NEW YORK – May 22, 2015 – The 2015 Chambers USA Guide includes more than 180 attorneys from the international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP. The firm has received several awards from Chambers and Partners throughout the years, including the Chambers Global awards “USA Law Firm of the Year,” five Chambers Awards for Excellence, and a Lifetime Achievement Award.
According to its website, Chambers and Partners, publisher of the annual Guide, selects attorneys and practice areas for inclusion based on thousands of interviews with practicing lawyers and clients around the world.
Attorneys and practice areas are ranked by placement in “bands,” with Band 1 being the highest placement. Attorneys can also be designated as a “Senior Statesman,” “Star Individual,” “Eminent Practitioner,” “Up and Coming,” or “Associate to Watch.” The following attorneys are recognized in these special designations, in addition to any additional rankings and mentions:
| Attorney | Location | Practice Area | Special Designation |
| Tom K. Ara | California | Media & Entertainment: Transactional | Up and Coming |
| Dennis J. Block | New York | Corporate/M&A | Eminent Practitioner |
| Lori G. Cohen | Nationwide | Product Liability: Pharmaceutical | Spotlight Table |
| Alice Connaughton | Nationwide | REITs | Up and Coming |
| Gary M. Epstein | Florida | Corporate/M&A & Private Equity | Eminent Practitioner |
| Joseph Z. Fleming | Florida | Labor & Employment | Senior Statesman |
| Justin Keith | Massachusetts | Labor & Employment | Associate to Watch |
| Richard C. McCrea | Florida | Labor & Employment | Star Individual |
| Barry Richard | Florida | Litigation: Appellate and Litigation: General Commercial | Senior Statesman |
| Keith J. Shapiro | Illinois | Bankruptcy/Restructuring | Eminent Practitioner |
| William R. Siegel | Florida | Tax | Up and Coming |
| Peter W. Zinober | Florida | Labor & Employment | Star Individual |
Listed below are the Greenberg Traurig practices areas ranked either on a state, regional, or national level in the 2015 Chambers USA Guide:
| Location | Practice Area |
| Nationwide |
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) Leisure & Hospitality Wealth Management |
| Arizona | Real Estate |
| California | Media & Entertainment: Transactional |
|
Colorado |
Litigation: General Commercial Natural Resources & Environment Real Estate |
| District of Columbia | Immigration |
| Florida |
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity Litigation: General Commercial Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations Tax |
| Georgia | Litigation: General Commercial |
| Illinois |
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity Real Estate |
| Massachusetts | Banking & Finance: Public Finance |
|
Nevada |
Corporate/Commercial Litigation: General Commercial Real Estate |
| New Jersey | Litigation: General Commercial |
|
New York |
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded Media & Entertainment: Film, Music, Television & Theater Real Estate: Mainly Dirt Technology & Outsourcing |
| Pennsylvania | Environment |
| Texas | Real Estate |
Following is the full listing of Greenberg Traurig attorneys recognized in the Guide in the following markets and practice areas:
| Attorney | Location | Practice Area |
| Allen D. Altman | Georgia | Tax |
|
Florida Florida |
Banking & Finance: Transactional Latin American Investment |
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| Alan I. Annex | New York | Corporate/M&A |
| Tom K. Ara | California | Media & Entertainment: Transactional |
| Douglas C. Atnipp | Nationwide | Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) |
| James Bacchus | Nationwide | International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy |
| Ian C. Ballon | Nationwide | Privacy & Data Security |
| David A. Barkus | Florida | Corporate/M&A & Private Equity |
| Kerri L. Barsh | Florida | Environment |
| Hilarie Bass | Florida | Litigation: General Commercial |
| Jacqueline Becerra | Florida | Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
| Christopher L. Bell | Texas | Environment |
| Donn A. Beloff | Florida | Corporate/M&A & Private Equity |
| Norman J. Benford |
Florida Nationwide |
Tax: Estate Planning Wealth Management: Eastern Region |
| Sean W. Bezark | Illinois | Environmental |
| Charles S. Birenbaum | California | Labor & Employment |
| Daniel H. Black | California | Media & Entertainment: Transactional |
| Brian H. Blaney | Arizona | Corporate/M&A |
| Dennis J. Block | New York | Corporate/M&A |
|
Florida Nationwide |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
|
| Warren S. Bloom | Florida | Banking & Finance: Public Finance |
| Theodore I. Blum | Georgia | Corporate/M&A |
| Thomas J. Bond | Texas | Insurance: Regulation |
| Nevada |
Corporate/Commercial Gaming & Licensing |
|
| James N. Boudreau | Pennsylvania | Labor & Employment |
| Francis 'Frank' R. Bradley III | Texas | Banking & Finance |
| Robert Brams | District of Columbia | Construction |
| Timothy Bratcher | Georgia | Banking & Finance |
| John N. Brewer | Nevada | Corporate/Commercial |
| Alan Brody | New Jersey | Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
| Burt Bruton | Florida | Real Estate |
| Randy A. Bullard | Florida | Latin American Investment |
| Rebecca Lynne Burnham | Arizona | Real Estate |
| John J. Buttita | Nationwide | Wealth Management: Central Region |
| Andrew Cardonick | Illinois | Banking & Finance |
| Gregory J. Casas | Texas | Antitrust |
| Michael J. Cherniga | Florida | Healthcare |
|
Mark Clayton |
Nevada Nationwide |
Gaming & Licensing Gaming & Licensing |
|
Georgia Nationwide Nationwide Nationwide |
Litigation: General Commercial Product Liability & Mass Torts Product Liability: Pharmaceutical Litigation: Trial Lawyers |
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| Joseph F. Coniglio | Texas | Healthcare |
| Alice Connaughton | Nationwide | REITs |
| Jay L. Cooper | California | Media & Entertainment: Transactional: Mainly Talent |
| David A. Coulson | Florida | Litigation: General Commercial |
| Cindy J.K. Davis | Georgia | Banking & Finance |
| Mark G. Davis |
District of Columbia Nationwide |
Intellectual Property: Litigation International Trade: Intellectual |
| Richard F. Davis | Nationwide | Leisure & Hospitality |
| James DeCarlo | New Jersey | Intellectual Property |
| Albert A. del Castillo | Florida | Banking & Finance: Public Finance |
| Jean M. DeLuca | Massachusetts | Banking & Finance: Public Finance |
| Stephen J. Dietrich | Colorado | Corporate/M&A |
| Lucia A. Dougherty | Florida | Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use |
| Brian L. Duffy | Colorado | Litigation: General Commercial |
| Richard A. Edlin | New York | Litigation: General Commercial |
| Troy A. Eid |
Colorado Nationwide |
Natural Resources & Environment Native American Law |
| Seth J. Entin | Florida | Tax |
| Gary M. Epstein | Florida | Corporate/M&A & Private Equity |
| Orlando L. Evora | Florida | Real Estate |
| Kristine Feher | New Jersey | Labor & Employment |
| Mark E. Ferrario | Nevada | Litigation: General Commercial |
| Bruce Fischer | California | Real Estate |
| Michael T. Fishman | Illinois | Real Estate |
| Steven D. Fleissig | New Jersey | Real Estate |
| Joseph Z. Fleming | Florida | Labor & Employment |
| Carl A. Fornaris | Florida | Banking & Finance: Regulatory |
| Jonathan M. Forster | Nationwide | Wealth Management: Eastern Region |
| Judith D. Fryer | Nationwide | REITs |
| Robert C. Gang | Florida | Banking & Finance: Public Finance |
| Laurie Gildan | Florida |
Real Estate |
| David Gitlin | Pennsylvania | Corporate/M&A & Private Equity |
| Richard Giusto | Florida | Real Estate |
| Jodi R. Goodheart | Nevada | Real Estate |
| Matthew B. Gorson | Florida | Real Estate |
| Alan Greenfield | Nationwide | Franchising |
| Scott M. Grossman | Florida | Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
| Hamilton H. Hackney III | Massachusetts | Environment |
| Richard D. Harris | Illinois | Intellectual Property |
| Lawrence H. Heller | Nationwide | Wealth Management: Western Region |
| Shari L. Heyen | Texas | Bankruptcy |
| Linda B. Hirschson | Nationwide | Wealth Management: Eastern Region |
| John B. Hutton III | Florida | Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
| Yosbel A. Ibarra | Florida | Latin American Investment |
| Harold N. Iselin | New York | Healthcare |
|
New York Nationwide |
Real Estate Real Estate |
|
| John Jeppsen | Nevada | Corporate/Commercial |
| Kate Kalmykov | New York | Immigration |
| Robert S. Kant | Arizona | Corporate/M&A |
| Barbara T. Kaplan |
New York Nationwide |
Tax Tax: Controversy |
| Florida | Insurance | |
| Warren J. Karp | Nationwide | Retail |
| Michael D. Karpeles | Illinois | Labor & Employment |
| Joel A. Katz | Georgia | Intellectual Property |
| Paul Keenan | Florida | Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
| Greg W. Kehoe | Florida | Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
| Justin Keith | Massachusetts | Labor & Employment |
| Julie Kendig-Schrader | Florida | Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use |
| Leslie A. Klein | Illinois | Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation |
| Gary S. Kleinman | New York | Real Estate |
| Kevin Kudlac | Texas | Intellectual Property |
| David Kurzweil | Georgia | Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
| Stephen A. Landsman | Illinois | Corporate/M&A |
|
Wendy Johnson Lario |
New Jersey |
Labor & Employment |
| Nancy B. Lash | Florida | Real Estate |
| Gregory K. Lawrence | Nationwide | Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) |
| James R. Leahy |
Texas |
Litigation: General Commercial |
| Matthew R. Lewin | Illinois | Banking & Finance |
| Peter H. Lieberman | Illinois | Corporate/M&A |
| Corey E. Light | Illinois | Real Estate |
| David Long-Daniels | Georgia | Labor & Employment |
| Kara L. MacCullough | Florida | Corporate/M&A & Private Equity |
| Bruce E. Macdonough | Arizona | Corporate/M&A |
| Jim Mace | Nevada | Real Estate |
| Michael L. Malone | Texas | Healthcare |
| David G. Mandelbaum | Pennsylvania | Environment |
| Alan Mansfield | New York | Litigation: General Commercial |
| Bruce I. March | Florida | Corporate/M&A & Private Equity |
| Joel D. Maser | Florida | Tax |
| Dwayne Mason | Texas | Intellectual Property |
| Terence McCourt | Massachusetts | Labor & Employment |
| Richard C. McCrea | Florida | Labor & Employment |
| Patricia Menéndez-Cambó | Florida | Latin American Investment |
| Scott Meza | Northern Virginia | Corporate/M&A |
| Nelson F. Migdal |
District of Columbia Nationwide |
Real Estate Leisure & Hospitality |
| Peter A. Miller | New York | Real Estate |
| Christopher H. Milton | Massachusetts | Real Estate |
| Kenneth M. Minesinger | Nationwide | Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) |
| Nancy A. Mitchell | New York | Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
| Michael G. Murphy PE | Florida | Construction |
| Marc J. Musyl | Colorado | Corporate/M&A |
| Howard L. Nelson | Nationwide | Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) |
| Christopher J. Neumann | Colorado | Natural Resources & Environment |
| J. Kent Newsome | Texas | Real Estate |
| David W. Oppenheim | Nationwide | Franchising |
| Renée W. O'Rourke | Colorado | Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation |
| David G. Palmer | Colorado | Litigation: General Commercial |
| Stephen D. Palmer | Georgia | Banking & Finance |
| Nancy A. Peterman | Illinois | Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
| Sanford C. Presant | California | Tax |
| Stephen L. Rabinowitz | New York | Real Estate |
| Laura Foote Reiff |
District of Columbia Nationwide |
Immigration Immigration |
|
Barry Richard |
Florida Florida |
Litigation: Appellate Litigation: General Commercial |
| Robert Rosenbloum | Georgia | Intellectual Property |
| Ira N. Rosner | Florida | Corporate/M&A & Private Equity |
| Martha Sabol | Nationwide | Gaming & Licensing |
| Doreen U. Saia | New York | Energy: State Regulatory & Wholesale Electric Market |
| Ralph G. Santos | Texas | Real Estate |
| Gary Saul | Florida | Real Estate |
| Elliot H. Scherker | Florida | Litigation: Appellate |
| Barry J. Schindler | New Jersey | Intellectual Property |
| Ozzie A. Schindler | Florida | Tax |
| Paul D. Schindler | New York | Media & Entertainment: Corporate |
| Mark P. Schnapp | Florida | Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
| Martha J. Schoonover |
District of Columbia Nationwide |
Immigration Immigration |
| David M. Schwartzbaum | New York | Corporate/M&A |
| Jay A. Segal | New York | Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use |
| Ralph W. Selitto, Jr | New Jersey | Intellectual Property |
| Philip R. Sellinger | New Jersey | Litigation: General Commercial |
| Francis J. Serbaroli | New York | Healthcare |
| James I. Serota | New York | Antitrust |
| Keith J. Shapiro | Illinois | Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
| William R. Siegel | Florida | Tax |
| Gary R. Silverman | Illinois | Corporate/M&A: Private Equity |
| Richard A. Sirus | Illinois | Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation |
| Robert A. Soriano | Florida | Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
| Howard Steinberg | California | Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
| Jonathan L. Sulds | New York | Labor & Employment |
|
Florida Nationwide |
Real Estate Leisure & Hospitality |
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| Alan N. Sutin | New York | Technology & Outsourcing |
| Jeffrey S. Tenen | Nationwide | Transportation: Aviation: Finance |
| Ben Tobor | Texas | Intellectual Property |
| Mark G. Trigg | Georgia | Litigation: General Commercial |
| Gregg Vermeys | Nevada | Real Estate |
| Victor D. Vital | Texas | Litigation: General Commercial |
| Jennifer H. Weddle | Nationwide | Native American Law |
|
Florida Florida |
Environment Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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| Terry R. Weiss | Georgia | Litigation: General Commercial |
| David E. Wells | Florida | Corporate/M&A & Private Equity |
| Quinn Williams | Arizona | Corporate/M&A |
| Jéan E. Wilson | Florida | Banking & Finance: Public Finance |
| William S. Wilson | Massachusetts | Real Estate |
| Todd Wozniak | Georgia | Labor & Employment |
| Diana S.C. Zeydel |
Florida Nationwide |
Tax: Estate Planning Wealth Management: Eastern Region |
| Peter W. Zinober | Florida | Labor & Employment |
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