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Western Alliance Bancorporation to Present at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Regional Bank Conference

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^{Published in Business and Finance on Tuesday, February 24th 2009 at 15:19 GMT, Last Modified on 2009-02-24 15:20:26 by Market Wire}  

LAS VEGAS--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE: WAL) announced today that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert Sarver will present at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Regional Bank Conference on Wednesday, March 4^th, at 10:25 a.m. Eastern Time. Mr. Sarver's comments will be webcast live at [ http://www.kbw.com/news/conference_regional2009.html ]. A copy of the presentation has also been posted in the Presentations section of the Investor Relations page of the company's website [ www.westernalliancebancorp.com ].

About Western Alliance Bancorporation

Western Alliance Bancorporation is the parent company of Bank of Nevada, First Independent Bank of Nevada, Alliance Bank of Arizona, Torrey Pines Bank, Alta Alliance Bank, Miller/Russell & Associates, Shine Investment Advisory Services, Premier Trust, and PartnersFirst. These dynamic organizations provide a broad array of banking, leasing, trust, investment, and mortgage services to clients in Nevada, Arizona and California, investment services in Colorado, and bank card services nationwide. Staffed with experienced financial professionals, these organizations deliver a broader product array and larger credit capacity than community banks, yet are empowered to be more responsive to customers' needs than larger institutions. Additional investor information can be accessed on the Investor Relations page of the company's website, westernalliancebancorp.com.