Claudia Cormier is a native Nevadan with more than 20 years experience in senior level business positions and legal practice. Her practice has centered on corporate and administrative law, with emphasis on casino gaming and gaming device manufacturer and distributor operations, business contracts, commercial leases, finance, dispute resolution, and government relations. She has designed and implemented regulatory compliance programs in the gaming industry and for a telecommunications company and has administered political action committees.

• Served for 14 years as Vice President-Legal Counsel and Vice President-Government Affairs of Hilton Hotels Corporation
• Appointed by Governor to cabinet position of Director of Nevada Department of Business & Industry and received Governor's Commendation for Leadership
• Served as Senior Vice President and Director of Compliance for a gaming equipment manufacturer/distributor licensed in more than 20 jurisdictions, and Chaired the company's Compliance Committee.
• Served as Chief Operating Officer and legal counsel for a dot-com company
• Served as Executive Vice President-Compliance for a telecommunications company and managed quality control
• Former General Counsel, Nevada State Democratic Party
• Former President of the International Association of Gaming Attorneys
• Former Chairman of the Third International Gaming Law Seminar
• Former Nevada Deputy Attorney General, Gaming Division
• Former Legislative Aide, U.S. Senator Howard W. Cannon, Washington, D.C.
  

• Executive Director, non-profit foundation supporting the development of biotechnology
• Former Chairman, Nevada Resort Association Regulations Committee and Member of numerous committees of the Association
• Former Member, Nevada Resort Association Board of Directors
• Founding Member, International Association of Gaming Attorneys
• Founding Member, Nevada Gaming Attorneys
• Past Editor, IAGA Newsletter
• Past Editor, NICA Newsletter
• Former Member of Board of Directors, NICA
• Past President, International Association of Gaming Attorneys and Chairman, Third International Gaming Law Seminar
  
  

State Bar of Nevada
Clark County Bar Association

University of Arizona, School of Law, J.D., 1979
University of Nevada-Reno, B.A., 1976