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Benchmark Litigation Latin America Names Three Greenberg Traurig Attorneys as ‘Stars’ in its 2019 Rankings

MEXICO CITY – Sept. 17, 2019 – The Benchmark Litigation Latin America guide’s 2019 rankings includes three attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, cited for legal excellence and industry promise. Shareholder Joselino Morales Lopez received a “Litigation Star” ranking, while firm Associates Hugo Hernandez and Perla Salgado Román each received a “Future Star” ranking.

According to Benchmark, the guide exclusively recognizes outstanding attorneys engaged in litigation and dispute matters through independent research, providing rankings for the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region.

Morales leads the Amparo Trial and Tax and Administrative Law Litigation practice for the firm’s Mexico City office and has been listed by Benchmark since 2017. He was recognized for his administrative law and tax prowess.

Hernandez, who focuses on administrative litigation and regulatory law entered the rankings with this listing.

It is also the first listing with Benchmark for Salgado, who focuses her practice on tax and administrative related issues.

The experience and background of the three of them enable the litigation practice team in Mexico to successfully handle complex cases related with energy law, antitrust & competition, tax, telecommunications, real estate, infrastructure projects, transportation and public policy matters, whether before administrative bodies or before constitutional courts in Amparo trials.

Founded in 2008, Benchmark has surveyed the Latin American market since 2015, and as of 2018 now includes Argentina, Brazil, central America, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay and the Caribbean.

About Greenberg Traurig Mexico: Greenberg Traurig’s Mexico City office offers clients innovative, strategic advice and legal services that span both traditional fields and contemporary regulatory sectors. The office has more than 60 bilingual attorneys who have been contributors to major national projects in Mexico and leverages the resources and reach of the firm’s global platform to provide clients with tailored legal services reflective of the specific industry and market conditions in which they operate. The Mexico City office is an integral part of the firm’s award-winning Latin America Practice, and has been recognized with leading banking, corporate, M&A, infrastructure, real estate, privacy, energy, administrative litigation, and competition practices in Mexico.

About Greenberg Traurig, LLP: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has approximately 2100 attorneys in 41 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. Web: www.gtlaw.com Twitter: @GT_Law.