LONDON – Feb. 16, 2022 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has announced the promotion to shareholder of 60 lawyers firm-wide, including two in London. The firm also reported a historic $2 billion in revenue for FY 2021, a 15% increase over the previous year and the eighth consecutive year of record revenue.
The two new shareholders in London, Tom Dear and Jessica Ganagasegaran, are both members of the firm's market leading Private Equity Real Estate Team. The team, which specialises in real estate fund formations, joint ventures and investments in alternative asset classes, also experienced record revenue and growth in Europe for FY 2021.
“Jessica and Tom are prime examples of the exemplary service Greenberg Traurig provides to our clients,” said Fiona Adams, managing shareholder of the firm’s London office. “We’re proud to recognise these talented lawyers for this significant achievement, which they earned through hard work and dedication.”
Dear joined the firm in 2018 and advises fund managers, investors, financial institutions, and family offices on investment fund formations, structured acquisitions and disposals, and joint ventures, with a particular focus on the real estate sector.
Ganagasegaran originally joined the firm in 2017 and advises on tax and structuring aspects of UK and international transactions, including the structuring of joint ventures investing in real estate and real estate debt, development, financing, and transactions involving real estate operational businesses.