130 Greenberg Traurig Florida Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2015
Miami, FL (PRWEB) August 21, 2014 -- The 2015 edition of Best Lawyers in America includes 130 attorneys from across the seven Florida offices of international law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. The firm is top-listed across nine practice areas in the state.
For the eighth consecutive year, Greenberg Traurig – with over 350 attorneys listed from across its U.S. offices – is ranked No. 1 by Best Lawyers in America for having the highest number of attorneys listed in the 2015 edition of its publication.
Inclusion in Best Lawyers in America is based entirely on peer review. The methodology is designed to capture the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical and legal practice areas.
15 Greenberg Traurig Florida lawyers received special recognition as “Lawyer of the Year.” Only one lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is given this title. The attorneys recognized as Lawyers of the Year, with their respective location and practice area are:
Cesar L. Alvarez, Corporate Law, Miami
Hilarie Bass, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions, Miami
Donn A. Beloff, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Fort Lauderdale
Bridget A. Berry, Litigation – Labor and Employment, West Palm Beach
Mark F. Bideau, Ligation – Construction, West Palm Beach
Lorence Jon Bielby, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Tallahassee
Alan T. Dimond, Litigation – Municipal, Miami
Lucia A. Dougherty, Administrative / Regulatory Law; Real Estate Law, Miami
Gary M. Epstein, Securities Regulation, Miami
Joseph Z. Fleming, Environmental Law, Miami
Bradford D. Kaufman, Securities / Capital Markets Law, West Palm Beach
Adam B. Landa, Copyright Law, Orlando
Adrienne L. Pardo, Government Relations Practice, Miami
I. William Spivey II, Litigation – Real Estate, Orlando
Jeffrey S. Tenen, Securitization and Structured Finance Law, Miami
In Florida, Greenberg Traurig was top listed in the following nine practice areas:
Environmental Law
Government Relations
Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
Litigation – Real Estate
Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Litigation – Securities
Public Finance Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
The Greenberg Traurig Florida attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers in America cover more than 55 different practice areas. Three attorneys are honored for the first time. The attorneys are listed with their corresponding category/practice area(s) and the year they were first recognized:
Boca Raton
Dennis W. Hillier (2007) – Real Estate Law
Jeffrey S. Kahn (2010) – Tax Law
Marvin A. Kirsner (2008) – Tax Law
Marcia H. Langley (2010) – Real Estate Law
Craig T. McClung (2012) – Tax Law
Stephen A. Mendelsohn (2013) – Litigation; Banking and Finance
Robert J. Robes (2013) – Trusts and Estates
Fort Lauderdale
David O. Batista (2013) – Commercial Litigation
Donn A. Beloff (2006) – Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
Francis B. Brogan Jr. (2005) – Trusts and Estates
Jerold I. Budney (2010) – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
William R. Clayton (2010) – Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Construction; Litigation-Real Estate
Jonathan S. Gelman (2009) – Real Estate Law
James R. George (2015) – Litigation-Trusts and Estates
Jeffrey Gilbert (2013) – Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Bankruptcy; Litigation-Real Estate
Glenn E. Goldstein (2010) – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Banking and Finance; Litigation-Real Estate
Scott M. Grossman (2011) – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation-Bankruptcy
Barbara A. Hall (2007) – Environmental Law; Government Relations Practice
Jeffrey Allan Hirsch (2010) – Commercial Litigation
Kenneth A. Horky (2013) – Commercial Litigation
Stanley G. Jacobs, Jr. (2013) – Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
Stephen F. Katz (2005) – Real Estate Law
Kara L. MacCullough (2012) – Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Law
Bruce I. March (2011) – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Dan McCawley (2010) – Real Estate Law
Paul B. McCawley (2009) – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
John L. McManus (2013) – Commercial Litigation
Matthew W. Miller (2011) – Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
Debbie M. Orshefsky (2006) – Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
David C. Peck (2006) – Corporate Law; Health Care Law
Brian J. Sherr (2007) – Real Estate Law
Michele L. Stocker (2013) – Commercial Litigation
Miami
Cesar L. Alvarez (1993) – Corporate Law; International Trade and Finance Law
Emilio J. Alvarez-Farré (2006) – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
David A. Barkus (2011) – Corporate Law
Kerri L. Barsh (2007) – Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation-Environmental; Litigation-Land Use and Zoning; Natural Resources Law
Hilarie Bass (2007) – Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Banking and Finance; Litigation-Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation-Real Estate; Litigation-Securities
Jacqueline Becerra (2010) – Commercial Litigation; Litigation- Intellectual Property; Litigation-Securities
Norman J. Benford (1983) – Trusts and Estates
Richard N. Bernstein (2005) – Corporate Law
Mark D. Bloom (1993) – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation-Bankruptcy
Burt Bruton (2005) – Litigation-Real Estate; Real Estate Law
David A. Coulson (2010) – Commercial Litigation
Albert A. del Castillo (2006) – Public Finance Law
Alan T. Dimond (2007) – Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Construction; Litigation-Municipal; Litigation-Real Estate
Lucia A. Dougherty (2006) – Administrative/Regulatory Law; Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
Seth J. Entin (2007) – Tax Law
Gary M. Epstein (1995) – Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
Robert S. Fine Esq., A.I.A. (2012) – Government Relations Practice; Litigation-Land Use and Zoning
Joseph Z. Fleming (1983) – Employment Law-Management; Entertainment Law-Motion Pictures and Television; Environmental Law; Labor Law-Management; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation-Environmental; Litigation-Labor and Employment; Litigation-Land Use and Zoning; Sports Law; Water Law
Carl A. Fornaris (2008) – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
Adam Foslid (2015) – Commercial Litigation
Ricardo L. Fraga (2010) – Real Estate Law
Robert C. Gang (2006) – Public Finance Law
Laura R. Gangemi Vignola (2008) – Real Estate Law
Bruce H. Giles-Klein (2006) – Public Finance Law
Richard J. Giusto (2007) – Real Estate Law
Steven E. Goldman (2007) – Real Estate Law
Matthew B. Gorson (1987) – Real Estate Law
Larry J. Hoffman (1989) – Corporate Law
Kenneth C. Hoffman (2011) – Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
John B. Hutton III (2009) – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law;
Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Bankruptcy
Steven A. Landy (2014) – Real Estate Law
Steven B. Lapidus (1995) – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Nancy B. Lash (2008) – Real Estate Law
Juan P. Loumiet (2008) – Litigation-Real Estate; Real Estate Law
Patricia Menéndez-Cambó (2006) – Corporate Law; International Trade and Finance Law
Adrienne L. Pardo (2011) – Government Relations Practice
Eliot Pedrosa (2013) – Commercial Litigation
Albert D. Quentel (1987) – Real Estate Law
Julissa Rodriguez (2013) – Appellate Practice
Ronald M. Rosengarten (2006) – Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management
Ira N. Rosner (2007) – Corporate Law; Energy Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
Mark A. Salky (2013) – Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Real Estate
Gary A. Saul (2006) – Real Estate Law
Elliot H. Scherker (2001) – Appellate Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
Ozzie A. Schindler (2006) – Tax Law
Mark P. Schnapp (2006) – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Marlene K. Silverman (2007) – Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Intellectual Property
Charles E. (“Skip”) Stiver Jr. (1999) – Tax Law
Susan J. Tarbe (2007) – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Jeffrey S. Tenen (2006) – Corporate Law; Derivatives and Futures Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law; Transportation Law
Manuel R. Valcarcel IV (2007) – Communications Law; Technology Law
David E. Wells (2008) – Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
Diana S.C. Zeydel (2008) – Litigation-Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Orlando
James Bacchus (2006) – International Trade and Finance Law
Warren S. Bloom (2007) – Public Finance Law
Orlando L. Evora (2007) – Real Estate Law
Peter J. Fides II (2008) – Real Estate Law
Gregory W. Herbert (2010) – Litigation-Intellectual Property; Litigation-Patent
Russell P. Hintze (2008) – Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
Joseph J. JeBailey (2013) – Real Estate Law
Julie P. Kendig-Schrader (2008) – Environmental Law; Litigation-Land Use and Zoning; Real Estate Law
Adam B. Landa (2013) – Copyright Law; Litigation-Intellectual Property; Litigation-Patent
Joel D. Maser (2005) – Tax Law
Scott R. MacLeod (2007) – Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Jonathan M. Perry (2014) – Real Estate Law
Ronald M. Schirtzer (2013) – Commercial Litigation
Alan C. Sheppard Jr. (2013) – Real Estate Law
I. William Spivey II (2009) – Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Banking and Finance; Litigation-Real Estate
Michael J. Sullivan (2005) – Leisure and Hospitality Law; Real Estate Law
Jéan E. Wilson (2007) – Public Finance Law
Tallahassee
David C. Ashburn (2008) – Government Relations Practice; Health Care Law
Fred W. Baggett (2007) – Government Relations Practice
Lorence Jon Bielby (2008) – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Labor and Employment; Technology Law
Michael J. Cherniga (2006) – Government Relations Practice; Health Care Law
Fred F. Harris (2010) – Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Tax Law
M. Hope Keating (2010) – Appellate Practice; Health Care Law
Robert R. McDonald (2009) – Real Estate Law
Maribel N. Nicholson-Choice (2010) – Environmental Law
Barry Richard (2006) – Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law; Litigation-Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Tampa
Gregory W. Kehoe (2009) – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Vincent A. Marchetti (2013) – Litigation-Land Use and Zoning
Cynthia L. May (2012) – Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management
Richard C. McCrea Jr. (1995) – Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management; Litigation-Labor and Employment
Kimberly A. Mello (2013) – Appellate Practice
Robert A. Soriano (1993) – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation-Bankruptcy
David B. Weinstein (2005) – Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Litigation-Environmental
Peter W. Zinober (1989) – Employment Law-Management; Labor Law-Management; Litigation-Labor and Employment
West Palm Beach
Bridget A. Berry (2012) – Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Construction; Litigation-Labor and Employment; Litigation-Real Estate
Mark F. Bideau (2009) – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Employment Law-Management; Litigation-Construction; Litigation-First Amendment; Litigation-Labor and Employment; Litigation-Land Use and Zoning; Litigation-Real Estate; Litigation-Securities; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action-Defendants
Joseph C. Coates III (2011) – Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation-Securities
Tracy L. Gerber (2014) – Litigation-Securities
Laurie L. Gildan (2009) – Litigation-Real Estate; Real Estate Law
Phillip H. Hutchinson (2015) – Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
Bradford D. Kaufman (2008) – Commercial Litigation; Litigation-Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation-Securities; Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
David M. Layman (2010) – Real Estate Law
Patricia A. Leonard (2014) – Commercial Litigation
Robert Sanders (2010) – Land Use and Zoning Law
Stephen D. Sanford (2010) – Public Finance Law
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, Asia, and the Middle East. The firm is among the “Power Elite” in the 2014 BTI Client Relationship Scorecard report, which assesses the nature and strength of law firms' client relationships. For additional information, please visit http://www.gtlaw.com.
Lourdes Brezo Martinez, Greenberg Traurig LLP, +1 (212) 801-2131, [email protected]
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