Pat Lundvall

Pat Lundvall is a highly skilled litigator and Chair of McDonald Carano’s Commercial & Complex Litigation Practice. Since 2001, Pat has been Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and Civil Practice Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (which awarded her a President’s Award in 2023) and is also Board Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the State Bar of Nevada (the first attorney certified in the State). Pat, and the statewide litigation practice she leads, are ranked in the highest Band 1 category by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, the premier global resource for selecting outside counsel. Clients describe Pat to Chambers researchers as “highly respected in Nevada, an outstanding strategic thinker and very creative in crafting winning strategies.” “She has an excellent in-court presence.” “Pat’s ability to develop legal strategies and implement those strategies with her team on multiple complex litigations is beyond compare.” “Pat is one of the best trial lawyers I’ve ever seen, possessing perseverance, tenacity, good judgment and composure under intense pressure.” Pat’s clients include local, state, national and international businesses of all sizes operating in nearly every sector of Nevada’s economy. She represents them as their primary outside counsel in every phase of complex commercial litigation. Pat also serves as Nevada counsel in complex multiparty and multidistrict litigation, and out-of-state law firms regularly select Pat to represent their clients when suit is necessary in Nevada. Pat has successfully represented clients in judge and jury trials in state and federal courts, as well as on appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. She has extensive experience handling class actions and complex commercial litigation involving business entity disputes and dissolutions, joint venture and partnership disputes, shareholder derivative litigation, merger-related litigation and control disputes, breach of contract, claims of government fraud, unfair trade practices, unfair competition, RICO matters, antitrust issues, and fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and tortious interference claims, among others. Pat also handles matters involving employment law, defamation, deprivation of constitutional rights, and wrongful death.