130 Florida Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2018
MIAMI – August 15, 2017 – The 2018 edition of Best Lawyers in America includes 130 attorneys from across the seven Florida offices of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, PA. The firm is top-listed across six practice areas in the state.
For the 11th consecutive year, Greenberg Traurig – with 366 attorneys listed from across its U.S. offices – is ranked “Top Listed” by Best Lawyers in America for having the highest number of attorneys listed in the 2018 edition of its publication.
Inclusion in Best Lawyers in America is based entirely on peer review. The methodology is designed to capture the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical and legal practice areas.
Thirteen Greenberg Traurig 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 attorneys recognized as Lawyers of the Year, with their respective location and practice area, include:
• Donn A. Beloff, Corporate, Fort Lauderdale
• Mark F. Bideau, Litigation – Real Estate, West Palm Beach
• Warren S. Bloom, Public Finance, Orlando
• Gary M. Epstein, Securities Regulation, Miami
• James R. George, Litigation – Trusts & Estates, Fort Lauderdale
• Gregory W. Herbert - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Media, Miami
• Bruce H. Giles-Klein, Public Finance, Miami
• Bradford D. Kaufman, Securities/Capital Markets, West Palm Beach
• Paul B. McCawley, Tax, Fort Lauderdale
• Richard C. McCrea, Jr., - Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Trade Secrets Law, Tampa
• Barry Richard, Appellate, Tallahassee
• Jeffrey S. Tenen, Derivatives and Futures, Miami
• Manuel R. Valcarcel IV, Technology, Miami
In Florida, Greenberg Traurig is “Top Listed” in the following practice areas: Government Relations; Litigation – Land Use/Zoning; Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation - Securities; Public Finance Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law.
Also in Florida, Greenberg Traurig is “Top Listed” in the following markets:
• Boca Raton, FL: Most lawyers ranked in Boca Raton for 2018; Tax Law
• Fort Lauderdale, FL: Most lawyers ranked in Fort Lauderdale for 2018; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Securities/Capital Markets Law
• Miami, FL: Most lawyers ranked in Miami for 2018; Litigation – Real Estate; Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Public Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• Tallahassee, FL: Government Relations; Health Care Law
• West Palm Beach, FL: Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate; Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation - Securities
The Greenberg Traurig Florida attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers in America cover more than 10 different practice areas. The attorneys are listed with their corresponding category/practice area(s) and the year they were first recognized:
Boca Raton
• Rebecca G. DiStefano (2016) - Corporate Law
• 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 and Finance
Fort Lauderdale
• David O. Batista (2013) - Commercial Litigation
• Donn A. Beloff (2006)- Corporate; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity; Securities / Capital Markets
• Francis B. Brogan Jr. (2005) - Trusts and Estates
• William R. Clayton (2010) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Real Estate
• Jonathan S. Gelman (2009) - Real Estate Law
• James R. George (2015) - Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• Glenn E. Goldstein (2010) - Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Real Estate
• Scott M. Grossman (2011) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Barbara A. Hall (2007) - Environmental; Government Relations
• Jeffrey Allan Hirsch (2010) - Commercial Litigation
• Kenneth A. Horky (2013) - Commercial Litigation
• Stanley G. Jacobs, Jr. (2013) - Corporate; Securities / Capital Markets
• Stephen F. Katz (2005) - Real Estate
• Kara L. MacCullough (2012) - Corporate Compliance; Corporate; Securities / Capital Markets
• Bruce I. March (2011) - Mergers and Acquisitions
• Joel D. Maser (2005) - Tax Law
• Dan McCawley (2010) - Real Estate
• Paul B. McCawley (2009) - Tax; Trusts and Estates
• John L. McManus (2013) - Commercial Litigation
• Matthew W. Miller (2011) - Corporate; Securities / Capital Markets; Securities Regulation
• David C. Peck (2006) - Corporate; Health Care
• Brian J. Sherr (2007) - Real Estate
• Michele L. Stocker (2013) - Commercial Litigation
• Jon L. Swergold (2016) - Commercial Litigation
Miami
• Cesar L. Alvarez (1993) - Corporate Law; International Trade and Finance
• Emilio J. Alvarez-Farre (2006) - Corporate; International Mergers & Acquisitions: Mergers & Acquisitions
• Christopher L. Barnett (2016) - Litigation - Construction
• Kerri L. Barsh (2007) - Environmental; Land Use and Zoning; Litigation - Environmental; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning ; Natural Resources
• Hilarie Bass (2007) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Insurance; Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation - Real Estate; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation - Securities
• Jacqueline Becerra (2010) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation - Securities
• Norman J. Benford (1983) - Trusts and Estates
• Richard N. Bernstein (2005) - Corporate Law
• Mark D. Bloom (1993) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Burt Bruton (2005) - Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate
• David A. Coulson (2010) - Commercial Litigation
• Jaret L. Davis (2016) - Mergers & Acquisitions ; Venture Capital
• 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; Environmental; Land Use and Zoning; Real Estate
• Seth J. Entin (2007) - Tax
• Gary M. Epstein (1995) - Corporate; Securities / Capital Markets; Securities Regulation
• Robert S. Fine (2012) - Government Relations; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
• Joseph Z. Fleming (1983) - Employment Law – Management; Environmental; Labor Law - Management; Land Use and Zoning; Litigation - Environmental ; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning; Sports; Water
• Carl A. Fornaris (2008) - Banking and Finance; Corporate; Financial Services Regulation; Securities / Capital Markets; Securities Regulation
• Adam M. Foslid (2015) - Commercial Litigation
• Ricardo L. Fraga (2010) - Real Estate
• Robert C. Gang (2006) - Public Finance
• Laura R. Gangemi Vignola (2008) - Real Estate
• Bruce H. Giles-Klein (2006) - Public Finance
• Richard J. Giusto (2007) - Real Estate
• Steven E. Goldman (2007) - Real Estate
• Matthew B. Gorson (1987) - Real Estate
• Gregory W. Herbert - Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Media
• Kenneth C. Hoffman (2011) - Corporate; Securities / Capital Markets
• Larry J. Hoffman (1989) - Corporate
• John B. Hutton III (2009) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Martin Kalb (2017) - Trusts and Estates
• Paul J. Keenan Jr. (2017) - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization
• Steven A. Landy (2014) - Real Estate Law
• Steven B. Lapidus (1995) - Employee Benefits (ERISA)
• Nancy B. Lash (2008) - Real Estate
• Juan P. Loumiet (2008) - Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate
• Patrick F. Martin (2012) - Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management
• Patricia Menendez-Cambo (2006) - Corporate; International Trade and Finance
• Eliot Pedrosa (2013) - Commercial Litigation
• Julissa Rodriguez (2013) - Appellate
• Ronald M. Rosengarten (2006) - Employment Law – Management; Labor Law - Management
• Mark A. Salky (2013) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate
• Gary A. Saul (2006) - Real Estate
• Elliot H. Scherker (2001) - Appellate; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Ozzie A. Schindler (2006) - Tax
• Mark P. Schnapp (2006) - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• William R. Siegel (2017) - Tax
• Charles E. ("Skip") Stiver Jr. (1999) - Tax
• Susan J. Tarbe (2007) - Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Jeffrey S. Tenen (2007) - Corporate; Derivatives and Futures; Securitization and Structured Finance; Transportation
• Manuel R. Valcarcel IV (2007) - Communications; Technology
• David E. Wells (2008) - Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities / Capital Markets
• Diana S.C. Zeydel (2008) - Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Tax; Trusts and Estates
Orlando
• James L. Bacchus (2006) - International Trade and Finance
• Warren S. Bloom (2007) - Public Finance
• Orlando L. Evora (2007) - Real Estate
• Peter J. Fides II (2008) - Real Estate
• Andrew R. Finkelstein (2016) - Corporate Law
• Dawn I. Giebler-Millner (2017) - Commercial Litigation
• Joseph J. JeBailey (2013) - Real Estate
• Julie P. Kendig-Schrader (2008) - Environmental; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning; Real Estate
• Scott R. MacLeod (2007) - Private Funds / Hedge Funds
• Jason C. McDonald (2017) - Corporate Law
• Jonathan M. Perry (2014) - Real Estate
• Alan C. Sheppard, Jr. (2013) - Real Estate
• William Spivey II (2009) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Real Estate
• Michael J. Sullivan (2005) - Leisure and Hospitality Law; Real Estate Law
• Jean E. Wilson (2007) - Public Finance Law
Tallahassee
• David C. Ashburn (2008) - Administrative / Regulatory; Government Relations; Health Care
• Fred W. Baggett (2007) - Government Relations
• Lorence Jon Bielby (2008) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Technology
• Michael J. Cherniga (2006) - Administrative / Regulatory; Government Relations; Health Care
• Hayden R. Dempsey (2007) - Government Relations
• Fred F. Harris (2010) - Corporate; Securities / Capital Markets; Tax
• M. Hope Keating (2010) - Appellate; Health Care
• Robert R. McDonald (2009) - Real Estate
• Maribel N. Nicholson-Choice (2010) - Environmental
• Sonya C. Penley (2016) - Health Care
• Barry S. Richard (2006) - Appellate; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Tampa
• Gregory W. Kehoe (2009) - Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Richard C. McCrea, Jr. (1995) - Employment Law – Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Trade Secrets Law
• Kimberly A. Mello (2013) - Appellate
• Woodrow H. Pollack (2014) - Copyright; Information Technology; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Patent; Trademark
• David B. Weinstein (2005) - Commercial Litigation; Environmental; Litigation - Environmental
• Peter W. Zinober (1989) - Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
West Palm Beach
• Bridget A. Berry (2012) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Litigation - Real Estate
• Mark F. Bideau (2009)- Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction; Employment Law - Management; Litigation – Construction; Litigation - First Amendment; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning; Litigation - Real Estate; Litigation – Securities; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Joseph C. Coates III (2011) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation - Securities
• Tracy L. Gerber (2014) - Litigation - Securities
• Laurie L. Gildan (2009) - Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate
• Phillip C. Gildan (2017) - Corporate
• Lorie M. Gleim (2016) - Litigation - Securities
• Phillip H. Hutchinson (2015) - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Bradford D. Kaufman (2008) - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation - Securities; Securities / Capital Markets; Securities Regulation
• David M. Layman (2010) - Real Estate
• Robert Sanders (2010) - Land Use and Zoning
• Stephen D. Sanford (2010) - Public Finance
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