Skip to main content

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – June 3, 2021 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP had 11 attorneys from the Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia offices recognized in the 2021 Chambers USA Guide. Firmwide, Greenberg Traurig has more than 180 attorneys recognized, marking a 20% increase over last year. The firm is recognized in more than 40 of the guide’s practice areas across 19 regions. Additionally, the guide again ranked the firm’s Immigration Practice in Band 1 in the Washington, D.C. area.

According to its website, Chambers and Partners, UK-based publisher of annual guides in several global markets and one of the world’s leading provider of legal rankings, research and analysis, 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.

This year, the guide again ranked Martha Schoonover, Immigration & Compliance Practice shareholder in the Northern Virginia office, in Band 1. 

Greenberg Traurig’s Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia attorneys recognized in the 2021 Chambers USA Guide on either a regional or a nationwide level (some in both) are as follows: 

ATTORNEY

REGION

AREA OF PRACTICE (DESIGNATION)

Trevor J. Chaplick

District of Columbia

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity

John Eliason

Nationwide

Renewables & Alternative Energy

Adam S. Hoffinger

District of Columbia

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Robert C. Jones

Nationwide

Government Relations

Scott Meza

Northern Virginia

Corporate/M&A

Nelson F. Migdal

Nationwide

District of Columbia

Leisure & Hospitality

Real Estate

Kenneth M. Minesinger

Nationwide

Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)

Nathan Muyskens

District of Columbia

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Howard L. Nelson

Nationwide

Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)

Laura Foote Reiff

Nationwide

District of Columbia

Immigration

Immigration

Martha J. Schoonover

Nationwide

District of Columbia

Immigration

Immigration

Christopher T. Turek

District of Columbia

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Associates to Watch)

For a complete listing of rankings, client and peer commentary, and editorial summaries by Chambers researches and editors, please click here.

About Greenberg Traurig’s Washington, D.C. Office: Home to a multidisciplinary team of lawyers and governmental affairs professionals, the members of Greenberg Traurig’s Washington, D.C. office help clients of all sizes navigate the federal government.  The team of lawyers and lobbyists provide strategic corporate, regulatory, and litigation assistance on Capitol Hill, in the board room and before administrative agencies, and federal and state trial and appellate courts.  The D.C. office’s practice areas include governmental affairs; federal procurement and government contracts; global trade and investment; corporate, securities and financial services; health care and FDA; antitrust; energy; environment; real estate and hospitality; telecommunications; international arbitration; intellectual property; public finance; and employment law. Greenberg Traurig attracts clients from an array of sectors – from federal defense to energy, telecommunications to health care – and represents them before the U.S. Congress, federal agencies and regulatory bodies, and the entire U.S. court system.

About Greenberg Traurig’s Northern VirginiaOffice: Greenberg Traurig’s clients rely on the more than 45 attorneys in the firm’s Northern Virginia office for multifaceted, broad-based legal services. Team members’ primary goal is to assist clients in addressing their legal needs, locally, regionally, or on a global scale. They work collaboratively with colleagues around the region, or across to Europe, the UK, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. And when a matter requires it, they do not hesitate to utilize the firm’s full slate of cross border resources. Clients come to the Northern Virginia office for their corporate and securities matters, real estate transactions, wealth management and tax planning, business immigration compliance, labor and employment issues, litigation cases, and government contract needs, among others. These include the top decision makers at tech companies headquartered in the region, as well as government contractors, health care organizations, high net worth individuals, and developers. Most of the firm’s Northern Virginia attorneys are admitted to practice in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.

About Greenberg Traurig, LLP: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT), has approximately 2200 attorneys 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