NEW YORK – May 3, 2018 – The Chambers USA 2018 Guide recognizes more than 160 attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP. According to its website, Chambers and Partners, UK-based publisher of annual guides in several global markets, selects attorneys and practice areas for inclusion based on thousands of interviews with practicing lawyers and clients around the world.
In the USA Guide, attorneys and practice areas are ranked by placement in “bands,” with Band 1 being the highest placement. Attorneys can also be designated as a “Star Individual,” “Eminent Practitioner,” “Senior Statesman,” “Up and Coming,” “Star Associate,” or “Associate to Watch” by market and practice.
The following attorneys are recognized in special designations, in addition to any other rankings and mentions:
Star Individuals:
- Richard C. McCrea Jr. (Florida, Labor & Employment) is a shareholder in the Tampa office and has been recognized as a star individual since 2010.
- Peter W. Zinober (Florida, Labor & Employment) is a shareholder in the Tampa and Orlando offices. He has been recognized as a star individual for 11 consecutive years.
Eminent Practitioners:
- Dennis J. Block (New York, Corporate/M&A) is senior chairman of the Global Corporate M&A Practice and a shareholder in the New York office. He has been named an eminent practitioner since 2014.
- Keith J. Shapiro (Illinois, Bankruptcy/Restructuring) is a co-chair of the Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice and is co-chairman of the Chicago office. Shapiro has been recognized as an eminent practitioner since 2015.
Senior Statesmen:
- Lucia A. Dougherty (Florida, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use) is co-chair of the Miami Land Development & Zoning Practice and of counsel in the Miami office. Dougherty has been recognized as a senior statesmen since 2017.
- Joseph Z. Fleming (Florida, Labor & Employment) is a shareholder in the Miami office and has been recognized as a senior statesmen since 2011.
- Matthew B. Gorson (Florida, Real Estate) is senior chairman of the firm and a shareholder in the Miami office. This is the second consecutive year Gorson has been recognized as a senior statesmen.
- Barry Richard (Florida, Litigation: Appellate and Litigation: General Commercial) is a shareholder in the firm’s Tallahassee, New York, and Washington, D.C. offices. He has been recognized as a senior statesmen for both practices since 2014.
Up and Coming:
- Iris Escarra (Florida, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use) is co-chair of the Miami Land Development & Zoning Practice and a shareholder in the Miami office. Escarra has been recognized as up and coming by the Guide since 2017.
- Justin F. Keith (Massachusetts, Labor & Employment) is a shareholder in the Boston office and has been recognized as up and coming since 2017.
- Todd A. Mazur (Illinois, Corporate/M&A: Private Equity) is a shareholder in the Chicago office and co-chair of its Corporate Practice. This is the third consecutive year the Guide has recognized Mazur as up and coming.
- Benjamin McGuire (Massachusetts, Banking & Finance: Public Finance) is a shareholder in the Boston office and has been recognized as up and coming since 2017.
In addition, Lori G. Cohen, co-chair of the firm’s Global Litigation Practice, Chair of the firm's Trial Practice Group, as well as Chair of the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice, is recognized in the Spotlight Table for Product Liability: Pharmaceutical, USA – Nationwide. This is the eleventh consecutive year Cohen has been highlighted in the Spotlight Table for Product Liability: Pharmaceutical.
Greenberg Traurig was also recognized nationwide in 13 practice areas:
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
- Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
- Environment
- Franchising
- Gaming & Licensing
- Immigration
- Leisure & Hospitality
- Native American Law
- Product Liability & Mass Torts
- Real Estate
- REITs
- Retail
Additionally, Greenberg Traurig was recognized in the areas listed below at the state level in various markets:
- Banking & Finance
- Banking & Finance: Public Finance
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Construction
- Corporate/Commercial
- Corporate/M&A
- Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
- Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
- Environment
- Gaming & Licensing
- Healthcare
- Immigration
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Labor & Employment
- Latin American Investment
- Litigation: General Commercial
- Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Media & Entertainment: Transactional
- Natural Resources & Environment
- Real Estate
- Real Estate: Mainly Dirt
- Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
- Tax
Below is the full listing of Greenberg Traurig attorneys ranked in the USA Guide in the following markets and practice areas:
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Attorney |
Market |
USA Guide Practice Area |
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Florida |
Banking & Finance: Transactional |
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Florida |
Environment |
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Hilarie Bass |
Florida |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Jacqueline Becerra |
Florida |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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Texas |
Environment |
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Florida |
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity |
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Illinois |
Environment: Mainly Transactional |
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California |
Labor & Employment |
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Arizona |
Corporate/M&A |
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Dennis J. Block |
New York |
Corporate/M&A |
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Florida |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
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Florida |
Banking & Finance: Public Finance |
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Georgia |
Corporate/M&A |
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Texas |
Insurance: Regulation |
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Nevada |
Corporate/Commercial |
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Pennsylvania |
Labor & Employment |
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Texas |
Banking & Finance |
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District of Columbia |
Construction |
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Georgia |
Banking & Finance |
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New Jersey |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
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Florida |
Real Estate |
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Florida |
Latin American Investment |
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Arizona |
Real Estate |
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District of Columbia |
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity |
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Florida |
Healthcare |
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Nevada |
Gaming & Licensing |
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Lori G. Cohen |
Georgia |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Texas |
Healthcare |
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USA - Nationwide |
REITs |
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California |
Media & Entertainment: Transactional: Mainly Talent |
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Florida |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Georgia |
Banking & Finance |
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USA - Nationwide |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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Florida |
Banking & Finance: Public Finance |
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Massachusetts |
Banking & Finance: Public Finance |
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Texas |
Litigation: Securities |
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Lucia A. Dougherty |
Florida |
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use |
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Colorado |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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New York |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Colorado |
Natural Resources & Environment |
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Florida |
Tax |
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Iris Escarra |
Florida |
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use |
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Florida |
Real Estate |
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New Jersey |
Labor & Employment |
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Nevada |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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California |
Tax |
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Florida |
Insurance |
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California |
Real Estate |
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Illinois |
Real Estate |
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New Jersey |
Real Estate |
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Joseph Z. Fleming |
Florida |
Labor & Employment |
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Florida |
Banking & Finance: Regulatory |
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Illinois |
Intellectual Property |
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Florida |
Banking & Finance: Public Finance |
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Florida |
Real Estate |
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Florida |
Real Estate |
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Nevada |
Real Estate |
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Matthew B. Gorson |
Florida |
Real Estate |
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USA - Nationwide |
Franchising |
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Florida |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
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Massachusetts |
Real Estate |
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Florida |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
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New York |
Healthcare |
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New York |
Real Estate |
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Nevada |
Corporate/Commercial |
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New Jersey |
Labor & Employment |
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New York |
Immigration |
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Arizona |
Corporate/M&A |
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USA - Nationwide |
Tax: Controversy |
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New Jersey |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Florida |
Insurance |
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Illinois |
Labor & Employment |
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Georgia |
Intellectual Property |
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Florida |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
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Florida |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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Justin F. Keith |
Massachusetts |
Labor & Employment |
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Florida |
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use |
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Arizona |
Labor & Employment |
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New York |
Real Estate |
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Georgia |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
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Florida |
Real Estate |
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USA - Nationwide |
Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) |
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Texas |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Florida |
Real Estate |
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Illinois |
Banking & Finance |
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Illinois |
Corporate/M&A |
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Illinois |
Real Estate |
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Georgia |
Labor & Employment |
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Florida |
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity |
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Arizona |
Corporate/M&A |
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Nevada |
Real Estate |
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Texas |
Healthcare |
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Pennsylvania |
Environment |
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Illinois |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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New York |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Florida |
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity |
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Florida |
Tax |
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Texas |
Intellectual Property |
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Todd A. Mazur |
Illinois |
Corporate/M&A: Private Equity |
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Massachusetts |
Labor & Employment |
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Richard C. McCrea Jr. |
Florida |
Labor & Employment |
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Benjamin McGuire |
Massachusetts |
Banking & Finance: Public Finance |
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Illinois |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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Florida |
Latin American Investment |
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Northern Virginia |
Corporate/M&A |
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District of Columbia |
Real Estate |
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New York |
Real Estate |
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Massachusetts |
Real Estate |
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USA - Nationwide |
Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) |
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New York |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
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New York |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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Florida |
Construction |
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Colorado |
Corporate/M&A |
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USA - Nationwide |
Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) |
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Colorado |
Natural Resources & Environment |
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Texas |
Real Estate |
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Colorado |
Real Estate |
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USA - Nationwide |
Franchising |
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Colorado |
Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation |
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Colorado |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Illinois |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
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California |
Tax |
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New York |
Real Estate |
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District of Columbia |
Immigration |
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Barry Richard |
Florida |
Litigation: Appellate
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Georgia |
Intellectual Property |
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Texas |
Real Estate |
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New York |
Environment |
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USA - Nationwide |
Gaming & Licensing |
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New York |
Energy: State Regulatory & Wholesale Electric Market |
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Florida |
Real Estate |
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Florida |
Litigation: Appellate |
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New Jersey |
Intellectual Property |
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Florida |
Tax |
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New York |
Media & Entertainment: Music |
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Florida |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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District of Columbia |
Immigration |
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New York |
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use |
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New Jersey |
Intellectual Property |
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New Jersey |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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New York |
Healthcare |
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Keith J. Shapiro |
Illinois |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
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Illinois |
Corporate/M&A: Private Equity |
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Illinois |
Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation |
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California |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
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New York |
Labor & Employment |
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Florida |
Real Estate |
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USA - Nationwide |
Transportation: Aviation: Finance |
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California |
Litigation: Securities |
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Nevada |
Real Estate |
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Pennsylvania |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
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USA - Nationwide |
Native American Law |
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Florida |
Environment |
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Georgia |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Florida |
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity |
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Arizona |
Corporate/M&A |
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Florida |
Banking & Finance: Public Finance |
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Georgia |
Labor & Employment |
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Peter W. Zinober |
Florida |
Labor & Employment |
In addition, the report released by Chambers USA named the following Greenberg Traurig attorneys as “Recognised Practitioners”:
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Attorney |
Market |
USA Guide Practice Area |
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Colorado |
Real Estate |
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Colorado |
Intellectual Property |
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Texas |
Antitrust |
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Illinois |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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Michael L. Malone |
USA - Nationwide |
Healthcare: Transactional |
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Northern Virginia |
Corporate/M&A |
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