Greenberg Traurig Named ‘Corporate & Finance Law Firm of The Year (Florida-Based)’ at Fifth-Annual Chambers and Partners Latin America Awards for Excellence
Miami (PRWEB) October 07, 2013 -- The Latin America and Iberian Practice Group of international law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A., received the “Law Firm of the Year” award in the Corporate & Finance – Florida-based (International Counsel in Latin America) category at the fifth-annual Chambers Latin America Awards for Excellence gala in Miami Beach on Sept. 9. The firm has been nominated since the award’s inaugural year in 2009 and has won in its respective category four years.
According to Chambers and Partners, the awards "recognize the achievements of the region's leading law firms, taking into account their involvement in the year's most high-profile matters, success with new ventures, and market-wide acclaim from clients." Based in the U.K., Chambers and Partners publishes guides ranking attorneys and law firms based on thousands of interviews with practicing lawyers and clients around the world.
“Our sincere thanks to our clients and law firms based in Latin America for enabling us to receive this prestigious recognition, which is a testament to our commitment to provide the high-quality legal counsel and personalized service our clients require,” said Patricia Menéndez-Cambó, chair of the firm's 200-plus member Global Practice Group.
Greenberg Traurig’s Latin America team, located in Chicago, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, New York and other offices across the firm, includes attorneys who have spent years living and practicing law in Latin America, many of whom previously served in top posts as chief legal officers and regional counsel for multinational companies in the telecommunications, banking, energy and hotel industries. The group’s practice includes assisting multilatinas and multinationals, with an emphasis on IBEX-listed Spanish companies with energy, telecommunications, media and infrastructure projects in the U.S. and throughout Latin America.
Greenberg Traurig’s multidisciplinary team has wide-ranging experience representing U.S. and international clients who do business in Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula, as well as advising Latin American and Spanish clients on their business ventures in the U.S. The firm’s office in Mexico City provides legal services to international clients seeking to enter the Mexican and Latin American markets, as well as those with established businesses in the region.
Greenberg Traurig received this same award in 2010 and 2011. In 2009, the firm received the “Focus on Latin America - Law Firm of the Year (Florida-based)” Award.
About Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, multi-practice law firm with approximately 1750 attorneys serving clients from 36 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Greenberg Traurig is among the Top 10 law firms on The National Law Journal's 2013 NLJ 350, an annual ranking of the largest firms in the U.S. For additional information, please visit http://www.gtlaw.com.
Elaine Walker, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, + 1 305 579 0832, [email protected]
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