MIAMI – Aug. 25, 2015 – The 2016 edition of Best Lawyers in America includes 58 attorneys from the Miami office of international law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. The firm is top-listed across six practice areas in the state.
For the ninth consecutive year, Greenberg Traurig – with over 350 attorneys listed from across its U.S. offices – is ranked No. 1 by Best Lawyers in America for having the highest number of attorneys listed in the 2016 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.
Five Greenberg Traurig Miami 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:
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Hilarie Bass, Litigation – Securities, Miami
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Burt Bruton, Real Estate Law, Miami
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Seth J. Entin, Tax Law, Miami
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Bruce H. Giles-Klein, Public Finance Law, Miami
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Ira N. Rosner, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Miami
Greenberg Traurig Miami Shareholders Christopher L. Barnett, Jaret L. Davis and Marc L. Druckman are honored for the first time.
Greenberg Traurig is top-listed base on number of attorneys in the Miami metro market in the following practice areas:
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Employment Law – Management
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Government Relations Practice
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Labor Law – Management
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Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
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Litigation – Real Estate
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Public Finance Law
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Real Estate Law
The Greenberg Traurig Florida attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers in America cover more than 55 different practice areas. The attorneys are listed with their corresponding category/practice area(s) and the year they were first recognized:
- Cesar L. Alvarez (1993) – Corporate Law; International Trade and Finance Law
- Emilio J. Alvarez-Farré (2006) – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- David A. Barkus (2011) – Corporate Law
- Christopher L. Barnett (2016) – Litigation – Construction
- Kerri L. Barsh (2007) – Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Natural Resources Law
- Hilarie Bass (2007) – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation – Real Estate; Litigation – Securities
- Jacqueline Becerra (2010) – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property; 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 Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Burt Bruton (2005) – Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- David A. Coulson (2010) – Commercial Litigation
- Jaret L. Davis (2016) – Venture Capital Law
- 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 Law; Environmental Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- Marc L. Druckman (2016) – Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Seth J. Entin (2007) – Tax Law
- Gary M. Epstein (1995) – Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
- Robert S. Fine Esq., A.I.A. (2012) – Government Relations Practice; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
- Joseph Z. Fleming (1983) – Employment Law – Management; Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television; Environmental Law; Labor Law – Management; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Sports Law; Water Law
- Carl A. Fornaris (2008) – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
- Adam Foslid (2015) – Commercial Litigation
- Ricardo L. Fraga (2010) – Real Estate Law
- Robert C. Gang (2006) – Public Finance Law
- Laura R. Gangemi Vignola (2008) – Real Estate Law
- Bruce H. Giles-Klein (2006) – Public Finance Law
- Richard J. Giusto (2007) – Real Estate Law
- Steven E. Goldman (2007) – Real Estate Law
- Matthew B. Gorson (1987) – Real Estate Law
- Larry J. Hoffman (1989) – Corporate Law
- Kenneth C. Hoffman (2011) – Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- John B. Hutton III (2009) – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Steven A. Landy (2014) – Real Estate Law
- Steven B. Lapidus (1995) – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Nancy B. Lash (2008) – Real Estate Law
- Juan P. Loumiet (2008) – Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Patrick F. Martin (2012) – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
- Patricia Menéndez-Cambó (2006) – Corporate Law; International Trade and Finance Law
- Kevin J. Morris (2013) – Employment Law – Management
- Adrienne L. Pardo (2011) – Government Relations Practice
- Eliot Pedrosa (2013) – Commercial Litigation
- Julissa Rodriguez (2013) – Appellate Practice
- Ronald M. Rosengarten (2006) – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
- Ira N. Rosner (2007) – Corporate Law; Energy Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Arturo Ross (2013) – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
- Mark A. Salky (2013) – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate
- Gary A. Saul (2006) – Real Estate Law
- Elliot H. Scherker (2001) – Appellate Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Ozzie A. Schindler (2006) – Tax Law
- Mark P. Schnapp (2006) – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Marlene K. Silverman (2007) – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Charles E. (“Skip”) Stiver Jr. (1999) – Tax Law
- Susan J. Tarbe (2007) – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Jeffrey S. Tenen (2007) – Corporate Law; Derivatives and Futures Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law; Transportation Law
- Manuel R. Valcarcel IV (2007) – Communications Law; Technology Law
- David E. Wells (2008) – Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Diana S.C. Zeydel (2008) – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
In Florida, Greenberg Traurig was top listed in the following six practice areas:
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Government Relations Practice
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Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
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Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
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Litigation – Securities
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Public Finance Law
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Securities/Capital Markets Law