LAS VEGAS – The statewide law firm of Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario (Kummer Kaempfer) is pleased to announce Steven Pacitti is returning to the firm’s Las Vegas office after serving as general counsel for Xyience Incorporated, a multi-million dollar energy drink and supplement corporation.

Pacitti rejoins Kummer Kaempfer as an “Of Counsel” attorney in the Transactional Department on July 16. Pacitti is licensed to practice law in Nevada, New York and New Mexico and is admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court. He received his law degree from the University of Toledo and his LL.M. in taxation from the University of Florida. Pacitti graduated from St. Bonaventure University in New York with a B.B.A. concentrating in accounting. His practice will focus on business entities and transactions, tax planning and controversy, intellectual property, sports and entertainment and real estate.

“We are very pleased to welcome Steve back,” said Michael J. Bonner, managing partner of Kummer Kaempfer. “He has gained invaluable experience serving as the chief legal counsel for a growing, innovative company, and this additional knowledge will serve our clients well as he returns to his passion of private practice.”

During his prior tenure with Kummer Kaempfer, Mr. Pacitti supervised or participated in transactions for many of the firm’s clients. In 2006, after spending two years with Kummer Kaempfer, Pacitti accepted the top legal position at Xyience Incorporated, serving that company during a period of unprecedented expansion in the supplement and beverage industries.

Prior to working at Kummer Kaempfer in 2004, Pacitti served as in-house counsel to a full spectrum sports and entertainment company as well as a national hotel management company. Pacitti also has substantial private practice and in-house counsel experience. He has received the United States Small Business Administration Regional Director’s Award and the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce’s Minority Business Advocate of the Year Award.

Kummer Kaempfer is a prominent force in Nevada, serving local, regional, national and international clients in the real estate development, hospitality, gaming, manufacturing, service, high-technology, and energy and utilities industries. Founded in 1994, Kummer Kaempfer is one of Nevada’s largest law firms, specializing in complex corporate transactions, federal and state securities matters, commercial litigation, zoning and land use and regulatory law.

With offices in Las Vegas, Reno and Carson City, Kummer Kaempfer’s lawyers provide counsel to top corporations, business owners, corporate executives and individuals. Kummer Kaempfer is the Las Vegas member of Meritas, an affiliation of outstanding business law firms that serve international customers worldwide. The firm’s attorneys are routinely rated among the best corporate, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and litigation lawyers in Nevada, including high-ranking recognition by the prestigious “Chambers USA – America’s Leading Business Lawyers” since its inception in 2003. For more information about Kummer Kaempfer, call (702) 792-7000 or visit www.kkbrf.com. Kummer Kaempfer Bonner Renshaw & Ferrario, Ltd., is a Nevada professional corporation.