LAS VEGAS - nvtip -- Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that Michael S. Alires (https://www.swlaw.com/people/michael_alires), an attorney in the firm's Las Vegas office, has graduated from the Vegas Chamber's Leadership Las Vegas program. Alires joined other local community leaders representing a wide variety of industries, including private, nonprofit and public-sector institutions, in the intensive ten-month program that concluded in a graduation ceremony on June 17 at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

Leadership Las Vegas empowers recognized, senior-level leaders with additional knowledge, skills and relationships to advance and deepen their community impact. Through lectures, discussions, on-site visits, simulations, projects and other leadership development activities, Leadership Las Vegas class members receive in-depth exposure to the critical issues facing Southern Nevada and are challenged to apply their talents toward improving the community. The members were selected through a competitive and highly selective application and interview process.

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"It was an honor to be part of the Leadership Las Vegas Class of 2022," said Alires. "This program attracts the best of the best throughout the Las Vegas valley, and I was incredibly lucky to have participated with such amazing leaders - each of which I proudly consider a friend.  As a Leadership Las Vegas alumnus, I look forward to applying the lessons, insights and experiences of the past year to improve our Southern Nevada community."

Alires is a senior associate in the firm's real estate group. He primarily aids real estate developers in acquiring raw land for development.  He assists residential developers with establishing homeowner associations for new communities and maintaining compliance throughout the community's build-out. Additionally, he helps clients navigate commercial lease review, real estate acquisitions and dispositions, and other real estate negotiations. Alires obtained his J.D. from the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law, and his M.A. in Organizational Leadership and his B.A. from Lincoln Christian University.

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