Angel Taveras, Greenberg Traurig Shareholder and Former Providence, RI Mayor, Selected as 2015 Semana Dominicana Honoree
Boston (PRWEB) May 07, 2015 -- Angel Taveras, a shareholder in Greenberg Traurig LLP’s Boston office and former Providence, Rhode Island mayor, has been selected as an honoree of the 2015 Semana Dominicana. Organized by La Cámara Americana de Comercio de La República Dominicana (AMCHAMDR) and La Universidad Acción Pro-Educación (UNAPEC), the award recognizes the professional accomplishments of Dominican attorneys and judges. Taveras will be honored at an award ceremony at 7 p.m., May 14 at Chadbourne & Parke LLP in New York City. Taveras was the first Latino mayor of the city of Providence and the first Dominican-American elected as mayor of a capital city in the United States.
From 2011 to 2015, Taveras served as the mayor of Providence, where he led a city government with 5,700 employees and oversaw a budget of $678 million. Taveras is credited with rescuing Providence from the brink of bankruptcy and eliminating a $110 million structural deficit through landmark reforms to pensions, negotiated concessions in labor contracts, and unprecedented assistance from tax-exempt institutions. Under his leadership, Providence was recognized with the All-America City Award from the National Civic League for its plan to boost third-grade reading proficiency. In addition, Taveras won the $5 million grand prize from the Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge for his innovative proposal to improve the vocabularies of pre-school age children.
Taveras also has a distinguished legal career. With over 14 years of experience in litigation, he is a licensed attorney in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New York. His diverse litigation practice includes complex commercial matters, including matters arising under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Truth in Lending Act, and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, as well as bankruptcy litigation, zoning and land use, shareholder disputes, and election recounts and challenges.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Boston Office
Established in 1999, Greenberg Traurig’s Boston office is home to more than 60 attorneys practicing in the areas of corporate, emerging technology, governmental affairs, intellectual property, labor and employment, life sciences and medical technology, litigation, public finance, and real estate. An important contributor to the firm's international platform, the Boston office includes a team of nationally recognized attorneys with both public and private sector experience. The team offers clients the value of decades of legal experience and hands-on knowledge of the local business community, supported by the firm's vast network of global resources.
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Lisa Murray, Greenberg Traurig, +1 617.835.0396, [email protected]
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