Education

  • J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
  • B.A., summa cum laude, Southern Utah University

Bar Admissions

  • Nevada

Languages

  • Spanish

Franchesca Van Buren

Associate

Las Vegas
3993 Howard Hughes Pkwy.
Suite 600
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169
Phone 702.474.2672
Fax 702.216.6188

About Franchesca Van Buren

Ms. Van Buren is an associate in the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Sports and Entertainment practice groups. She represents major sports promoters including Zuffa, LLC d/b/a The Ultimate Fighting Championship, WEC Holding, LLC d/b/a World Extreme Cagefighting and Top Rank, Inc. Ms. Van Buren also represents a major casino show promoter, a prominent restaurateur and various high-profile developers and other real estate industry clients.

Ms. Van Buren was previously with Beckley Singleton, which partnered with Lewis and Roca in 2007. While attending law school on a full academic scholarship for all three years, Ms. Van Buren dealt with California state and federal employment law matters as a member of the Workers’ Rights Clinic and as a law clerk at an employment law firm located in San Francisco, California. Additionally, as a law clerk for the Just Cause Law Collective and Protection & Advocacy, she worked on a variety of constitutional and civil rights matters including Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause interpretation, sex-based discrimination, civil disobedience and disability rights. Ms. Van Buren also held a position as a law clerk for Beckley Singleton.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • American Bar Association, Member
  • Clark County Bar Association, Member
  • Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys, Member

Publications

  • Contributing Author, "Chapter 35: Extraordinary Writs," Nevada Civil Practice Manual, 2008 Edition

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Nevada

Other Distinctions

Ms. Van Buren was recognized by the Clark County Bar Association and the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada during the eighth annual Pro Bono Awards Luncheon held on December 5, 2008. She was also included in the 2009 edition of Legal Elite, published by Nevada Business, in the "Best Up and Coming Attorney" section.