nevada’s legal, business, government, and civic communities for more than 75 years.

McDonald Carano’s Additional Best In Business Awards
McDonald Carano also proudly received the following additional 2025 Best In Business awards. The awards committee selected only three winners in each category, representing the recipients of the three highest numbers of votes.

  • Influential Leader – Please click on their names to read their award bios. Bob Armstrong, Matt Addison and Leo Bergin. 2025 is Bob’s third year of recognition in this category, Matt’s fourth year, and Leo’s first year. As described by Northern Nevada Business Weekly, “With nearly 135 years combined in leadership and law, the three most Influential Leaders in the annual Best in Business Contest are rooted deeply into the origin, growth and future of McDonald Carano LLP.”
  • Up & Coming Business Person – Please click on their names to read their award bios. Ian DeValliere and Zach Besso received two of the three highest numbers of votes in this category that Northern Nevada Business Weekly describes as “people to watch in the region.”
  • Marketing Campaign – McDonald Carano’s Nevada Day card and celebration “was named the 2025 Best Marketing Campaign” and “took home top honors.” Please click on the Nevada Day card link to see the card.

The Best In Business Awards is based on a three-week on-line nomination period and a three-week online finalist voting period open to the public. There were more than 250 finalists in 31 categories. The complete list of winners in all 31 categories is available here.


About McDonald Carano

In 2024, McDonald Carano celebrated its 75ᵗʰ Anniversary of serving Nevada’s legal, business, government, and civic communities. More than 60 lawyers and government affairs professionals serve Nevada, national, and international clients from our offices in Reno, Las Vegas, and Carson City. McDonald Carano provides transactional, litigation, regulatory, and government affairs services to startups, corporations, private companies, trade associations, nonprofits, public entities, high-net-worth individuals, and family offices throughout Nevada. We are deeply committed to supporting local communities by volunteering our time, resources, and services, including pro bono legal services, to nonprofit organizations, charitable foundations, and public service entities. We are proud to be your Nevada law firm since 1949.

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