More Than 130 Greenberg Traurig Florida Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2014
MIAMI (PRWEB) August 19, 2013 -- The 2014 edition of Best Lawyers in America includes 131 attorneys from across the seven Florida offices of international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP. The firm is top-listed across 18 practice areas in the region.
For a seventh consecutive year, Greenberg Traurig – with 348 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 2014 edition of its publication.
Inclusion in Best Lawyers in America is based entirely on peer-review, according to the website. The methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.
Six 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 Florida Greenberg Traurig attorneys recognized as Lawyers of the Year, with their respective location and practice area are:
Carl A. Fornaris, Securities Regulation, Miami
Bruce H. Giles-Klein, Public Finance Law, Miami
Fred F. Harris, Corporate Law, Tallahassee
Gregory W. Herbert, Intellectual Property, Orlando
Richard C. McCrea, Jr., Labor Law – Management and Litigation - Labor & Employment, Tampa
Robert A. Soriano, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Tampa
The Greenberg Traurig Florida attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers in America cover more than 50 different practice areas. Four 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 & Finance
Robert J. Robes (2013)- Trust 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
Jeffrey Gilbert (2013) - Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation - Real Estate
Glenn E. Goldstein (2010) - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking & 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 & Acquisitions Law
Daniel D. 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 & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
David C. Peck (2006) - Corporate Law, Health Care Law
Brian J. Sherr (2007) - Real Estate Law
Michele Stocker (2013) - Commercial Litigation
MIAMI
Cesar L. Alvarez (1993) (20 years) - Corporate Law, International Trade and Finance Law
David A. Barkus (2011) - Corporate Law
Kerri L. Barsh (2007) - Environmental Law, Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation – Environmental,
Litigation - Land Use & Zoning, Natural Resources Law
Hilarie Bass (2007) - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking & Finance, Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation – Securities
Jacqueline Becerra (2010) - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Securities
Ralph B. Bekkevold (2008) - Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law
Norman J. Benford (1983) (25 years) - Trusts and Estates
Richard N. Bernstein (2005) - Corporate Law
Mark D. Bloom (1993) (20 years) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Burt Bruton (2005) - Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law
Juan Pablo Cappello (2007) - Corporate Law, Derivatives and Futures Law, Securitization and Structured Finance 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 & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
Seth J. Entin (2007) - Tax Law
Gary M. Epstein (1995) (10 years) - Corporate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
Robert S. Fine (2012) - Government Relations Practice, Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
Joseph Z. Fleming (1983) (25 years) - Employment Law - Management, Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures & Television, Environmental Law, Labor Law - Management, Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation - Labor & Employment, Litigation - Land Use & 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
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) (25 years) - Real Estate Law
Larry J. Hoffman (1989) (25 years) - 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 (First year 2014) - Real Estate Law
Steven B. Lapidus (1995) (10 years) - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Nancy B. Lash (2008) - Real Estate Law
Juan P. Loumiet (2008) - Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law
Patricia Menéndez-Cambo (2006) - Corporate Law, International Trade and Finance Law
Adrienne L. Pardo (2011) - Government Relations Practice
Eliot Pedrosa (2013) - Commercial Litigation
Albert D. Quentel (1987) (25 years) - 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
David L. Ross (1989) (25 years) - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation –Antitrust
Mark A. Salky (2013) - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Real Estate
Gary Saul (2006) - Real Estate Law
Elliot H. Scherker (2001) (10 years) - 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. Stiver, Jr. (1999) (10 years) - Tax Law
Susan J. Tarbe (2007) - Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Manuel R. Valcarcel IV (2007) - Communications Law, Technology Law
David E. Wells (2008) - Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
Diana S.C. Zeydel (2008) - Litigation - Trusts & Estates, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
ORLANDO
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 & Acquisitions Law, Tax Law
Michael Hornreich (2003) (10 years) - Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Municipal, Litigation - Real Estate
Joseph J. JeBailey (2013) - Real Estate Law
Julie P. Kendig-Schrader (2008) - Environmental Law, Litigation - Land Use & Zoning, Real Estate Law
Adam B. Landa (2013) - Copyright Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent
Joel D. Maser (2005) - Tax Law
Jonathan M. Perry (First year 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 & Finance, Litigation - Real Estate
Michael J. Sullivan (2005) - 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 & Employment, Technology Law
Reggie L. Bouthillier (2006) - Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental
Glenn T. Burhans, Jr. (2010) - Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
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 & Zoning
Cynthia L. May (2012) - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law - Management
Richard C. McCrea, Jr. (1995) (10 years) - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law –
Management, Litigation - Labor & Employment
Kimberly Mello (2013) - Appellate Practice
Robert A. Soriano (1993) (20 years) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
David B. Weinstein (2005) - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Environmental
Peter Wolfson Zinober (1989) (25 years) - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor & Employment
WEST PALM BEACH
Bridget A. Berry (2012) - Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation - Labor & Employment, Litigation - Real Estate
Mark F. Bideau (2009) - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Construction,
Litigation - First Amendment, Litigation - Labor & Employment, Litigation - Land Use & Zoning, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation – Securities, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
Howard Bregman (2008) - Real Estate Law
Joseph C. Coates III (2011) - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation - Securities
Gary M. Dunkel (2010) - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Real Estate
Tracy L. Gerber (First year 2014) - Litigation - Securities
Laurie L. Gildan (2009) - Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law
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 (First year 2014) - Commercial Litigation
Robert Sanders (2010) - Land Use & Zoning Law
Stephen D. Sanford (2010) Public Finance Law
About Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, full-service law firm with approximately 1750 attorneys serving clients from 36 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. In the U.S., the firm has more offices than any other among the Top 10 on The National Law Journal’s 2012 NLJ 250. For additional information, please visit http://www.gtlaw.com.
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