NEW YORK – Nov. 16, 2015 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to strategically grow its energy, corporate, and restructuring practices with the addition of Iskender “Alex” H. Catto to the New York office. Catto joins as Chair of the firm’s Power Industry Projects and Restructuring Group. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Catto was a partner at McDermott Will & Emery.
“The addition of Alex demonstrates the continuing strength of our energy, corporate, and restructuring practices and highlights our commitment to meet the needs of our clients with a mix if top practitioners in areas that make sense in today’s global economy. Increasingly, business is three-dimensional, cross-border, and involves the movement, use, and financing of energy supplies and needs,” said Richard A. Rosenbaum, Chief Executive Officer at Greenberg Traurig. “Alex has handled billion-dollar matters in the energy sector, his vast experience and industry knowledge will be very valuable to our practice. We are excited to welcome him to the firm.”
Catto advises clients on complex corporate matters, including asset acquisitions, project development, mergers, and restructurings. He also represents clients on state and federal regulatory matters, financings, and commodity, renewable energy, financial, and derivative hedging transactions. Catto’s experience includes representing generators, marketers, private equity clients, pipelines, utilities, and governmental entities in a wide variety of complex matters.
Catto received his A.L.B., cum laude, from Harvard University and his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law.
“I was drawn to Greenberg Traurig's cross disciplinary platform and the value added proposition the firm provides to clients – local resources and the global reach of 1,900 attorneys in 38 offices worldwide in key areas of legal practice for sophisticated end users of quality legal services,” said Catto. “I am joining Greenberg Traurig during an exciting time of strategic growth and look forward to being part of a team of top-tier practitioners.”
Catto joins Greenberg Traurig shortly after the addition of Shareholder Allan D. Reiss, also in New York. Reiss counsels financial advisors, underwriters, issuers, investors, and funds on corporate and securities transactions across a variety of industries, including energy, shipping, and renewables. The firm has also strengthened its Energy & Natural Resources Practice with the recent additions of Derek J. Anchondo in Houston and Gregory K. Lawrence in Washington, D.C. and Boston.
Greenberg Traurig's Global Energy and Infrastructure Practice is known for its broad-ranging representation of upstream and midstream energy companies as well as renewable energy companies and traditional power generation companies. Lawyers with broad FERC experience and multifaceted energy finance representations further distinguish the firm’s energy practice. Several of Greenberg Traurig’s energy attorneys are former General Counsel at energy industry companies and provide a valuable business perspective for our energy clients across the globe. Greenberg Traurig's Global Energy and Infrastructure Practice expanded significantly in Latin America and Europe with the establishment of Mexico City and Warsaw offices.
Also growing is Greenberg Traurig's Global Corporate & Securities Practice, which includes stellar M&A practitioners. Shareholders who joined the practice since January 2015 in New York include Nanette Aguirre, Meredith Beuchaw, Joseph Cosentino, Obiamaka P. Madubuko, Frank Martire, Stephen M. Pepper, Anthony L. Perricone, Ivan J. Presant, in addition to Reiss, as well as Gregory R. Daddario as of counsel. Also joining the practice were shareholders, in Amsterdam, Thédoor Melchers; in Berlin, Dr. Henrik Armah, Claudia Hard, Dr. Josef Hofschroer, and Dr. Peter Schorling; in Chicago, John P. Boelter and Stacey T. Kern; in Dallas, Christina A. Tate; in Denver, Thomas B. Romer; in Fort Lauderdale, Flora R. Perez; in Houston, Derek J. Anchondo; in London, Dorothee Fischer-Appelt and Joel Wheeler; in Mexico City, Miguel Flores Bernés, Víctor Manuel Frías Garcés, José Raz Guzmán, and Miguel Moisés; in Miami, Marc L. Druckman; in New Jersey, James A. Dempsey; and in Tokyo, Koji Ishikawa and Koichiro Ohashi.
Greenberg Traurig's Corporate & Securities Practice comprises more than 400 lawyers who advise public and privately held companies on global mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, private equity and venture capital, underwritten and syndicated offerings, commercial finance and syndicated lending, cross-border transactions, and general corporate matters. The group’s industry experience includes transactions in a wide range of fields, from the pharmaceutical, medical devices, and life sciences fields, to representations involving clients in the aviation, banking, energy, health care, manufacturing, technology, and telecommunications sectors.
The 2015 Annual Law and the Boardroom Study lists Greenberg Traurig as one of America’s top corporate law firms. NYSE Governance Services and FTI Consulting, Inc. conduct the study. The "America’s Best Corporate Law Firms" list reflects the views of more than 500 participating directors and general counsel of publicly traded companies, who between February and April 2015, participated in the survey and weighed in on current governance and legal matters. The top 25 law firms, based on number of votes received, are included in the ranking.