Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Western Alliance Bancorporation on Form S-3 of our reports, dated February 28, 2007, relating to our audits of the consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting for the year ended December 31, 2006, which appears in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Western Alliance Bancorporation for the year ended December 31, 2006.
We also consent to the reference to our firm under the captions “Experts” in such Registration Statement.
/s/ McGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP | ||||
McGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP | ||||
Las Vegas, Nevada
August 8, 2007
August 8, 2007