NEW YORK – Oct. 30, 2026 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP was named “Florida Tax Firm of the Year,” and New York Tax Shareholder Sharon Katz-Pearlman was named to the “Women in Tax Leader Hall of Fame” at International Tax Review (ITR)’s 22nd Annual ITR Americas Tax Awards, held Oct. 29 in New York. The firm was also shortlisted for “Northern California Tax Firm of the Year” and “Southern California Tax Firm of the Year.”
“Since 2005, the ITR Americas Tax Awards have recognized the achievements of leading tax professionals and their firms across the region,” according to the organization. The awards event brought together the tax community’s leading firms, senior in-house tax professionals, and key decision-makers to celebrate each other’s exceptional work. Katz-Pearlman attended the event and accepted both awards.
With more than 35 tax lawyers located across six Florida offices, Greenberg Traurig’s tax presence in Florida is among the most robust. The firm’s multidisciplinary Tax Practice advises multinational corporations, privately held businesses, financial institutions, exempt organizations, and high-net-worth individuals on complex U.S., cross-border, and state and local tax matters. Its attorneys counsel clients on tax issues arising from corporate transactions, global business structures, capital markets, funds, real estate, finance, disputes, and wealth planning.
Katz-Pearlman is a distinguished leader in tax controversy whose more than 30 years of experience spans senior roles in private practice, government, and a Big Four accounting firm. Her sophisticated work on complex domestic and cross-border tax disputes, transfer pricing, and alternative dispute resolution, combined with her prior service as a Special Litigation Attorney for the Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel and her leadership of a global tax controversy and dispute resolution practice, demonstrates the depth and breadth of her influence. A fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel and an adjunct professor at NYU Law, she contributes to the advancement of tax law through teaching, thought leadership, and significant professional and international service.