Eric Duhon

About

Eric Duhon, Counsel at McDonald Carano LLP, handles mergers and acquisitions for regional and national companies, alongside their entity formation and governance, commercial transactions, and outside general counsel needs. He has worked for grocers and other retailers, distributors, lodging and casino operators, mining and drilling companies, waste haulers, insurers, and credit unions. When natural resources are part of a deal, he advises owners, sellers, and buyers on transferring, managing, and permitting water rights. He earned his J.D. from the William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in 2018, and completed Cornell University's real estate development certificate in 2024. The Best Lawyers in America lists him as Ones to Watch for mergers and acquisitions law, 2024-2027.

Who is a good fit for Eric Duhon

• Buyers of a retail, grocery, or distribution company completing an acquisition.
• Sellers of drilling and mining companies or waste hauling companies working through a sale.
• Owners of a lodging business who are buying a company or selling theirs.
• Insurance companies and credit unions pursuing a merger or an acquisition.

Education and admissions

Education

• William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, J.D., 2018
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S. in Economics, 2011
• Graduate Developing Leaders Institute Commercial Real Estate Development Association Northern Nevada/CREDA Northern Nevada formerly NAIOP, 2022

Bar admissions

Nevada

Recognition

• The Best Lawyers in America - “Ones to Watch” in Real Estate Law (2024-2027), Mergers & Acquisitions Law (2024-2027), Corporate Law (2026, 2027), and Business Organizations including LLCs and Partnerships (2026, 2027)
• Mountain States Super Lawyers - “Rising Stars” (2026)
• Nevada Business Magazine - “Top Rank Attorneys” (2020-2026) and “Best Up & Coming Attorneys” (2019-2021)
• Northern Nevada Business Weekly, Best in Business awards - 1st Place “Up & Coming Business Person” (2024)
• CALI Excellence for the Future Award (highest scoring student in class), Torts, Spring 2016; Property, Spring 2016; Federal Income Tax, Fall 2017; Gaming Law, Fall 2017; International Commercial Arbitration, Spring 2018

Specialties

Representative matters

As described on the firm’s website.

• Lead Counsel on the $90 million sale of 1,402 acres of commercial real estate to a data center developer and operator in an industrial park. ($90,000,000)
• Lead Counsel on the $19 million sale of 145 acres of commercial real estate for the development of a data center in an industrial park. ($19,000,000)
• Lead Counsel negotiating a complex three-party multi-level joint venture agreement and related management and development agreements for the development and operation of a two-phase industrial complex located on property ground-leased from an airport. Phase I is estimated to be valued at $58 million.
• Lead Issuer Counsel on a client’s $25 million in bonds to finance an affordable housing project. ($25,000,000)
• Lead Counsel advising a trade association on the $4.3 million sale and seller-lease back of the association’s headquarters. ($4,300,000, seller side)
• Lead Counsel on the $4.4 million sale of 23 acres for development at an industrial park. The project included complexities relating to mining permits and mining rights, FEMA flood map issues, development agreement for CLOMR improvements, and cross access agreements, licenses, and easements at the industrial park. ($4,400,000)
• Lead Counsel for community-owned water utility’s acquisition of a $7.4 million building to expand its operations. ($7,400,000)
• Lead Counsel for the $7 million sale and 1031-exchange of a 36-unit, multi-family apartment complex for a commercial property within a large commercial complex subject to a triple net lease with a national fast-food chain. ($7,000,000)

Deal profile

Typical deal size

Any deal size

Remote work

In-person / regional