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Zachary Besso Joins McDonald Carano
McDonald Carano proudly announces that Zachary Besso has joined our Reno office after serving for two years as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Larry R. Hicks in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada in Reno. During that time, Zach also served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Miranda M. Du, Chief District Court Judge for the District of Nevada. While at the District Court, Zach researched complex legal issues, prepared memoranda, drafted and published dispositions, managed civil and criminal district court litigation, and engaged with mediation and settlement conferences. As a Judicial Law Clerk, Zach interacted with a wide-range of federal and state legal topics including Nevada-specific land and environmental issues to constitutionally entangled employment problems.
Zach is a member of the Business Entities & Transactions, Real Estate & Land Use, and Employment & Labor Law Practice Groups at McDonald Carano.
Zach received his undergraduate degree in Neuroscience from the University of Nevada, Reno, his master’s degree in Sport Management from the University of San Francisco, and his juris doctor cum laude from the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. While enrolled in law school, Zach served as a Licensing Specialist for a then-major iGaming and sport betting mobile application, a Legal Extern for the Honorable Larry R. Hicks, and a Legal Extern for the Nevada Department of Taxation.
In law school Zach was selected to the Dean’s List multiple semesters and received the CALI Award for Excellence in Transactional Drafting for the Fall 2021 semester. Zach also served for two years as a Research and Teaching Assistant to the Michael and Sonja Saltman Professor of Law Emerita, Jean R. Sternlight. During law school, Zach was a Moot Court participant at the 2021 Global Gaming Exposition, a Pro-Bono Bankruptcy Course Instructor through the law school’s Community Service Program, and a board member of various law student organizations.
Outside of law, Zach is an avid runner and soccer player. Zach coached soccer at Bishop Manogue Catholic High School for five years and was voted the Nevada Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Northern 4A Boys Soccer Coach of the Year twice. Prior to coaching, Zach played club soccer for the University of Nevada, Reno, and spent time training with a professional soccer team in Asia.
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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