Rebecca L. Miltenberger

Rebecca L. Miltenberger

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Background

Experienced real estate attorney with focus on acquisition and development. Known for thorough grasp of how business considerations play into legal issues. Key role in some of Nevada’s most important real estate deals.

Rebecca Miltenberger is an experienced real estate and land use attorney who combines her legal expertise with a passion for creating solutions for her clients’ legal issues. Her practice focuses on complex commercial real estate transactions and land use projects in hospitality, gaming and leisure industries, multifamily, office and retail.  

In addition, Rebecca concentrates on transactional work, serving as counsel to some of Southern Nevada’s most high-profile companies in a wide range of matters including acquisitions, dispositions, financings, developments, land use and entitlements and leases of real property assets. She has helped her clients acquire, develop and entitle hundreds of millions of dollars in hospitality and leisure properties across Las Vegas and Reno as well as nationwide. Rebecca also represents clients in the acquisition and financing of multifamily complexes throughout Nevada and across the West. She has played a key role in some of Nevada’s most significant real estate transactions. 

Representative Matters

Acquisitions/Dispositions

  • Represented Wynn Resorts in $336 million purchase of 38 acres of land across Las Vegas Boulevard from Wynn Las Vegas.

  • Represented JMA Ventures, LLC in the acquisition of three office buildings which were acquired in part two of an eight office building acquisition. The first part of the transaction involved the acquisition of a five commercial office building portfolio with more than 271,000 square feet located in Henderson, Nevada.

  • Represented Caesars Entertainment Corporation in its $516 million sale and leaseback of the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino to a company affiliated with Dreamscape Companies.

  • Counsel to Caesars Entertainment, Inc., in connection with the sale of Harrah’s Reno Hotel & Casino for $41.5 Million to an affiliate of CAI Investments.

Development / Land Use

  • Counsel to Caesars in connection with its $375 million development of Caesars Forum Convention Center.

  • Negotiated on behalf of a municipality an amended and restated development agreement and parks agreement with respect to a large master planned community.

Real Estate Financing

  • Represented JMA Ventures, LLC in the financing of a construction loan by and between JMA Reno Hotel Holdings, LLC and BPC Lending I, LLC for development of a new Aloft Hotel in Reno, Nevada across from the Reno-Tahoe International Airport.

  • Served as counsel to Guggenheim Investment Management, LLC as second lien lender in connection with construction financing for a Wyndam Hotel project in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Insights & Publications

Credentials

Education

  • J.D., 2007, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, with distinction
  • B.A., 2003, University of Washington

Admissions

  • Nevada, 2007
  • U.S. District Court, District of Nevada

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • Clark County Bar Association
  • State Bar of Nevada
  • Entertainment Development Council, Urban Land Institute
  • Management Committee, Urban Land Institute Nevada
  • National Association of Industrial & Office Properties
  • Commercial Real Estate Women of Southern Nevada

Community Involvement

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, Discovery Children's Museum

Board of Directors, JDRF Southern Nevada Chapter, 2013-2019

Board of Directors, Nevada Diabetes Association, 2011-2012

Recognition

AWARDS:

"Rebecca is a great lawyer. She's got a great demeanor and great experience." "Rebecca is very good to work with. She's extremely detail-oriented." "She is extremely responsive and knowledgeable and it is a pleasure to work with her. My business team loves her." – Chambers USA, 2023

"An excellent, really detail-oriented attorney who's easy to work with and negotiates deals very well for her clients." "A fantastic attorney who commands a lot of respect." Chambers USA, 2021

  • Best Lawyers in America, 2023-2024
  • Chambers USA, 2019-2023
  • Thomson Reuters, Stand-out Lawyer
  • Vegas Inc Top Lawyers, Real Property, 2020-2023
  • Leadership Las Vegas, Class of 2017
  • Super Lawyers, Mountain States, Rising Stars, 2013 - 2017
  • Graduate of NAIOP’s Developing Leaders Institute, 2014
  • 50 Hours Club, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada’s Pro Bono Project, 2010
  • Attorney Honor Roll, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada’s Pro Bono Project, 2009
  • Associate Managing Editor, Pacific McGeorge Global Business and Development Law Journal