Angel Taveras, Greenberg Traurig Shareholder and Former Providence, RI Mayor, to be Honored at “Men Who Make a Difference” Gala
BOSTON (PRWEB) April 25, 2016 -- Angel Taveras, a shareholder in Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Boston office and former Providence, RI mayor, will be recognized as an honoree at the Women’s Resource Center’s (WRC) annual “Men Who Make a Difference” Gala Friday, April 29, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency Newport. The event will honor Taveras and 11 other men for making positive contributions in their surrounding communities.
The “Men Who Make a Difference” gala supports the work of the WRC of Newport and Bristol Counties in assisting victims and survivors of domestic violence to help them to have safe, healthy families, free from emotional, physical, and verbal abuse. The WRC is a member of the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
“I am humbled to be honored by the Women‘s Resource Center,” said Taveras. “We must do all that we can to eradicate domestic violence and assist survivors, including the young children who often witness the abuse.”
Taveras served as the mayor of Providence from 2011-2015, and is credited with rescuing the city from the brink of bankruptcy and confronting a $110 million structural deficit. Under his leadership, Providence received the All-America City Award from the National Civic League for its plan to boost third-grade reading proficiency, and was the recipient of a $3 million award from Carnegie Foundation to create innovative high schools. In 2013, Taveras won Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge $5 million grand prize for his innovative proposal to improve the vocabularies of pre-school age children. Most recently, Taveras was elected to the Board of the Alliance for Early Success, a nonprofit organization that works to advance state policies for young children.
At Greenberg Traurig, Taveras focuses his practice on municipal restructuring, public finance, commercial litigation, pension litigation, and public infrastructure. He has over 14 years of experience in litigation and has dealt with complex commercial matters, 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 65 attorneys practicing in the areas of corporate, emerging technology, energy, governmental affairs, healthcare, intellectual property, labor and employment, life sciences and medical technology, litigation, public finance, real estate, and securities. 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.
About Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, multi-practice law firm with approximately 1,900 attorneys serving clients from 38 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The firm is No. 1 on the 2015 Law360 Most Charitable Firms list, third largest in the U.S. on the 2015 Law360 400, Top 20 on the 2015 Am Law Global 100, and among the 2015 BTI Brand Elite. More information at: http://www.gtlaw.com.
Lisa Murray, Greenberg Traurig, http://www.gtlaw.com, +1 617.835.0396, [email protected]
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