EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION OF
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

This certification is given by the undersigned Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Western Alliance Bancorporation (“the Registrant”) pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Each of the undersigned hereby certifies, with respect to the Registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the date hereof (the “Report”), that:

1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Robert Sarver	/s/ Dale Gibbons
Robert Sarver	Dale Gibbons
Chief Executive Officer	Chief Financial Officer
Western Alliance Bancorporation	Western Alliance Bancorporation

Date: May 11, 2009