TAMPA, Fla. – Aug. 16, 2016 – The 2017 edition of Best Lawyers in America includes five attorneys from the Tampa office of international law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. The firm is top-listed across five practice areas in the state.
For the 10th 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 2017 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.
The Greenberg Traurig Tampa 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:
- 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 Practice
- David B. Weinstein (2005) – Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
- Peter W. Zinober (1989) - Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
In Florida, Greenberg Traurig was top listed in the following five practice areas:
- Securities/Capital Markets Law
- Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
- Litigation – Securities
- Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Public Finance Law
About Greenberg Traurig – Tampa
Greenberg Traurig’s Tampa office represents clients in a broad array of civil and criminal litigation, trial, and appellate practice in state and federal courts—including complex and high-stakes trials—both in Florida and around the country. The Tampa team also regularly represents clients in labor & employment, real estate, environmental, land development, corporate, bankruptcy & creditors' rights, public finance, tax, and other business planning and transactions. The firm's Tampa offices work closely with its Orlando office to offer clients multidisciplinary representation in the region, with the firm's six other Florida offices to provide seamless state-wide representation, and with dozens of Greenberg Traurig offices in the United States and abroad to provide clients with both local expertise and global reach. Six Greenberg Traurig Tampa practices are listed as top-tier by U.S. News–Best Law Firms®. And, members of the Tampa team are recognized in Chambers and Partners USA Guide, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, The Legal 500 United States, Florida Super Lawyers, Florida Trend magazine’s Florida Legal Elite, and Best Lawyers in America.
About Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GTLaw) has more than 2,000 attorneys in 38 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East and is celebrating its 50th anniversary. One firm worldwide, GTLaw has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, was named the largest firm in the U.S. by Law360 in 2017, and among the Top 20 on the 2016 Am Law Global 100. Web: www.gtlaw.com Twitter: @GT_Law.