Ian DeValliere Joins McDonald Carano
McDonald Carano welcomes Ian DeValliere to our Reno office. Ian is a member of the Tax, Trust & Estates, and Business Entities & Transactions Practice Groups. Ian was also a member of these practice groups as a Summer Associate at McDonald Carano May 2023-August 2023 and May 2022-August 2022. Ian conducted legal research, drafted memorandums, and supported a variety of legal services for family trust companies and high-net worth individuals.
Ian earned a J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame Law School and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Economics and Public Policy, cum laude, from The George Washington University. During law school, Ian’s leadership activities included serving as Executive Managing Editor of the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics, and Public Policy, a Teaching Assistant for Professor Bruce Huber (Property Law), and a Student Fellow of the Notre Dame Religious Liberty Clinic Transactional Section. In this role, he worked with a variety of religious nonprofit organizations around the country to advise them on tax, corporate, transactional, employment, and strategic issues. He also participated in the GALILEE Public Interest Immersion Program in Las Vegas.
Ian’s background includes serving as a Legislative Assistant in the Office of Senator Heidi Seevers Gansert in the Nevada State Senate; an Executive Assistant for the White House Domestic Policy Council/Office of Public Liaison in the Executive Office of the President of the United States; and an Intern on the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Ian shared the story of his journey to graduate from Notre Dame Law School law school in an interview with Oliver Shawa on Thoughtcloud to help students find their path in education. Ian’s interview is available here at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvvhLvQmeb8.

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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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