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J. Colby Williams

Education:

Bachelor of Arts - University of Arizona

Juris Doctorate - Arizona State University

Mr. Williams is a co-founder of Campbell & Williams.  Over his thirty-plus year career, he handled numerous precedent setting cases representing plaintiffs and defendants in the fields of complex commercial litigation, high-stakes administrative proceedings, catastrophic personal injury, and First Amendment Law.  In 2015 and 2018, Mr. Williams was named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers for “Bet-The-Company Litigation,” and earned the same distinction for “First Amendment” law in 2019.  Mr. Williams has also held an AV “Preeminent” ranking for more than two decades, which is the highest rating for legal skill and ethical practices designated by Martindale-Hubbell.  He was likewise included in Chambers USA (Band 1), Commercial Litigation, and Mountain States Super Lawyers. In March 2025, Mr. Williams was inducted into the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers, an honor reserved for the top 1% of trial attorneys in the country.

Representative matters from Mr. Williams’ appellate practice during his time at Campbell & Williams included:

  • Hunt v. Zuffa, LLC, 2025 WL 1164219 (9th Cir. Apr. 22, 2025) (affirming summary judgment in favor of mixed martial arts promotion and its president on former fighter’s remaining claims for fraud, aiding and abetting, and conspiracy), cert. denied 2025 WL 3507007 (U.S. Dec. 8, 2025)

  • Cipriani v. Resorts World Las Vegas, LLC, 2025 WL 3066303 (9th Cir. Dec. Nov. 3 2025) (affirming dismissal of all claims against former casino executive)

  • Lombardo v. Nev. Comm’n on Ethics, 2025 WL 1711537 (Nev. June 18, 2025) (en banc) (unanimously reversing district court’s improper dismissal of public official’s petition for judicial review of disciplinary opinion)

  • Nevada Gaming Comm’n v. Wynn, 138 Nev. 164, 507 P.3d 183 (2022) (en banc) (resolving as issue of first impression whether district courts have jurisdiction to entertain gaming commission disciplinary decisions through writs of prohibition)

  • Canarelli v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Ct., 136 Nev. 247, 464 P.3d 114 (2020) (en banc) (holding as a matter of first impression that Nevada does not recognize the fiduciary exception to the attorney-client privilege)

  • Gardner on Behalf of L.G. v. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 133 Nev. 730, 405 P.3d 651 (2017) (finding that limited liability company members can be sued individually for personally participating in tortious acts and that alter ego doctrine applies to limited liability companies)

Mr. Williams’ work at the trial court and administrative agency level for Campbell & Williams included:

  • Represented former casino executive in high profile federal court action and obtained dismissal of all claims brought by disgruntled patron claiming various intentional torts

  • Obtained second summary judgment order and attorney fee award on behalf of mixed martial arts promotion and its president on former fighter’s remaining claims after first appeal

  • After day-long live-streamed hearing, obtained dismissal on one set of alleged ethics violations against public official and modest fine on other set of charges where agency originally sought more than $1.6 million; the case was then successfully resolved through a stipulated agreement

  • After multi-week arbitration in the Bay Area, obtained favorable monetary judgment and attorney fee award for affiliate of publicly traded Las Vegas casino operator and complete defense of Native American Tribe’s multi-million dollar counterclaim

  • Defeated election contest challenging results of 2022 Republican Primary Election for Nevada Governor

After 32 years with Campbell & Williams, Mr. Williams accepted an offer to join Red Rock Resorts, Inc., a longtime firm client, as its Executive Vice President and General Counsel, effective September 8, 2026.