LONDON – 3 May 2023 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s London office is shortlisted for two The Lawyer Awards 2023. The firm was shortlisted for Litigation team of the year and Restructuring team of the year.
Greenberg Traurig’s Litigation Practice is recognised for their representation of a national pension agency, assisting in the recovery of over €115 million of pension savers’ savings following their misappropriation. The case is ongoing, but the firm’s team has already obtained judgment for US$35 million. The team also set a precedent regarding conducting hybrid hearings.
The London Litigation team has grown from four to 40 fee earners over the past 18 months, creating an expanded litigation, international arbitration, regulatory, and white collar hub designed to meet the needs of clients with multidisciplinary requirements on a global scale.
The firm’s Restructuring & Insolvency Practice is recognised for its work on cross-border restructuring and demonstrating how the English Law Restructuring Plan gives flexibility to foreign debtors to use this new English procedure to restructure their debts in a manner that may not be available in their jurisdiction of incorporation.
The European Restructuring team is well-placed with more than 25 lawyers who focus on complex cross-border or domestic restructuring matters across Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and the UK.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Litigation Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s Litigation Practice includes a team of more than 700 attorneys. The firm’s trial lawyers regularly appear in state and federal courts throughout the country, as well as in appellate courts and before international arbitration panels. They work closely with in-house counsel to develop a strategy that best fits a litigation cost and proficiency model appropriate to the client’s unique needs and goals.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s internationally recognized Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice provides clients with deep insight and knowledge acquired over decades of advisory transaction and litigation experience. The team has a broad and diverse range of experience developing creative and effective solutions to the highly complex issues that arise in connection with in- and out-of-court reorganizations, restructurings, workouts, liquidations, and distressed acquisitions and sales. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the firm’s vast resources and invaluable business network, the team helps companies navigate challenging times and address the full range of issues that can arise in the course of their own restructurings or dealings with other companies in distress
About Greenberg Traurig’s London Office: Greenberg Traurig, LLP in London has established itself as a multidisciplinary law firm, with more than 135 lawyers and growing. The London office provides partner-led advice to domestic and international clients on a range of matters across the legal spectrum. Lawyers at Greenberg Traurig in London advise U.K. and multinational clients operating in many different sectors, including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, energy, real estate, financial services, automotive, retail and communications. For additional information, please visit www.gtlaw.com.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2650 attorneys in 45 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 250. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: www.gtlaw.com.