NEW YORK – June 1, 2022 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 220 attorneys recognized in the 2022 Chambers USA Guide. The firm is recognized in more than 70 of the guide’s practice areas across 22 regions.
Chambers and Partners, a UK-based publisher, notes that it 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 by market and practice on the “Star Individual,” “Eminent Practitioner,” “Senior Statespeople,” “Up and Coming,” “Star Associate,” or “Associate to Watch” lists, or named to the “Spotlight Table.”
Five of the firm’s practice areas were recognized in the Nationwide category for the first time: Food & Beverage: Regulatory & Litigation; Life Sciences; Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional; Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs); and Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs).
The following Greenberg Traurig attorneys are recognized in special categories, in addition to any other rankings and mentions.
Star Individuals:
- Lori G. Cohen (Product Liability & Mass Torts and Litigation: Trial Lawyers, USA – Nationwide) is vice chair of Greenberg Traurig, co-chair of the firm’s Global Litigation Practice, and co-chair of the firm's Trial Practice Group. She has been recognized on the Star Individual list for Product Liability & Mass Torts since 2019. This is the first time she is recognized on the Star Individual list for Litigation: Trial Lawyers.
- Richard C. McCrea, Jr. (Labor & Employment, Florida) is a shareholder in the Tampa office and has been recognized on the Star Individual list since 2010.
Eminent Practitioners
- Dennis J. Block (Corporate/M&A, New York) is senior chairman of the Global Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice and a shareholder in the New York office. He has been recognized on the Eminent Practitioner list since 2014.
- Robert D. Lane, Jr. (Real Estate, Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds) co-chairs the Philadelphia office Real Estate Practice. This is the first time he is recognized as an Eminent Practitioner.
- Keith J. Shapiro (Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Illinois) is of counsel in the firm’s Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice. He has been recognized on the Eminent Practitioner list since 2015.
Senior Statespeople
- Matthew B. Gorson (Real Estate, Florida: South) is senior chairman of the firm and a shareholder in the Miami office. He has been recognized on the Senior Statesman list since 2016.
- Robert S. Kant (Corporate/M&A, Arizona) is a shareholder in the firm’s Phoenix office. He has been recognized on the Senior Statesman list since 2019.
- Barry Richard (Litigation: Appellate and Litigation: General Commercial, Florida) is a shareholder in the firm’s Tallahassee, New York, and Washington, D.C. He has been recognized on the Senior Statesman list for both practices since 2014.
Spotlight Table
- Lori G. Cohen (Product Liability: Pharmaceutical, USA – Nationwide) has been recognized since 2010 in the Spotlight Table for Product Liability: Pharmaceutical.
- Mary-Olga Lovett (Litigation: Trial Lawyers, Texas) is senior vice president of the firm. This is the first time she is recognized in the USA Guide.
Up and Coming
- Farah S. Ahmed (Real Estate: Finance, New York) is a shareholder in the New York office.
- Jacob D. Bundick (Litigation: General Commercial, Nevada) is a shareholder in the Las Vegas, Houston, and Dallas
- Michael H. Davis (Real Estate, California: Southern) is a shareholder and co-chair of the Los Angeles Real Estate Practice.
- Charles C. Dunham, IV (Healthcare, Texas) is a shareholder in the Houston office.
- David Freylikhman (Real Estate, New Jersey) is a shareholder in the New Jersey and New York offices.
- Nathan Hurlbut (Corporate/M&A, Utah) is a shareholder in the Salt Lake City office.
- Meredith L. Katz (Real Estate, Illinois) is a shareholder and co-chair of the firm’s Chicago Real Estate Practice.
- Kimberley Dempster Neilio (Labor & Employment, Colorado) is an of counsel in the Denver office.
- Erica L. Okerberg (Gaming & Licensing, Nevada) is a shareholder in the Las Vegas office.
- Bethani R. Oppenheimer (Banking & Finance, Georgia) is a shareholder in the Atlanta office.
- Timothy F. Stanfield (Insurance, Florida) is a shareholder in the Tallahassee office.
Associates to Watch
- Christian Brito (Insurance, Florida) is an associate in the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office.
Nationwide, Greenberg Traurig was recognized on 21 practice area lists:
- Bankruptcy/ Restructuring: The Elite
- Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
- Energy: Oil & Gas Regulatory & Litigation
- Environment
- Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation
- Franchising
- Gaming & Licensing
- Healthcare: Highly Regarded
- Immigration
- Labor & Employment
- Leisure & Hospitality
- Life Sciences
- Native American Law
- Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded
- Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite
- Product Liability: Consumer Class Actions
- Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional
- Real Estate
- REITs
- Retail
- SPACs
Additionally, Greenberg Traurig was recognized in the areas listed below at the state level in various markets:
- Banking & Finance
- Bankruptcy/ Restructuring
- Construction
- Corporate/Commercial
- Corporate/M&A
- Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
- Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
- Corporate/M&A: Private Equity: Highly Regarded
- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Energy & Natural Resources
- Energy: State Regulatory & Wholesale Electric Market
- Environment
- Gaming & Licensing
- Healthcare
- Immigration
- Insurance
- Insurance: Regulatory
- Intellectual Property
- Intellectual Property: Patent
- Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
- Labor & Employment
- Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded
- Life Sciences
- Litigation: Appellate
- Litigation: General Commercial
- Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
- Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite
- Litigation: Product Liability
- Litigation: Securities
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Public Finance
- Real Estate
- Real Estate: Mainly Dirt
- Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
- Tax
Below is the full listing of Greenberg Traurig attorneys recognized on 2022 USA Guide lists in the following markets and practice areas:
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Attorney |
Market |
USA Guide Practice Area |
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New Jersey |
Intellectual Property |
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New York |
Real Estate: Finance |
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USA - Nationwide |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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Florida |
Banking & Finance: Transactional |
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USA - Nationwide |
SPACs |
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New York |
Healthcare |
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New York |
Corporate/M&A |
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Florida |
Litigation: Product Liability Litigation: General Commercial |
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Minnesota |
Intellectual Property |
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Florida |
Tax |
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California |
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets |
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Florida |
Environment |
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Illinois |
Real Estate |
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Texas |
Environment |
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Florida: South |
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity |
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Illinois |
Environment: Mainly Transactional |
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California |
Labor & Employment |
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California |
Media & Entertainment: Transactional |
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Arizona |
Corporate/M&A |
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Texas |
Litigation: Appellate |
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New York |
Corporate/M&A |
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Florida |
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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New York |
Intellectual Property: Patent |
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Pennsylvania |
Labor & Employment |
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Texas |
Banking & Finance |
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Georgia |
Banking & Finance |
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Florida |
Insurance |
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New Jersey |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
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Florida: South |
Real Estate |
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Nevada |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Texas |
Antitrust |
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District of Columbia |
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity |
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Florida |
Healthcare |
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USA - Nationwide |
Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional |
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USA - Nationwide |
Government Contracts |
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USA - Nationwide |
Product Liability: Consumer Class Actions |
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Nevada USA - Nationwide |
Gaming & Licensing |
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Florida |
Litigation: Securities |
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Pennsylvania |
Real Estate: Finance |
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Georgia USA - Nationwide USA - Nationwide USA - Nationwide |
Litigation: General Commercial Litigation: Trial Lawyers Product Liability & Mass Torts Product Liability: Pharmaceutical |
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Texas |
Healthcare |
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California |
Media & Entertainment: Transactional: Mainly Talent |
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Texas |
Labor & Employment |
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Georgia |
Banking & Finance |
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Florida: South |
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity |
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California: Southern |
Real Estate |
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New Jersey |
Intellectual Property |
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Florida |
Public Finance |
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Massachusetts |
Public Finance |
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Massachusetts |
Energy & Natural Resources |
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Texas |
Litigation: Securities |
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Utah |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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USA - Nationwide |
REITs: Tax |
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Florida |
Energy & Natural Resources |
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Arizona |
Litigation: Appellate |
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Colorado |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Texas |
Healthcare |
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Florida |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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Massachusetts |
Intellectual Property |
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New York |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Colorado USA - Nationwide |
Environment Native American Law |
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USA - Nationwide |
Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy |
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Florida |
Tax |
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New Jersey |
Construction |
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Florida: South |
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use |
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Florida: North & Central |
Real Estate |
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New Jersey |
Labor & Employment |
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Georgia |
Intellectual Property |
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Nevada |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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California: Northern |
Tax |
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Arizona |
Labor & Employment |
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California: Southern |
Real Estate |
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California: Southern |
Real Estate |
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Illinois |
Real Estate |
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New Jersey |
Real Estate |
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Florida |
Banking & Finance: Regulatory Banking & Finance: Transactional |
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Texas: Austin & Surrounds |
Corporate/M&A |
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New Jersey |
Real Estate |
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Illinois |
Intellectual Property Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets |
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Florida |
Litigation: Securities Labor & Employment |
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Illinois |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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Florida: South |
Real Estate |
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New York |
Labor & Employment |
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Nevada |
Real Estate |
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Florida: South |
Real Estate |
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USA - Nationwide |
Franchising |
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California: Sacramento |
Corporate/M&A |
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California |
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets: International |
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Pennsylvania |
Immigration |
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Massachusetts |
Real Estate |
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USA - Nationwide |
REITs |
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Texas |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
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District of Columbia |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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Utah |
Corporate/M&A |
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Florida: South |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
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New York |
Healthcare |
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New York |
Real Estate: Mainly Dirt |
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Colorado |
Bankruptcy/ Restructuring |
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New Jersey |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Nevada |
Corporate/Commercial |
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USA - Nationwide |
Government Relations |
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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 |
Real Estate |
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Florida |
Litigation: Securities |
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Florida |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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California |
Corporate/M&A: Private Equity |
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USA - Nationwide |
Product Liability & Mass Torts |
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New Jersey |
Labor & Employment |
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New York |
Real Estate: Mainly Dirt |
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Florida |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Georgia |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
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Massachusetts |
Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment |
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Oregon |
Corporate/M&A |
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Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds |
Real Estate |
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New Jersey |
Labor & Employment |
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Florida: South |
Real Estate |
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USA - Nationwide |
Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) |
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Texas: Houston & Surrounds |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Florida: South |
Real Estate |
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Illinois |
Corporate/M&A |
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Illinois |
Real Estate |
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California |
Labor & Employment |
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Texas: Houston & Surrounds Texas |
Litigation: General Commercial Litigation: Trial Lawyers |
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Massachusetts |
Energy & Natural Resources |
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Florida: South |
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity |
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Georgia |
Immigration |
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Nevada |
Real Estate |
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Illinois |
Litigation: Securities |
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Texas |
Healthcare |
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Pennsylvania |
Environment |
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Florida: South |
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity |
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Illinois |
Real Estate |
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California |
Tax: State and Local |
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Florida |
Tax |
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Texas |
Intellectual Property |
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Massachusetts |
Labor & Employment |
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Florida |
Labor & Employment |
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Massachusetts |
Public Finance |
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Illinois |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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Virginia: Northern |
Corporate/M&A |
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Minnesota |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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District of Columbia USA - Nationwide |
Real Estate Leisure & Hospitality |
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New York |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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Florida: South |
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity |
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Massachusetts |
Real Estate |
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USA - Nationwide |
Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) |
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Florida |
Labor & Employment |
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Illinois |
Immigration |
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Florida |
Construction |
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Colorado |
Corporate/M&A |
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District of Columbia |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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Pennsylvania |
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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Colorado |
Labor & Employment |
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USA - Nationwide |
Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) |
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Colorado |
Environment |
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Arizona |
Insurance Litigation: General Commercial |
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New York |
Tax: State & Local |
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Texas |
Real Estate |
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Georgia |
Immigration |
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Colorado |
Real Estate |
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Nevada |
Gaming & License |
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USA - Nationwide |
Franchising |
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Georgia |
Banking & Finance |
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Colorado |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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USA - Nationwide |
Franchising |
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Illinois |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
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California: Southern |
Tax |
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USA - Nationwide |
Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation |
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Arizona |
Labor & Employment |
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USA - Nationwide |
International Trade: Customs |
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New York |
Real Estate: Mainly Dirt |
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California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrounds |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation |
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District of Columbia USA - Nationwide |
Immigration |
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Barry Richard |
Florida |
Litigation: Appellate Litigation: General Commercial |
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Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds Pennsylvania |
Real Estate Real Estate: Finance |
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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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Pennsylvania |
Immigration |
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USA - Nationwide |
Gaming & Licensing |
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New York USA - Nationwide |
Energy: State Regulatory & Wholesale Electric Market Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) |
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Florida: South |
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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Delaware |
Intellectual Property |
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District of Columbia USA - Nationwide |
Immigration |
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USA - Nationwide |
Sports Law: Esports |
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New York |
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use |
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Texas |
Insurance: Regulatory |
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New York |
Healthcare |
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Illinois |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
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Florida: South |
Real Estate |
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Illinois |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation |
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New Jersey |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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Florida |
Insurance |
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California |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
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Florida |
Litigation: General Commercial |
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New York |
Labor & Employment |
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Florida: North & Central USA - Nationwide |
Real Estate Leisure & Hospitality |
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Florida |
Intellectual Property |
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Florida |
Construction |
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California |
Litigation: Securities |
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Nevada |
Real Estate |
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Texas |
Labor & Employment |
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Pennsylvania: Philadelphia & Surrounds |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring |
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Texas |
Litigation: Appellate |
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Texas |
Litigation: Appellate |
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USA - Nationwide |
Native American Law |
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Florida |
Environment Litigation: General Commercial Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
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Florida: South |
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity |
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Arizona |
Corporate/M&A |
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USA - Nationwide |
Gaming & Licensing |
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Arizona |
Corporate/M&A |
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2400 attorneys in 43 locations in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. The firm, often recognized for its focus on philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono, reported gross revenue of over $2 Billion for FY 2021. The firm is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law 100, Am Law Global 100, NLJ 250, and Law360 (US) 400. On the debut 2022 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard, it is a Top 15 firm. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 4.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab and net carbon neutral with respect to its office energy usage. Web: www.gtlaw.com.