Abran Vigil has years of experience as a business litigator and counselor, both in private practice and as in-house counsel. Abe focuses on commercial litigation involving real estate and construction, banking and financial services, and business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions. His practice also emphasizes corporate governance and strategy, contested regulatory proceedings, administrative and regulatory litigation, attorney general actions, crisis management, trade practice disputes, and business torts.
In addition to more than 20 years of experience in private practice, Abe served more than three years as chief legal officer and general counsel of a major business management consulting firm that provides strategic services to companies in a variety of heavily regulated industries, including financial services, construction, hospitality, gaming, professional sports, food service, and media. This experience includes negotiating directly with various labor unions.
Experience
Representative Matters
- Represented creditors collecting on over $1 billion in judgments, including against purportedly “judgment proof” debtors with hidden or offshore assets
- Served as Nevada litigation counsel defending shareholder class actions ranging from the hundreds of millions of dollars to over $1.5 billion
- Served as counsel in over 100 receiverships, including representation of special servicers and lenders in litigation, and successfully argued for receiverships for many distressed commercial properties
Professional Highlights
Recognition & Accomplishments
The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, Litigation — Banking and Finance, and Litigation — Real Estate, 2008-2021; "Lawyer of the Year," Litigation — Banking and Finance (Las Vegas), 2018
Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating
Speaking Engagements
Speaker, "Legal Strategies for deals," Trigild Full Lender Conference, October 24, 2019
Speaker, "Mortgage Banking Litigation Update: Trends in the Western Region," Ballard Spahr webinar, July 16, 2015
Moderator, "Servicing Single Family Residential Portfolios," Trigild Spring Lender Conference, Dallas, April 23, 2015
Publications
Contributing author, Strategic Alternatives for and Against Distressed Businesses, Thomson Reuters, ongoing edition
Credentials
Education
Drake University Law School (J.D., with honors, 2000)
University of New Mexico (B.A. 1996)
Admissions
Nevada
U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States Supreme Court