ATLANTA – Feb. 23, 2018 – The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced that five attorneys in the firm’s Atlanta office were included in the “Top 100” list in the 2018 edition of Georgia Super Lawyers, the highest number for any Georgia firm. Additionally, Lori G. Cohen, co-chair of the firm's Global Litigation Practice, chair of the firm's Trial Practice Group, and chair of the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice, was listed on the “Top 10” list as well as the “Top 50 Women” list. Cohen was the only attorney in Georgia named to all three top lists. Natasha L. Wilson, co-chair of the Atlanta Labor & Employment Practice and co-chair of the Labor & Employment Practice’s Complex Employment Litigation & Trials Group, was also listed on the “Top 50 Women” list.
Overall, 40 attorneys from its Atlanta office were listed. In addition to those on the “Top 100” list, 25 attorneys were listed as Georgia Super Lawyers, and 10 were listed as “Rising Stars.”
Attorneys are chosen for inclusion in Super Lawyers based on a multiphase rating process that includes balloting, peer evaluation, and third-party research, according to Super Lawyers’ website.
The five attorneys in Greenberg Traurig’s Atlanta office named to the Super Lawyers “Top 100” list are:
- Lori G. Cohen – Shareholder; Co-Chair, Global Litigation Practice; Chair, Trial Practice; Chair, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice; Co-Chair, Atlanta Litigation Practice
- Ernest LaMont Greer – Co-President
- David Long-Daniels – Shareholder; Co-Chair, Global Labor & Employment Practice; Co-Chair, Labor & Employment Practice’s Complex Employment Litigation & Trials Group; Co-Chair, Atlanta Labor & Employment Practice; Co-Chair, Atlanta Litigation Practice
- David I. Schulman – Shareholder, Intellectual Property & Technology Practice
- Todd D. Wozniak – Shareholder; Co-Chair, Labor & Employment Practice’s ERISA & Employee Benefits Litigation Group
The additional 25 attorneys recognized as 2018 Georgia Super Lawyers are:
- James S. Altenbach – Shareholder, Corporate Practice
- Allen D. Altman – Shareholder, Tax Practice and Private Wealth Services Practice
- Theodore I. Blum – Atlanta Managing Shareholder; Co-Chair, Atlanta Corporate Practice
- Cindy J.K. Davis – Shareholder; Chair, Banking & Financial Services Practice
- John D. Elrod – Shareholder; Vice Chair, Atlanta Financial Institutions Practice
- Christiana Callahan Jacxsens – Shareholder, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice
- Joel A. Katz – Founding Chairman, Global Entertainment & Media Practice; Founding Shareholder, Atlanta Office
- Michael J. King – Shareholder, Litigation Practice
- David B. Kurzweil – Shareholder; Chair, National Financial Institutions Practice; Chair, Atlanta Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice
- Victoria Davis Lockard – Shareholder, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice
- Ian R. Macdonald – Shareholder; Co-Chair, Immigration & Compliance Practice; Co-Chair, Labor & Employment Practice’s International Employment, Immigration & Workforce Strategies Group
- Margaret R. Marshall – Senior Practice Group Attorney, Entertainment & Media Practice
- Kenneth M. Neighbors – Shareholder, Public Finance Practice
- Stephen D. Palmer – Shareholder, Financial Institutions Practice
- Erik S. Rodriguez – Shareholder, Labor & Employment Practice
- Jess L. Rosen – Shareholder; Co-Chair, Atlanta Entertainment & Media Practice
- Bobby Rosenbloum – Shareholder; Vice Chair, Global Entertainment & Media Practice; Co-Chair, Atlanta Entertainment & Media Practice
- Jeffrey M. Smith –Shareholder, Corporate Practice
- Gary E. Snyder – Shareholder, Corporate Practice
- Sara Thompson – Shareholder, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice
- Richard J. Valladares – Shareholder; Co-Chair, Atlanta Business Litigation Practice
- Terry R. Weiss – Shareholder; Chair, Atlanta Securities Litigation Practice
- Natasha L. Wilson – Shareholder; Co-Chair of the Atlanta Labor & Employment Practice; Co-Chair of the Labor & Employment Practice’s Complex Employment Litigation & Trials Group
The 10 attorneys recognized as 2018 Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Stars are:
- Marcella C. Ducca – Shareholder, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice
- Sumaya S. Ellard – Associate, Labor & Employment Practice
- Joel Ross Feldman – Shareholder, Entertainment and Media Practice
- Gabriel J. Fleet – Shareholder, Entertainment & Media Practice
- Evan C. Holden – Shareholder, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice
- Brett E. Moskowitz – Associate, Banking & Financial Services Practice
- Jessica Cabral Odom – Practice Group Attorney, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice
- Jake Phillips – Associate, Entertainment & Media Practice
- Joshua Portnoy – Of Counsel, Litigation Practice
- John R. Richards – Shareholder, Labor & Employment Practice
- Sara Deskins Tucker – Shareholder, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice
- Stefanie M. Wayco – Associate, Securities Litigation Practice
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has more than 2,000 attorneys in 38 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, was named the largest firm in the U.S. by Law360 in 2017, and is among the Top 20 on the 2017 Am Law Global 100. Web: www.gtlaw.com Twitter: @GT_Law.