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NEW YORK – June 2, 2021 - Chambers USA has again recognized the Real Estate Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, ranking the Real Estate Practice Band 1 in the USA-Nationwide category and more than 30 real estate lawyers in the 2021 Guide.

Chambers & Partners, a UK-based publisher, notes that it selects lawyers and practice areas for inclusion based on thousands of interviews with practicing lawyers and clients around the world. In the 2021 USA Guide, GT’s Real Estate Practice achieved a record number of ranked individual lawyers and teams, with the majority earning Band 1 rankings. In addition, several lawyers were ranked for the first time and moved up in ranking.

The editors ranked the firm’s U.S. Real Estate Practice in Florida (Band 1), Nevada (Band 1), New York (Band 1), Illinois (Band 2), Texas (Band 2), Arizona (Band 3), Colorado (Band 3), New Jersey (Band 3) and California (Band 4). The editors ranked individual members of the Real Estate Practice in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington, D.C. In addition to earning rankings in Real Estate, the editors ranked individual members of the Real Estate Practice in specialized categories including Construction, Leisure & Hospitality, Real Estate: Finance, Real Estate: Mainly Dirt, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, and REITs.

The real estate team has received the Chambers USA Award for Excellence in Real Estate at the Chambers & Partners USA Awards in 2018, 2017, 2013, and 2010, and has been nominated for the award every year since 2007.

“Being recognized by the Chambers & Partners USA 2021 Guide demonstrates the trust that firm clients place in our Real Estate practice year after year,” said Real Estate Co-Chairs Michael J. Baum, Rick J. Giusto, Stephen L. Rabinowitz, and Dr. Christian Schede in a joint statement. “Our team continued to provide outstanding service and handle landmark deals during the height of the pandemic and we are proud of the accomplishments of our team over the past year on behalf of our clients.”

Below is the full listing of Greenberg Traurig real estate lawyers, their markets, and practice areas that were ranked in the 2021 USA Guide.

Attorney

Market

USA Guide Practice

Farah Ahmed

New York

Real Estate: Finance

Michael J. Baum

Illinois

Real Estate

Burt Bruton

Florida: South

Real Estate

Michael H. Davis

California: Southern

Real Estate

Lucia Dougherty

Florida: South

Real Estate: Zoning/ Land Use

Robert C. Epstein

New Jersey

Construction

Iris Escarra

Florida: South

Real Estate: Zoning/ Land Use

Orlando L. Evora

Florida: North & Central

Real Estate

Bruce Fischer

California: Southern

Real Estate

Michael T. Fishman

Illinois

Real Estate

Gregory Fishman

California: Southern

Real Estate

Steven D. Fleissig

New Jersey

Real Estate

David Freylikhman

New Jersey

Real Estate

Richard J. Giusto

Florida: South

Real Estate

Jodi R. Goodheart

Nevada

Real Estate

Matthew B. Gorson

Florida: South

Real Estate

Edward Hershfield

Massachusetts

Real Estate

Joe Herz

USA- Nationwide

REITs

Robert J. Ivanhoe

New York

Real Estate: Mainly Dirt

Robert J. Ivanhoe

USA - Nationwide

Real Estate

Meredith Katz

Illinois

Real Estate

Gary S. Kleinman

New York

Real Estate: Mainly Dirt

Nancy B. Lash

Florida: South

Real Estate

Kimberly LeCompte

Florida: South

Real Estate

Corey E. Light

Illinois

Real Estate

Jim Mace

Nevada

Real Estate

Milos Markovic

Illinois

Real Estate

Nelson F. Migdal

District of Columbia

Real Estate

Nelson F. Migdal

USA - Nationwide

Leisure & Hospitality

Christopher H. Milton

Massachusetts

Real Estate

Michael G. Murphy P.E.

Florida

Construction

Kent Newsome

Texas

Real Estate

Neil Oberfeld

Colorado

Real Estate

Stephen L. Rabinowitz

New York

Real Estate: Mainly Dirt

Jon S. Robins

Pennsylvania

Real Estate

Jon S. Robins

Pennsylvania

Real Estate Finance

Tina Ross

Texas

Real Estate

Gary A. Saul

Florida: South

Real Estate

Jay Segal

New York

Real Estate: Zoning/ Land Use

Michael J. Sullivan

Florida: North & Central

Real Estate

Michael J. Sullivan

USA - Nationwide

Leisure & Hospitality

Michael J. Thomas

Florida

Construction

Gregg Vermeys

Nevada

Real Estate

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Earlier this year, Greenberg Traurig was also  recognized by the Chambers Europe 2021 Guide earning Band 1 in Germany and Poland, Band 2 in Germany in Real Estate: Finance, and Band 3 in Italy. The editors ranked individual members of the European Real Estate Practice in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland.

Furthermore, Greenberg Traurig was recognized by the Chambers Latin America 2021 Guide: Mexico earning Band 1 in Real Estate. Additionally, the editors ranked individual members of the Mexico Real Estate Practice earning Band 1 and Band 2 rankings.

Firmwide, 189 lawyers were recognized in the 2021 USA Guide in 47 of the firm's practices across 24 regions. According to its website, Chambers & Partners, a UK-based publisher, selects lawyers and practice areas for inclusion based on more than 34,000 interviews with practicing lawyers and clients around the world.

About Greenberg Traurig’s Real Estate Practice: The Greenberg Traurig Real Estate Practice is a cornerstone of the firm and recognized leader in the industry. The firm’s real estate lawyers deliver diversified and comprehensive counsel for property acquisition and investment, development, management and leasing, financing, restructuring, and disposition of all asset classes of real estate. The team draws upon the knowledge and experience of more than 400 real estate lawyers from around the world, serving clients from key markets in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The group’s clientele includes a broad range of property developers, lenders, investment managers, private equity funds, REITs, and private owners. The firm’s real estate team advises clients on a variety of matters across a broad spectrum of commercial, recreational, and residential real estate, including structured equity and debt and the hybrids.

About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has approximately 2,200 lawyers in 40 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, diversity, and innovation, and is consistently among the largest firms in the U.S. on the Law360 400 and among the Top 20 on the Am Law Global 100. The firm is net carbon neutral with respect to its office energy usage and Mansfield Rule 3.0 Certified. Web: www.gtlaw.com