55 Greenberg Traurig Florida Attorneys Included in 2015 Chambers USA Guide

MIAMI – May 22, 2015 – The 2015 Chambers USA Guide includes 55 Florida attorneys and 12 Florida practice groups from international law firm Greenberg Traurig. Firm-wide, more than 180 attorneys are listed in the guide. The official rankings were announced May 19.

According to its website, Chambers and Partners, publisher of the annual Guide, selects attorneys and practice areas for inclusion based on thousands of interviews with practicing lawyers and clients around the world. Attorneys and practice areas are ranked by placement in “bands,” with Band 1 being the highest placement. Attorneys can also be designated as a “Senior Statesman,” “Star Individual,” “Eminent Practitioner,” “Up and Coming,” or “Associate to Watch.” Practice areas are ranked by market as well as nationally.

Recognized as an “Eminent Practitioner” is Miami Shareholder Gary M. Epstein, Senior Chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Global Corporate & Securities Practice, Co-Chair of the firm’s Israel Practice, and Managing Shareholder of the Tel Aviv office.

Noted as a “Senior Statesman” is Joseph Z. Fleming, a Miami Shareholder in the firm’s Labor & Employment and Litigation practice groups; and Barry Richard, a Tallahassee Shareholder in the firm’s Litigation and Appellate practice groups.

Listed as “Star Individuals” are Richard C. McCrea, Jr., Labor & Employment Practice Group Shareholder in the Tampa office; and Tampa shareholder Peter W. Zinober, Co-Chair of the firm’s Global Labor & Employment Practice Group, and Co-Chair of its Global Human Capital Solutions Practice Group.

Recognized as “Up and Coming” is William R. Siegel, a Miami Shareholder and Chair of the Miami Tax Practice Group.

In addition to the individual rankings, Chambers and Partners ranks practice areas. The 12 following Greenberg Traurig practice areas received “Band” placement in the Florida rankings:

• Banking & Finance
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Construction
• Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
• Environment
• Labor & Employment
• Latin American Investment
• Litigation: General Commercial
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
• Real Estate
• Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
• Tax

Florida Greenberg Traurig attorneys ranked by Chambers include:

Miami

• Emilio J. Alvarez-Farré – Banking & Finance: Transactional; Latin American Investment

• David A. Barkus – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity

• Kerri L. Barsh – Environment

• Hilarie Bass – Litigation: General Commercial

• Jacqueline Becerra – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

• Norman J. Benford – Tax: Estate Planning; Nationwide, Wealth Management: Eastern Region

• Mark D. Bloom – Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Nationwide, Bankruptcy/Restructuring

• Burt Bruton – Real Estate

• Randy A. Bullard – Latin American Investment

• David A. Coulson – Litigation: General Commercial

• Albert A. del Castillo – Banking & Finance: Public Finance

• Lucia A. Dougherty – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use

• Seth J. Entin – Tax

• Gary M. Epstein – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity

• Joseph Z. Fleming – Labor & Employment

• Carl A. Fornaris – Banking & Finance: Regulatory

• Robert C. Gang – Banking & Finance: Public Finance

• Richard J. Giusto – Real Estate

• Matthew B. Gorson – Real Estate

• John B. Hutton III – Bankruptcy/Restructuring

• Yosbel A. Ibarra – Latin American Investment

• Paul J. Keenan, Jr. – Bankruptcy/Restructuring

• Nancy B. Lash – Real Estate

• Patricia Menéndez-Cambó – Latin American Investment

• Ira N. Rosner – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity

• Gary Saul – Real Estate

• Elliot H. Scherker – Litigation: Appellate

• Ozzie A. Schindler – Tax

• Mark P. Schnapp – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

• William R. Siegel – Tax

• Jeffrey S. Tenen – Nationwide, Transportation: Aviation: Finance

• David E. Wells – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity

• Diana S.C. Zeydel – Tax: Estate Planning; Nationwide, Wealth Management: Eastern Region

   

  Fort Lauderdale

   

• Donn A. Beloff – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity

• Scott M. Grossman – Bankruptcy/Restructuring

• Fred E. Karlinsky – Insurance

• Kara L. MacCullough – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity

• Bruce I. March – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity

• Joel D. Maser – Tax

   

  Orlando

   

• James L. Bacchus – Nationwide, International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy

• Warren S. Bloom – Banking & Finance: Public Finance

• Orlando L. Evora – Real Estate

• Julie P. Kendig-Schrader – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use

• James C. Miller – Construction

• Michael G. Murphy – Construction

• Michael J. Sullivan – Real Estate; Nationwide, Leisure & Hospitality

• Jéan E. Wilson – Banking & Finance: Public Finance

   

  Tallahassee

   

• Michael J. Cherniga – Healthcare

• Barry Richard – Litigation: Appellate, Litigation: General Commercial

   

  Tampa

   

• Gregory W. Kehoe – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

• Richard C. McCrea, Jr. – Labor & Employment

• Robert A. Soriano – Bankruptcy/Restructuring

• David B. Weinstein – Environment; Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

• Peter W. Zinober – Labor & Employment

   

  West Palm Beach
   

• Laurie L. Gildan – Real Estate

   

For the complete Greenberg Traurig rankings, please visit: http://www.chambersandpartners.com/usa/firm/3579/greenberg-traurig-pa

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