Greenberg Traurig LLP

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CHAMBERS & PARTNERS
LEGAL PUBLISHERS
CHAMBERS
USA
America’s Leading
Lawyers for Business
2006
The Client’s Guide
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GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP
www.ChambersandPartners.com
is ranked in Chambers USA 2006 as follows:
NATIONAL
GOVERNMENT
Government: Government Relations
Leading Firms
� GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
The Firm: This Florida firm has “aggressively
expanded” its government relations practice to cover
nine separate states, including a thriving presence in
New York. In addition, it has achieved “great
successes” at the federal level, where it represents cities
and counties such as the City of Oakland in California and Miami-Dade County in Florida. The firm
parted company with its most high-profile lobbyist,
Jack Abramoff, following controversy surrounding
his representation of Indian tribes. Some commentators raised questions about how the firm would
recover from this, while others maintained that it was
strong enough to recover.
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
International Arbitration
Leading Firms
Leading Individuals
� MARTINEZ-FRAGA Pedro Greenberg Traurig LLP
The Firm: The heart of this firm’s international
arbitration practice is to be found in its Miami office.
From here, a team of 15 attorneys work on a range
of international commercial arbitration matters,
proving particularly strong in the Latin American
market. The skills it has gained there, however, have
proved eminently transferable and the group has
triumphed in many other countries including Italy
and Germany. Recently, it represented an Israeli
company in an ICDR arbitration against a Brazilian
distribution company in relation to a breach
of contract.
The Lawyers: Pedro Martinez-Fraga is the practice’s best-known name and is renowned as an
“aggressive advocate” who delivers “an excellent performance.” He has had a very noteworthy year having
represented the Republic of Chile in a number of
court cases brought against Augustin Pinochet.
WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Wealth Management
Leading Firms
Leading Individuals
� ELIAS John Greenberg Traurig LLP
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The Firm: The “excellent” trusts and estates department has attorneys in most of the firm’s offices, with
a particularly strong reputation in Florida. The practice covers the full range of trusts and estates work,
including all aspects of wealth transfer and estate
planning. It is experienced in IRS administrative and
court proceedings and coordinates with the litigation
department to handle contested matters. The arrival
of John Elias from Gibbons has seen the firm
increase its focus on private client work in the New
York and New Jersey areas. As well as acting for individual clients, the firm has represented institutions
such as Bessemer Trust, JPMorgan, Northern Trust
and Mellon Financial.
The Lawyers: Based in the firm’s New Jersey office,
John Elias is “able to articulate technicalities to
laymen in simple language and enable them to understand.” His expertise includes estate and charitable
planning, trust and estate administration and tax
controversy work.
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ARIZONA
CORPORATE/M&A
Corporate/M&A
Leading Firms
� GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP Phoenix
Leading Individuals
� KANT Robert Greenberg Traurig LLP
� BLANEY Brian Greenberg Traurig LLP
WILLIAMS Quinn Greenberg Traurig LLP
� MACDONOUGH Bruce Greenberg Traurig LLP
The Firm: Though Greenberg Traurig has not been
in Arizona as long as some of its competitors, the
international firm deserves great credit for the speed
with which it has grown a “terrific, diverse, thorough
and professional” corporate practice. Great empha-
sis is placed on service standards; as one client
noted, the team delivers “consistently high quality –
even down to the paralegals.” As part of an expanding
global firm, the group in Arizona contributes to a
1,400-strong corporate team, allowing it to call
upon an unparalleled wealth of expertise located
across the world.
The Lawyers: Robert Kant remains the firm’s
outstanding name in this field. His success has been
built on the combination of an informed legal mind
and considerable business acumen, while his direct
style is said to make him a force to be reckoned with.
Following in his footsteps is the aggressive and energetic Brian Blaney. Armed with a strong work ethic
and a client-focused approach, he is known as a
“solid business partner” who provides “well-balanced,
knowledgeable counsel.” Quinn Williams is the firm’s
“public persona in the venture capital area.” A
EMPLOYMENT
Employment: Mainly Defendant
Leading Firms
Leading Individuals
� DORAN John Greenberg Traurig LLP
� BRUNO Mary Greenberg Traurig LLP
ROSENFELD Lawrence Greenberg Traurig LLP
The Firm: This eight-strong team possesses a wealth
of resources, not least of which is the ability to access
the firm’s extensive national and international
“community leader in promoting Phoenix capital,” he
is admired by all for his well-honed business
instincts. Bruce Macdonough concentrates on
M&A, public and private securities offerings, and
sophisticated corporate finance transactions, utilizing his collaborative skills and flair for creative dealmaking. Clients particularly appreciate his honesty:
“He doesn’t hide the picture from you, however bleak!”
Clients/Work Highlights: Recent highlights
include representing MarineMax in a $107.7 million
public offering underwritten by JPMorgan and
Raymond James & Associates. It also counseled
Directed Electronics on a proposed IPO to be lead
managed by Goldman Sachs. Other clients include
Brillian; GameTech; Smith & Wesson Holding;
Synaptics and Vodavi Technology.
MAINLY DEFENDANT
network. With the group’s long-standing position in
this sphere, it can offer clients a comprehensive range
of services, from cutting-edge discrimination and
harassment cases, to traditional labor disputes, negotiations and organizing campaigns. Clients include
some of the largest employers in the USA, though
the team also acts for up-and-coming local businesses: both ends of the spectrum find the team
consistently “wonderful.”
The Lawyers: Known for his ability to “turn a case
over on a dime,” John Doran impresses both in the
courtroom and in negotiations. Clients repeatedly
cite him as “the main reason we stay with Greenberg.”
Recent successes include obtaining preliminary and
permanent injunctions, followed by a summary
judgment on behalf of a plaintiff. In addition, clients
appreciate Mary Bruno’s obvious “dedication to our
case,” and Lawrence Rosenfeld’s “strategic and
focused” approach.
Clients/Work Highlights: Clients are drawn from
a diverse array of industries, such as healthcare,
hospitality, construction, entertainment and insurance. Of particular note recently was the team’s
successful defense against a large union-organizing
drive. This involved more than 40 unfair labor practice charges before the NLRB.
the group to offer clients a comprehensive package
of real estate coverage. This includes advice on land
acquisition and development, the leasing of state
trust land, land use entitlements, infrastructure planning, construction and compliance, along with any
ancillary environmental or tax issues. Sources predict
that the newly formed group will have a particular
impact in the area of master-planned communities,
as its individuals already bring exceptional experience to the table. For example, they advised on the
DC Ranch 8,400-acre master-planned community,
which includes residential, retail, commercial, resort
and golf components.
The Lawyers: Lesa Storey focuses on the acquisition, entitlement, financing, development and
disposition of mixed-use developments and
master-planned communities. Her reputation as
“an absolutely incredible, honest and fair deal-doer”
has secured her a loyal client following, including
DMB Realty who are moving with her to her new
home. Beckey Burnham chairs the new team. She
concentrates on development, with a focus on
master-planned communities, state trust lands and
infrastructure finance. A “highly energetic lobbyist,”
she also represents real estate industry associations
in legislative and public policy matters.
Clients/Work Highlights: Ryland Homes; DMB
Realty; Schuler Homes; Home Builders Association
of Central Arizona; TW Lewis; McDowell Mountain
Ranch and Canyon Trails.
REAL ESTATE
Real Estate
Leading Firms
Leading Individuals
� STOREY Lesa Greenberg Traurig LLP
� BURNHAM Beckey Greenberg Traurig LLP
The Firm: The international giant’s dramatic merger
with “exceptional boutique” Storey & Burnham looks
set to radically change its profile in the Arizona real
estate market. Combining Storey’s “fabulous substantive quality” with Greenberg’s ample resources allows
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CALIFORNIA
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
Media & Entertainment: Transactional
Leading Individuals
� COOPER Jay Greenberg Traurig LLP
TRANSACTIONAL
Other Notable Practitioners
Based in Santa Monica, the “terrific” Jay Cooper of
Greenberg Traurig LLP received plaudits from all
quarters for his proficiency in advising “high-profile
music clientele.” He also acts for entities involved in
motion pictures, TV and multimedia.
COLORADO
ENVIRONMENT
Environment
Leading Firms
� GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP Denver
Leading Individuals
� EID Troy Greenberg Traurig LLP
The Firm: This international firm has a small, dedicated environment team in Colorado, and lawyers in
the Denver office increasingly advise clients across the
Rocky Mountain region on environmental matters.
The outfit covers all facets of the practice area, including air and water rights and general land use issues.
Sources reserved special praise for the consistency of
service, saying: “You could hire any individual there
and be sure of receiving the best possible advice.”
The Lawyers: The “bright and hard-working” Troy
Eid covers most aspects of environmental law and is
particularly knowledgeable when it comes to federal
Indian law and Native American tribal law. Indeed,
he recently renegotiated a right of way agreement
with the Navajo Indian tribe on behalf of El Paso’s
Western Pipeline Group.
Clients/Work Highlights: Wal-Mart; El Paso;
Staubach and ChoicePoint.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Leading Individuals
� MATAVA George Greenberg Traurig LLP
The Firm: This international firm has a small, dedicated environment team in Colorado, and lawyers in
the Denver office increasingly advise clients across the
Rocky Mountain region on environmental matters.
The outfit covers all facets of the practice area, including air and water rights and general land use issues.
Sources reserved special praise for the consistency of
service, saying: “You could hire any individual there
and be sure of receiving the best possible advice.”
The Lawyers: The “bright and hard-working” Troy
Eid covers most aspects of environmental law and is
particularly knowledgeable when it comes to federal
Indian law and Native American tribal law. Indeed,
he recently renegotiated a right of way agreement
with the Navajo Indian tribe on behalf of El Paso’s
Western Pipeline Group.
Clients/Work Highlights: Wal-Mart; El Paso;
Staubach and ChoicePoint.
DELAWARE
BANKRUPTCY/RESTRUCTURING
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Leading Individuals
Up-and-coming individuals
COUNIHAN Victoria Greenberg Traurig LLP
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Following the departure of Scott Cousins, Victoria
Counihan of Greenberg Traurig LLP enters the
spotlight this year. Described as “young and extremely
capable,” Counihan is widely thought of as one to
watch out for in the future.
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CHANCERY
Chancery
Leading Individuals
� REESE Cathy Greenberg Traurig
John Reed recently moved to the Wilmington office
of the newly merged Edwards Angell Palmer &
Dodge LLP. Focusing solely on chancery work, he
brings with him a wealth of experience in bet-thefarm litigation. Clients refer to the fact that “his
jurisdictional expertise affords us much comfort,” and
drew attention to his “engaging, professional
approach and technical acumen, which make him an
effective and aggressive litigator.”
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
IMMIGRATION
Immigration
Leading Firms
� GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP Washington, DC
Leading Individuals
� REIFF Laura Greenberg Traurig LLP
� MCGOVERN Elissa Greenberg Traurig LLP
The Firm: “What sets them apart is their customer
focus,” said one client of this large national practice.
Split across the firm’s DC and McLean offices, the
team has a strong compliance focus and has been
kept busy assisting companies with government
audits of I-9 and H-1B programs, as well as helping
clients conduct internal audits. This full-service practice encompasses labor certification, temporary and
permanent international transfer of personnel and
litigation, working closely with Greenberg partners
overseas to ensure an international reach. The team is
also involved in legislative work and lobbying.
The Lawyers: The “knowledgeable and creative”
Laura Reiff inspires client confidence with her ability to deal with complex compliance issues. Cochair
of the business immigration group, she is well
regarded in the immigration policy arena, and her
practice has a strong legislative component. Elissa
McGovern focuses on citizenship issues and counseling employers on international transfers. An experienced lobbyist, she is active in directing legislative
and agency advocacy efforts on immigration issues.
McGovern is particularly experienced in the healthcare sector, working with medical professionals.
Clients/Work Highlights: The firm’s clientele
includes companies from a wide range of sectors
including telecom, entertainment, healthcare, education and energy. Examples include Primaris Airlines;
CEMEX; Southwest Research Institute; CSG Systems;
Ingersoll-Rand Company and CVS Pharmacy.
REAL ESTATE
Real Estate
Leading Individuals
� DWYER Jeffry Greenberg Traurig LLP
“A venerable name in DC real estate,” Jeffry Dwyer
of Greenberg Traurig’s practice neatly marries his
corporate and real estate expertise to good effect. He
stands out for his REIT experience, and clients point
out that he “quickly gets to the heart of a matter.” He
advised Sentinel on setting up a complex global
REIT. “Extremely capable and experienced,” WilmerHale’s Allen Fox is a new entry to the table. He
focuses on acquisitions, development, financing,
sales and leasing.
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FLORIDA
ANTITRUST
Antitrust
Leading Firms
� GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP Miami
Leading Individuals
� ROSS David Greenberg Traurig LLP
The Firm: This “giant of a firm” is revered for its
prowess in all forms of litigation and is also a force
in terms of antitrust. Fielding the wealth of
resources and endless reach a firm of this size can
offer, it also has specific knowledge of antitrust
issues in relation to M&A and joint ventures. Litigation is an obvious strength of this team, yet
clients also commended its trade regulation advice
and preventive antitrust counseling.
The Lawyers: A hugely respected commercial litigator, David Ross is also highlighted for his work in
the antitrust field. He has been heavily involved in
tobacco litigation and has successfully represented
State Farm in a six-week antitrust jury trial.
Clients/Work Highlights: National and international companies in a range of industries retain this
firm, including the tobacco, insurance and healthcare industries among others.
excellence in cross-border regulatory, public and
general finance and securitization. Inbound and
outbound Latin American lending and financerelated litigation are also on the menu from this
“talent-pool of lawyers who are available 24/7 and offer
New York-style service with Miami rates.” The firm
recently hit the headlines as US counsel for the
Republic of Chile in tracking financial assets of
former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.
The Lawyers: Among the 175-strong Miami group,
sources “think the world of incredibly efficient attorney” Carl Fornaris. Cochair of the national financial
institutions practice group, he has a mixed caseload
that spans regulatory matters and antimoney laun-
dering to cross-border lending transactions. He
advised Barclays on the establishment of bank and
broker-dealer subsidiaries in Mexico. Orlando-based
partner Warren Bloom impresses with his public
finance work. His workload spans the nation, and
includes the representation of Lennar in the
purchase and development of prime real estate in
San Francisco Bay. He also acted for the buyers of $9
million worth of City of Atlanta tax allocation bonds.
Clients/Work Highlights: Allstate Corporation;
American Express; Atlas One Financial Group;
Banco Colpatria; Banco Industrial de Venezuela;
Citibank; First Magnus Financial; SunTrust Banks;
Wachovia and the Republic of Chile.
BANKING & FINANCE
Banking & Finance
Leading Firms
Leading Individuals
� BLOOM Warren Greenberg Traurig LLP
FORNARIS Carl Greenberg Traurig LLP
The Firm: This Florida heavyweight “truly belongs
up there” in the top echelon of the banking and
finance market. Clients flock to the firm thanks to its
Leading Firms
Leading Individuals
� BLOOM Mark Greenberg Traurig LLP
� GART Brian Greenberg Traurig LLP
� HUTTON III John Greenberg Traurig LLP
The Firm: This national giant has secured its place
on some of the most significant cases in the sector.
It is “very agile for its size” and fields interdiscipli-
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nary capabilities and a depth of talent and resources
that few firms can match. Commentators also
noted its growing national practice: “They are just
making inroads everywhere.” Nationally, the firm is
home to 65 lawyers, 14 of whom are housed in the
Florida offices.
The Lawyers: Many think that “there is no need to
look any further than Mark Bloom if you are looking
for a brilliant strategic thinker and an astounding oral
advocate.” His “warm and genuine approach,” his
involvement in the most complex cases and his leadership qualities make him “the go-to guy.” Bloom is
cochair of the national business reorganization and
bankruptcy practice and has expertise in all areas of
acquisitions and bankruptcy, particularly for trou-
bled companies seeking restructuring. The “businessoriented” Brian Gart is a “zealous advocate” and
vastly experienced in Chapter 11 business reorganizations and loan restructurings. He has also developed a focus on distressed M&A transactions, and
can often be found representing private equity
groups acquiring distressed assets. In Miami, John
Hutton is respected both for his bankruptcy litigation practice and his representation of creditors’
committees in a number of significant cases.
Clients/Work Highlights: Debtors, secured and
unsecured creditors, investors and purchasers of
assets, directors and trustees comprise the client base
of this firm.
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CONSTRUCTION
Construction
Leading Firms
� GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP Orlando
Leading Individuals
� HORNREICH Michael Greenberg Traurig LLP
O’NEAL-COBLE Leslie Greenberg Traurig LLP
The Firm: The arrival of Leslie O’Neal-Coble in
2005 has given the group a boost: “This team has
raised its game.” Geographic diversity is a key drawing card for clients, and attorneys turn their hands to
many of the largest construction projects through-
out the state and beyond. The fielding of a “deep and
erudite team that, more importantly, is available”
proved to be a positive lure for clients who also
appreciated team members for their individual political and legislative connections. The team is currently
handling a number of high-profile construction
projects with dollar values ranging from $450
million to $4.3 billion.
The Lawyers: Leslie O’Neal-Coble is an excellent
source of advice on mold and water intrusion issues
that affect construction projects; indeed, in this niche
area “you would be hard pressed to find anyone better.”
She recently represented a development partnership
in its dispute with a construction manager on a $100
million part-historic and part new construction
building in Baltimore. Her “calming resolve” also
ensures she is a popular choice as mediator and she
demonstrates “unmatched expertise in contract documentation.” Michael Hornreich can be a “nemesis
across the table” acknowledge peers, calling him “a
tough, smart and always well-prepared litigator.” He
has recently handled a number of claims relating to
water intrusion.
Clients/Work Highlights: Brasfield & Gorrie
Construction; 3D/International Program Managers;
Capital Hotel Management; Kolter Construction;
Marriott International; Hensel Phelps Construction;
Florida Department of Transportation; Tri-Rail
Transit Authority; Centex Group and Orlando
Performing Arts Center.
firm’s work on the IVAX deal, the $7.6 billion sale of
the publicly traded drug maker, as an example of its
efficient handling of headline deals. With offices
across Florida (including a stronghold in Miami),
this full-service national heavyweight scores highly
in M&A, bankruptcy, private equity and venture
capital, for the benefit of clients across the country
and from overseas.
The Lawyers: From a team of “strong and preeminent operators,” Gary Epstein stands out as
“numero-uno deal maker and one of the market’s
most respected attorneys.” Head of the corporate and
securities department firmwide, he caused a stir this
year with his lead role acting for IVAX. Commentators lavished praise on Daniel Aronson for his
“commanding presence” in deals related to national
venture capital and startup operations. Aronson
brokered the $2.35 billion sale of San Franciscobased education loan provider Chela Education
Financing. He co-heads the firm’s private equity and
venture capital practice. Paul Berkowitz impresses
as “a low-key but decidedly smart and efficient corporate practitioner.” He completed a $900 million
acquisition of real estate assets for Technical
Olympic USA. Robert Grossman is an “unpretentious attorney and remarkably professional – he
adopts a business approach to his legal counsel.” He
was Epstein’s right hand in the blockbuster
CORPORATE/M&A
Corporate/M&A
Leading Firms
Leading Individuals
� EPSTEIN Gary Greenberg Traurig LLP
� ARONSON Daniel Greenberg Traurig LLP
� BERKOWITZ Paul Greenberg Traurig LLP
GROSSMAN Robert Greenberg Traurig LLP
The Firm: “Year in, year out, Greenberg Traurig
remains ahead of the pack as the undisputed market
leader,” summarized sources. Many highlighted the
CORPORATE/M&A
Corporate/M&A:
Latin American Investment
Leading Firms
Leading Individuals
� MENENDEZ CAMBO Patricia Greenberg Traurig LLP
LATIN AMERICAN INVESTMENT
The Firm: The Miami-headquartered heavyweight
is perceived as “well placed among rivals for its muscle
and depth across the board.” The team has cultivated
an impressive track record in lending and M&A in
the telecom, real estate development, aviation and
energy sectors, with emphasis in Central America
and Mexico.
The Lawyers: Patricia Menendez Cambo is credited for the firm’s current high visibility in the
region. She draws on experience as former US in-
house counsel for Telefónica to assist clients in crossborder privatizations, regulatory issues, projects and
structured finance transactions. Menendez Cambo
is at the helm of the international practice group.
Among other highlights, she assisted regional airline
TACA in securing finance for aircraft and the setting
up of a low-cost carrier joint venture in Mexico. She
also counseled Citibank in several transactions
across the region.
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EMPLOYMENT
Employment: Mainly Defendant
Leading Firms
Leading Individuals
� FLEMING Joseph Greenberg Traurig LLP
MAINLY DEFENDANT
The Firm: Clients value the national and international resources available to them when working
with Greenberg Traurig. Such reach and resources
mean the firm remains up to date with the latest
employment law developments and can draw expertise from multiple disciplines, such as IP, to complement its well-established practice.
The Lawyers: “Conscientious, thorough and professional,” Joseph Fleming has developed strong links
with the airline industry, undertaking work such as
negotiating outsourcing with unions and performing due diligence checks. Further experience is to be
found in ERISA, whistle-blower cases, and drafting
and litigating noncompete covenants.
Clients/Work Highlights: The firm serves a range
of clients including those from the airline, manufacturing, hotel, restaurant and entertainment
industries.
load of late includes the due diligence aspects of
major sales and acquisitions, brownfield redevelopment and land contamination issues. Clients highlighted the previous governmental experience of its
attorneys as “a major plus.” The group successfully
negotiated a $7.9 million remediation cleanup
contract with a municipality for the cleanup of a
former city coal gasification plant.
The Lawyers: “Always impressive in dealing with
even the most complex of matters,” Alfred Malefatto
wins respect from all corners of the market. He
evenly divides his practice between land use and
environmental law, and has advised some of Florida’s
largest homebuilders on their water law concerns.
The due diligence aspects of major real estate transactions is a key strand of Malefatto’s practice; he
assisted a major corporate client in the acquisition of
manufacturing facilities in North Carolina, Indiana,
Nevada and further afield in Germany.
Clients/Work Highlights: Environmental team
members secured approval of a vertical expansion of
a landfill in southern Dade County on behalf of JR
Capital and Waste Management. Other clients
include Terra Group; The Ginn Company; The
Related Group of Florida; Swerdlow Group; Technical Olympic USA; Lennar; Rinker Materials; AIG
Baker Development; Centex Homes; Fisher Island
Holdings; Flagstone Property Group; GL Homes;
Kolter Property; LandMar Group and
Turnberry Associates.
ENVIRONMENT
Environment
Leading Firms
Leading Individuals
� MALEFATTO Alfred Greenberg Traurig LLP
The Firm: This sizable national firm has the capacity to handle a range of environmental matters. In
line with the heavy real estate focus of the Florida
market, this environmental team works hand in
hand with the firm’s land use practitioners.“It caters
to every client’s needs and demands.” The team’s case-
HEALTHCARE
Healthcare
Leading Firms
Leading Individuals
� STOCKER Joel Greenberg Traurig LLP
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The Firm: The overall theme of the market feedback for this Florida giant is its responsiveness and
“ability to manage the expectations of both sides;
never one to over-lawyer a situation.” According to
clients, attorneys at this firm are also prepared “to
attack a problem from a business perspective and
work through the legal ramifications.” This health
business group provides clients all the added
advantages that a multidisciplinary, multinational
law firm can offer. In Florida, the healthcare business department operates mainly out of the Fort
Lauderdale office, but the Tallahassee office is also
recognized for its regulatory and legislative advice.
The Lawyers: Joel Stocker is of counsel to the
health business group and impresses onlookers
with his strong healthcare regulatory practice and
the “client relationships he forges.” Stocker is the
founder of this firm’s health law practice and represents clients across a range of corporate and healthcare regulatory compliance matters.
Clients/Work Highlights: Hospitals; physicians;
home health agencies; medical device companies
and managed care organizations are typical clients
of this group.
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IMMIGRATION
Immigration
Leading Firms
Leading Individuals
� LEVIN Oscar Greenberg Traurig LLP
The Firm: Greenberg Traurig has developed one of
the most extensive business immigration practices in
Florida. Attorneys here benefit from the national and
global reach enjoyed by the firm and its capabilities
to handle a range of services. The group frequently
advises on obtaining US work authorization for
foreign nationals and the necessary foreign visas for
LITIGATION
Litigation: Appellate
Leading Individuals
★ SCHERKER Elliot Greenberg Traurig LLP
� AUSLANDER Charles Greenberg Traurig LLP
ENGLAND Arthur Greenberg Traurig LLP
� RICHARD Barry Greenberg Traurig LLP
Notable Practitioners
Greenberg Traurig LLP is home to a number of the
nation’s most prominent appellate attorneys. Peers,
competitors, satisfied clients and jurists unite to
praise “the best appellate lawyer in the country,”
Elliot Scherker. Clients refer to the “absolute confi-
US clients. It also advises businesses on immigration
strategies and policies. Its clients include those drawn
from the entertainment, tourist and education
sectors. Based in Miami, Oscar Levin has extensive
federal court trial experience and is skilled in “the full
brushstroke of immigration work.”
APPELLATE
dence we have that we are getting the best representation possible” when appellate specialist and “classic business lawyer” Scherker is retained. Scherker
demonstrated his skill on his feet in representing
Lorillard Tobacco on appeal from a $145 billion
judgment against the five largest tobacco companies in the country, resulting in the judgment being
reversed and the smokers’ class action being decertified. The case was also argued on discretionary
review before the Florida Supreme Court. Charles
Auslander wins plaudits for the “very clear, concise
and measured” approach he adopts, and is often
drawn in at an early stage in the proceedings to
utilize his appellate experience in establishing a
strategy for the effective resolution of a case. Barry
Richard garners as many plaudits for his commercial litigation practice as he does for his “thriving
appellate practice,” and his experience in electoral
and constitutional issues. “Appellate guru” Arthur
England, chairman of the appellate department at
Greenberg Traurig LLP, is a former chief justice of
the Florida Supreme Court and devotes his practice to appellate work and trial counseling. He
enjoys a “legendary status” in the state and is affectionately referred to as “one of the big bears in the
neighborhood.”
services, it certainly lives up to its illustrious reputation for first-class client service and for the depth of
talented attorneys on offer. The firm is skilled in the
full range of litigation, from complex general
commercial litigation to white-collar crime and
appeals. It has an emphasis on the defense of large
class actions and during the year has been involved
in some of the largest civil judgments ever entered.
Examples include successfully representing Lorillard
Tobacco in the appeal from the $145 billion judgment against the five major American tobacco
companies, and further arguing the case on discretionary review before the Florida Supreme Court.
The firm was also approached by the Attorney
General of Chile to help locate funds allegedly
hidden by General Augusto Pinochet, a case that
attracted much media attention in the year.
The Lawyers: Clients point to the “extensive mass
tort experience” and “infinite international resources”
of this trial team as overriding factors for the success
it enjoys. Barry Richard has developed a strong
appellate and civil litigation practice, and he is also
respected for his constitutional and election law
experience, having argued before the Florida
Supreme Court in the 2000 Bush-Gore litigation.
Richard has been successfully involved in a $3.5
billion, seven-week jury trial on behalf of Alliance
Capital Management over the past year. David Ross
“has many feathers in his cap.”A talented trial lawyer,
with a forte in antitrust law, he has been heavily
engaged in tobacco litigation this year. He also
successfully acted as counsel to the Sugar Cane
Growers Cooperative in the appeal of a long-running
multimillion-dollar class action alleging breach of
contract. Hilarie Bass is chair of the national litigation practice group and has represented Microsoft in
the resolution of a national class action in 2005. In
the white-collar crime and government investigations field, Mark Schnapp is praised for his “wonderful reputation for representing corporations under
scrutiny.” According to sources, “he can master a
million facts and effortlessly synthesize them all
together,” and is widely respected for his “virtual
wizardry” in SEC investigations and healthcare fraud
and abuse cases. Holly Skolnick is “another of the
spectacularly talented attorneys at this firm.” She
represented an international financial institution and
research analyst in hundreds of securities arbitrations alleging fraud and conflict of interest. She also
has a broad experience of investigations and enforcement actions brought by the SEC. “Superstar in the
making” Jacqueline Becerra is “wonderfully smart”
and “aggressive and tough.”
Clients/Work Highlights: Lorillard Tobacco;
Alliance Capital Management; Anheuser-Busch;
Regents Bank; Morgan Stanley and Hilton Hotels.
LITIGATION
Litigation: General Commercial
Leading Firms
Leading Individuals
� RICHARD Barry Greenberg Traurig LLP
� ROSS David Greenberg Traurig LLP
� BASS Hilarie Greenberg Traurig LLP
� BECERRA Jacqueline Greenberg Traurig LLP
Litigation: White-Collar Crime
& Government Investigations
Leading Firms
Leading Individuals
� SCHNAPP Mark Greenberg Traurig LLP
� SKOLNICK Holly Greenberg Traurig LLP
The Firm: This Florida behemoth is not only one of
the biggest firms in Florida, but one of the fastest
growing nationally. According to some of the most
sophisticated international purchasers of legal
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REAL ESTATE
Real Estate
Leading Firms
Leading Individuals
� GORSON Matthew Greenberg Traurig LLP
SAUL Gary Greenberg Traurig LLP
� BRUTON Burt Greenberg Traurig LLP
� SHERR Brian Greenberg Traurig LLP
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Leading Firms
Leading Individuals
Senior Statesmen
TRAURIG Robert Greenberg Traurig LLP
� SCHULMAN Clifford Greenberg Traurig LLP
� ORSHEFSKY Debbie Greenberg Traurig LLP
� DOUGHERTY Lucia Greenberg Traurig LLP
KENDIG-SCHRADER Julie Greenberg Traurig LLP
The Firm: The real estate and land use team of this
Florida heavyweight undertakes high-profile work
reflecting the most significant trends in the real
estate market. For example, its work in the condominium and timeshare development sphere
attracted plaudits, while its core service provision,
catering to every aspect of real estate and land use,
was equally distinguished. Clients celebrated the
“number of resources and variety of bright folks to
draw from,” and were further impressed by the team
members’ willingness to “jump on matters – in the
state and beyond.” The firm’s land use attorneys
have established strong political connections and
they impress with “the speed at which they can get
matters resolved.”
The Lawyers: Gary Saul has been labeled the
“condo king” for his success in advising on this
substantial area of activity. Project developers benefit from his “formidable understanding and experience of the area,” and he is instrumental in projects
converting old apartment buildings into new
condominiums. National head of the firm’s real
estate group, Matthew Gorson’s availability “at the
flick of a switch” makes him a popular choice for
real estate transactions and “he never lets ego get in
the way of making a deal.” He represented Related
Group in approximately 50 high-rise development
acquisitions with an average value of $200-400
million. Burt Bruton is relied on implicitly for his
expert guidance, agreed clients. At all times helpful,
he is “great to bounce ideas off – he just knows it all.”
He advises on a range of real estate sales, acquisitions and financings. Brian Sherr heads the firm’s
Fort Lauderdale office in tandem with a flourishing
practice in the condominium conversions area.
Clients appreciated his “ability to deal with matters
with a commercial slant.” Senior figure Robert
Traurig remains a pivotal figure in the land use
arena with many pronouncing him “a real icon of
the industry.” Head of the land use department,
Clifford Schulman is “someone you would want on
your team any day of the week.” A “creative solutionprovider,” he displays intimate knowledge of the
area and brandishes connections with all the relevant people in the state. Debbie Orshefsky is
particularly noted for her skill in handling largescale projects, while Lucia Dougherty possesses
expertise within the DRI arena. Julie KendigSchrader combines a land use practice with an
environmental law specialism. Her excellent preparation and fine presentation skills are widely
recognized.
Clients/Work Highlights: The team has acted for
Capital Partners in several real estate transactions
totaling more than $600 million. In the lending
sphere, it recently structured a $650 million master
loan facility for GL Homes. Other clients include
Related Group; Swire Pacific Holdings; Midtown
Equities; Burger King; CNL Retirement Properties;
Archon; INVESCO; Bayview Financial; Crescent
Heights; Flag Luxury Properties; Millennium Partners; Regents Bank and TA Realty Advisors.
advantages that an international powerhouse of a
firm such as this can offer, that is its bottomless
resources and wealth of technical expertise across a
national network of offices, but there are more subtle
reasons too. The attorneys have the “industry-specific
knowledge” and tailor their advice accordingly; they
are “book-smart and user-friendly, a unique combination in the area.” International tax is a recognised
forte of the group, although clients also noted the
proficiency of the firm in negotiating and structuring real estate joint ventures.
The Lawyers: Transactional tax attorney Joel Maser
is “well recognized at the Bar as a terrific and popular
tax lawyer,” according to clients. “A very talented
guy,” Maser is often found negotiating and structuring real estate joint ventures and has recently been
busy representing The Related Group of Florida in
this regard. He also has niche experience representing auto dealerships on pure tax matters. Ozzie
Schindler is a recent arrival to this team and is growing an enviable international tax practice for himself.
“A fixture in the tax community,” Schindler’s practice
encompasses all aspects of international tax planning, including corporate and private client tax plan-
ning. Charles Stiver has a great reputation as a
transactional tax attorney and is a “real tax professional.” He is best known for his corporate and M&A
tax practice, and is also involved in major international tax projects and the taxation of capital markets
transactions. Steve Lapidus is chair of both the executive compensation and employee benefits practice
and the Miami tax, trusts and estates group. He is
one of the most respected attorneys in the field:“He’s
been the leader in the area for many years now.”
Lapidus is in great demand from compensation
committees and boards of directors regarding their
obligations to shockholders, and he has a practice
that encompasses negotiating and drafting executive
employment agreements, equity compensation plans
and pension plans. Up-and-comer Russel Hintze
impresses clients with his transactional and controversy practice; they “admire the quality of his work
product.” Hintze is knowledgeable on federal and
state tax litigation and controversy and is classed as
one to watch out for in the future.
Clients/Work Highlights: INVESCO; Hilton
Hotels; The Related Group of Florida and Swire
Properties.
TAX
Tax
Leading Firms
Leading Individuals
� MASER Joel Greenberg Traurig LLP
� SCHINDLER Ozzie Greenberg Traurig LLP
STIVER Charles Greenberg Traurig LLP
HINTZE Russell Greenberg Traurig LLP
Tax: Employee Benefits
Leading Individuals
� LAPIDUS Steve Greenberg Traurig LLP
The Firm: Sophisticated clients agree that it is the
sheer depth of this tax department that sets it out as
a clear leader:“Not many firms can lay claim to having
international, federal, state and local tax covered, but
this firm nails them all.” Clients value the obvious
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GEORGIA
Leading Firms
� GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP Atlanta
Leading Individuals
� KURZWEIL David Greenberg Traurig
The Firm: The Atlanta outpost of this international
firm is best known for its work on behalf of creditor
committees. The ability to call on resources from
across the network is an advantage for the team, which
has a solid and growing practice, mainly representing
lenders. It offers experience in restructuring and
Chapter 11 in a range of sectors, including healthcare,
retail, real estate, manufacturing and textiles.
The Lawyers: David Kurzweil has a wealth of
experience in commercial litigation, representing
creditors and debtors. Admired not just for his legal
expertise but his talents as a rainmaker, he has acted
as counsel to the creditors’ committees of several
large retail chains.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Leading Individuals
� ROSENBLOUM Robert Greenberg Traurig LLP
The “superb” Robert Rosenbloum at Greenberg
Traurig LLP continues to enjoy a niche Atlanta practice, representing recording artists, songwriters and
producers – as well as large corporates – in IP and
media matters.
ILLINOIS
Leading Firms
� GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP Chicago
Leading Individuals
� MITCHELL Nancy Greenberg Traurig LLP
PETERMAN Nancy Greenberg Traurig LLP
SHAPIRO Keith Greenberg Traurig LLP
The Firm: “A first choice firm for contentious bankruptcy issues,” expertise in litigation as well as considerable cross-border capacity gives this group an edge
over other similarly positioned competitors. The
Chicago team forms a considerable part of a nation-
ally operated practice group, and teams networked
across offices pool resources and knowledge to work
on individual cases. Debtors as well as secured and
unsecured creditors, investors and fiduciaries all
receive representation from the firm. Lawyers here
provide continuing counsel to the trust created
under the Chapter 11 reorganization of Conesco
Finance, involving creditor claims of more than $6
billion. Other recent projects include advising
Mesirow Financial in its acquisition of KPMG’s US
Corporate Recovery Practice, one of the largest
transactions completed by this insolvency client.
The Lawyers: The “terrific” Nancy Mitchell
possesses “excellent business skills in the bankruptcy
field,” according to interviewees. A former investment banker, she has varied experience in corporate
finance as well as bankruptcy and restructuring.
Entry into the rankings this year for Nancy Petermanreflects recognition for her being a “top talent.”
“There is nobody more dedicated and she is a joy to
work with,” clients say. “One of the most strategicthinking lawyers I have come across,” Keith Shapiro
is another favorite among clients because he “stands
out for his practicality – he finds the right solution for
all parties but he is not afraid to be confrontational
when it is needed.” He cochairs the national reorganization, bankruptcy and restructuring practice and
devotes a considerable chunk of his time to sitting on
a creditor committee for the UAL case.
Clients/Work Highlights: A representative sample
of recent clients include Crestview Capital Fund,
Conesco and Mesirow Financial.
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CORPORATE/M&A & PRIVATE EQUITY
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Leading Firms
The Firm: A relative newcomer on the Chicago
corporate scene, this firm has gained a foothold in the
Chicago market through the “consistently high-quality” work produced by its expanding and “incredibly
professional” corporate group. A substantial element
of the practice involves fund formation and management for private equity, venture capital and hedge
fund clients. Lawyers here recently advised on the
startup of Internet loan company The Check Giant
and negotiated a $50 million receivable loan from a
hedge fund for the company. A further substantial
stream of work has come from companies such as
Lakeshore Media and 3 Point Media, which the firm
helps to purchase, re-engineer and resell radio broadcast stations. These multimillion-dollar deals involve
a myriad of elements including negotiating leases,
sales, equity placements and senior debt.
The Lawyers: The corporate and securities practice
in Chicago is headed by Peter Lieberman, an experienced practitioner in M&A, private equity, startup
and venture capital. He is supported by a team of 15
attorneys, a number that is set to grow given the
trend of expansion the firm has adopted since the
Chicago practice group was established in 1999.
Clients/Work Highlights: Marathon Media; The
Check Giant; Mark Goodman & Associates and
Devine Racing.
REAL ESTATE
Real Estate
Leading Firms
Leading Individuals
FISHMAN Michael Greenberg Traurig LLP
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The Firm: This national heavyweight boasts an
impressive spread of offices throughout the USA
and has a notable European presence by virtue of
its strategic alliances with offices in Brussels,
London, Rome and Milan. The Chicago real estate
practice continues to blossom. The team’s size
belies its capabilities as its members have expertise
in the full spread of real estate work including
development, financings, REITs and related environmental matters.
The Lawyers: Michael Fishman has a market
reputation that surpasses the state line and extends
into Latin America. His work has included representation of Walton Street Capital and its Mexican
partner, Grupo Sadasi, in their acquisition of the
Mexican subsidiary of Pulte Homes.
Clients/Work Highlights: Archon Group; Kim
co Realty; Bally Total Fitness; Saks and Schottenstein Stores.
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MASSACHUSETTS
ENVIRONMENT
Environment
Leading Individuals
� HACKNEY Hamilton Greenberg Traurig LLP
Previously the leading light of Choate Hall & Stewart’s environment team, Hamilton Hackney has
recently joined the Boston office of Greenberg Trau-
rig LLP. He is known in the market as a “solid, knowledgeable” attorney, who “asks great questions and
focuses on the right things.”
HEALTHCARE
Healthcare
Leading Individuals
� SPACKMAN David Greenberg Traurig LLP
David Spackman exhibits “fantastic collegial skills”
according to commentators. Housed in Greenberg
Traurig LLP’s Boston office he possesses extensive
regional and national experience representing
LITIGATION
Litigation: General Commercial
Leading Individuals
� LANE Roger Greenberg Traurig LLP
healthcare clients involved in organization changes
and joint ventures statewide. Sources articulated his
expertise includes dealing with hospital system
mergers, sales, acquisitions and reorganizations.
GENERAL COMMERCIAL
Roger Lane at Greenberg Traurig LLP is “extraordinarily patient and thorough,” with a good record of
“getting clients out of sticky situations.” He advises
executives and stockholders on a range of commercial litigation matters.
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NEW YORK
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT
Media & Entertainment: Commercial
Leading Firms
� GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP New York
Leading Individuals
� BEER Steven Greenberg Traurig LLP
JACOBSON Marc Greenberg Traurig LLP
SCHINDLER Paul Greenberg Traurig LLP
The Firm: This highly regarded commercial firm
continues to be a growing presence in the media
market and demonstrates particular expertise within
COMMERCIAL
the music industry. The group represents a range of
record companies, producers, songwriters and
artists. It handles both large commercial deals and
the smaller aspects of contract negotiation, touring,
merchandising and sponsorship. It is seen as particularly strong in IP matters related to music.
The Lawyers: The “dynamic” Steven Beer has a
practice that includes film, television, book publishing and music. He is “precise and diligent and has a
great client rapport, which means that even the most
arduous transaction won’t seem that much of a chore.”
He has just put together a high-profile prepay broadcasting deal for a media company in relation to a
concert by a major artist. Marc Jacobson has skills in
publishing, primarily in the music business but also
in book deals. He acts for both publishers and songwriters in various matters and has handled the
purchase of a number of catalogs in the past year. The
recruitment of Paul Schindler from Grubman,
Indursky & Schindler is seen as a great boon for the
practice. A highly experienced practitioner, he is seen
as “a music lawyer par excellence.”
Clients/Work Highlights: Although best known
for its music industry work (where the group represents everyone from individual artists to record
companies), this firm also acts for broadcasters, television and film production companies and highprofile individuals.
hospitality and multifamily sectors. A “wonderful,
results-oriented team approach” ensures the effective
representation of a host of developers, investors and
institutions.
The Lawyers: Head of the national real estate group,
Robert Ivanhoe’s focus spans high-end real estate
acquisitions, joint ventures and financings. Sources
commended him as a “fine development-side lawyer
who is smart on opportunity funds.” Delivering a
“calm, relaxed” demeanor in negotiations, he wins
many fans for his user-friendliness.
Clients/Work Highlights: Recent highlights
include representing Column Financial, in a joint
venture with SL Green Realty, in the $918 million
acquisition of One Madison Avenue. As primary
outside acquisitions counsel, the team also helped
Westbrook Partners purchase 450 Madison Avenue
for $450 million. Other notable clients include World
Market Center; The Related Companies; Blackacre
Capital Group; Boston Properties; Glenwood
Management; Greenfield Partners; the Kushner
Family; Lefrak Organization; Max Capital Management; RFR Holdings; Starwood Capital Group; Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide and Taconic
Investment Partners.
REAL ESTATE
Real Estate
Leading Firms
� GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP New York
The Firm: Regarded as a “versatile, full-service real
estate and capital markets” group, the team has a
strong track record in real estate developments,
acquisitions and sales, commercial leasing and
financing transactions. Work on opportunity funds
this year has been coupled with a buoyant market for
structured finance and particular activity in the
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PENNSYLVANIA
ENVIRONMENT
Environment
Leading Individuals
� TOLL Curtis Greenberg Traurig LLP
The “exact, honest and fair” Curtis Toll heads Greenberg Traurig LLP’s “sophisticated” Philadelphia-based
environment unit. His areas of expertise include
insured remediation, federal brownfields and the
movement of funds. Although the team does not
undertake environmental litigation, sources praised its
flair for complex transactional work.
TEXAS
Leading Firms
� GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP Dallas
Leading Individuals
� JESSUP JR Clifton Greenberg Traurig LLP
The Firm: Entering the Texas bankruptcy tables is
Greenberg Traurig, an international law firm which
is expanding in the state through lateral hires. The
opening of its Dallas office in late 2003 pulled in
lawyers from firms such as Andrews Kurth, Patton
Boggs and Larson King. Able to call upon a national
team of almost 60 attorneys, some seven specialists
in Dallas undertake complex Chapter 11 restructurings and smaller, creditor-related assignments.
The Lawyers: The 2004 recruitment of the
“wonderful but still underrated” Clifton Jessup has
served the firm well. According to interviewees, “he
does not make rookie mistakes,” and is considered “an
articulate courtroom performer who never loses his
cool.” He has taken the role of liquidating trustee in
the case of Baptist Foundation of America, one of the
largest nonprofits to file for bankruptcy.
Clients/Work Highlights: A range of debtors,
secured and unsecured creditors, investors and
boards of directors use the firm.
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Leaders
ARONSON, Daniel H
Greenberg Traurig LLP, Fort Lauderdale
954 768 8201
[email protected]
Recommended in Corporate/M&A
Practice Areas: Corporate and securi-
ties, M&A.
Prof. Memberships: State of Florida,
Capital Development Board and Capital
Development Advisory Committee
(appointed by governor) (1997-present).
Career: Recognized, South Florida’s
Top Dealmakers of the Year in Mergers
& Acquisitions, Daily Business Review,
2005; listed, Top Lawyer, South Florida
Legal Guide, 2005; listed, Best Lawyers,
2006; listed, ‘Chambers & Partners USA
Guide’, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 editions;
listed, 2004 Legal Elite, Florida Trend
Magazine.
Publications: Author, ‘Raising Capital
for the Emerging Business: A Primer for
Entrepreneurs’, Donnelley
(4th edition - 2001).
Personal: JD, New York University
School of Law, 1983; BA, summa cum
laude, Vanderbilt University, 1979.
AUSLANDER, Charles
Greenberg Traurig LLP, Miami
305 579 0500
[email protected]
Recommended in Litigation
Practice Areas: Appellate; litigation.
Career: Listed, ‘Best Lawyers in Ameri-
BECERRA, Jacqueline
305 579 0534
[email protected]
Practice Areas: Litigation.
Prof. Memberships: President Elect,
Federal Bar Association, South Florida
Chapter.
Career: Listed, ‘Chambers & Partners
USA Guide, 2005-06’; Federal Bar Association’s Young Federal Lawyers Award,
2000; Director’s Award for Superior
Performance, Executive Office for the
United States Attorneys, 2001; Tim
Evans Memorial Award for Outstanding
Performance as an Assistant United
States Attorney, 2001.
Personal: JD, Yale Law School, 1994. BA,
cum laude, University of Miami, 1991.
BEER, Steven C
Greenberg Traurig LLP, New York
212 801 9294
[email protected]
Recommended in Media &
Entertainment
Practice Areas: Entertainment.
Prof. Memberships: President, Executive
ca’, 2006; listed, ‘Chambers & Partners
USA Guide’, 2004-06; 2002 Champions
for Children, Chairman’s Recognition
Award, Children’s Services Council;
2002 Child Professional of the Year
Award, Department of Children and
Families, State of Florida; Alliance for
Human Services of Miami-Dade County, Recognition Award for commitment
to Children, Youth and Families,
November 2002; Kathleen Wright
Award, 10/21/2000, presented by Family
Central, Inc.; ‘Put Something Back,
Child Advocacy’ pro bono award, Dade
County Bar Association, 4/94.
Personal: JD, George Washington University Law School, 1982; BA, with high
honors, University of Virginia, 1979.
Board and Member of the National
Board, Independent Feature Project,
New York; co-founder, The Center for
the Protection of Athletes Rights
(CPAR); Executive Committee, Young
Media Professionals; Member, American
Bar Association, Sports and Entertainment Law Forum; Member, National
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Publications: Author, ‘Relief Effort: Tax
Incentives for Film Producers’, Filmmaker magazine, 2005.
Personal: JD, Villanova University
School of Law, 1986; BA, summa cum
laude, Washington University, 1981.
BASS, Hilarie
BERKOWITZ, Paul
305 579 0745
[email protected]
Prof. Memberships: American Bar
Association, Chair, Legal Opportunity
Scholarship Committee (2005-present);
Member, Task Force on Attorney Client
Privilege (2004-present); President, The
Florida Bar Foundation; The Florida
Bar; United Way of Dad County.
USA Guide’, 2005-06; listed, 2004 Legal
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Elite, Florida Trend Magazine, listing of
Florida’s top attorneys as selected by
their peers; listed as one of South Florida’s Top Lawyers by the South Florida
Legal Guide, 2001-05.
Personal: JD, summa cum laude, University of Miami School of Law, 1981;
BA, magna cum laude, George Washington University, 1975.
305 579 0500
[email protected]
Practice Areas: Corporate; M&A;
global trade.
Prof. Memberships: Former Vice Presi-
dent, member of Executive Committee
and Chairman of Planning and Allocations Committee and Community Relations Committee, current member of
the Financial Management Committee,
Planning and Allocation Committee
and Board of Directors, Greater Miami
Jewish Federation; Director, University
of Pennsylvania Wharton School of
Business Dade Alumni Club.
Career: Listed in ‘Best of the Bar’ by the
South Florida Business Journal,
April 2003.
Publications: Author, ‘Board Links
With Outside Counsel’, The Corporate
Board, September/October 2004.
Personal: JD, cum laude, University of
Pennsylvania Law School, 1973; BS,
cum laude, University of Pennsylvania,
1970.
BLANEY, Brian H
Greenberg Traurig LLP, Phoenix
602 445 8322
[email protected]
Practice Areas: Corporate and
securities.
Prof. Memberships: Planning Commit-
tee Member, Arizona Angel Investment
Conference; Executive Council Member, State Bar of Arizona, Securities Regulation Section; Member, State Bar of
Arizona, Business Law and Securities
Regulation Sections; Board of Directors,
Desert Voices Oral Learning Center.
Publications: Co-author,‘Agency
Authority in LLC Statutes (Part I): Uniformity and Peculiarity’, 4 J. Ltd. Liab.
Cos. 139 (1998); co-author,‘Agency
Authority in LLC Statutes (Part II):
Hypothetical Situations and Practical
Suggestions’, 5 J. Ltd. Liab. Cos. 11 (1998).
Personal: JD, magna cum laude, University of Notre Dame Law School,
1998; BBA, University of
Michigan, 1990.
BLOOM, Mark D
305 579 0537
[email protected]
Recommended in Bankruptcy
Practice Areas: Reorganization, bank-
ruptcy and restructuring.
Prof. Memberships: Past President,
Bankruptcy Bar Association of Southern District of Florida; Section of Litigation Leadership, ABA; United Way
of Miami-Dade County; Founding
Chair and Master of Ceremonies,
Leukemia Society of America Annual
Barristers’ Bash.
Career: Listed, ‘Best Lawyers in America, 1993-94’’; 2002-06; The K&A
Restructuring Register, America’s Top
100; listed, ‘Chambers & Partners USA
Guide’ 2003-06; listed, 2004 and 2005
Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine,
South Florida Legal Guide, ‘South Florida’s Top Lawyers’.
Personal: JD, with honors, University of
Maryland School of Law; BA, Political
Science, Yale University.
BLOOM, Warren S
Greenberg Traurig LLP, Orlando
407 420 1000
[email protected]
Recommended in Banking & Finance
Practice Areas: Public finance.
Prof. Memberships: Member, National
Association of Bond Lawyers; Member,
Florida Bar Association; Member, New
York State Bar Association.
Career: Rated ‘AV’ in MartindaleHubbell’s Peer Review.
Publications: Frequent speaker for the
National Association of Local Housing
Finance Authorities, National Federation of Municipal Analysts, American
Banking Association, Florida Association of Local Housing Finance
Authorities.
Personal: JD, with honors, University
of Miami School of Law, 1986; BA,
with honors, Chemistry, Duke
University, 1981.
BRUNO, Mary E
602 445 8505
[email protected]
Recommended in Employment
Practice Areas: Labor and employment.
Prof. Memberships: Member of the
Membership, Training and Awareness
Taskforce of EADV (Employers Against
Domestic Violence) Taskforce of the Maricopa Association of Governments; Member, State Bars of Arizona and California;
Member, American Bar Association, Labor
and Employment Law Section.
Publications: Presenter, ‘Managing the
Workplace, Problems of Employee
Theft and Financial Manipulation’, Sterling Education Services, February 2005;
Presenter, ‘Labor and Employment Law
Eye for the Non-Labor and Employment Law Guy’, Maricopa County Bar
Association, November 2004.
Personal: JD, University of California,
Hastings College of Law, 1986; BA, with
high honors, University of Arizona, 1983.
BRUTON, Burt
305 579 0500
brutonb!gtlaw.com
Recommended in Real Estate
Practice Areas: Real estate.
Prof. Memberships: Real Property, Pro-
bate and Trust Law Section of The
Florida Bar: Real Estate Coordinator,
Legislative Review Committee; Member, Committees on Mortgage Law, Tax
Aspect of Real Property Law, and Legal
Opinions.
Career: Listed, ‘Best Lawyers in America’, 2005-06; listed, 2004 and 2005 Legal
Elite, Florida Trend Magazine.
Publications: Author of a chapter on
Florida documentary stamp taxes
appearing in the recently published
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Florida Bar practice manual on Florida
Real Property Complex Transactions.
Personal: JD, University of Miami
School of Law, 1981; BA, University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1973.
BURNHAM, Beckey
602 445 8251
[email protected]
Prof. Memberships: Member, Crisis
Nursery Foundation Board; member,
ASU Foundation Advisory Board;
Chairman of the Program Committee,
ASU Foundation Women and Philanthropy Program; member, ASU Economic Club.
Career: Listed, Chambers & Partners
USA Guide, 2005-06; Listed, Best
Lawyers in America, 1998-2005; listed,
‘Leading Lawyers’, Phoenix Business
Journal, 2006.
Personal: JD, University of California at
Los Angeles, School of Law, 1980; BS,
magna cum laude, Arizona State University, 1977.
COOPER, Jay L
Greenberg Traurig LLP, Santa Monica
310 586 7888
[email protected]
Entertainment
Practice Areas: Entertainment; intel-
lectual property; technology, media and
telecommunications.
Prof. Memberships: Former President,
National Academy of Recording Arts and
Sciences; Member, Los Angeles Copyright Society; Co-Chairman, Alliance of
Artists & Recording Companies.
Career: Listed, The Best Lawyers in
America, continuously since 1987; Listed, Chambers & Partners USA Guide,
2004-06; listed, ‘Southern California
Super Lawyers, 2004-06’; awarded,
Entertainment Lawyer of the Year for
2006, Century City Bar Association.
Publications: Author, ‘Withol v. Crow:
Fair Use Revisited’, UCLA Law Review;
Author, ‘Use of Fair Use’, Los Angeles
Bar Bulletin, Publishing Entertainment,
Advertising Law Quarterly.
Personal: JD, DePaul University College
of Law.
COUNIHAN, Victoria W
Greenberg Traurig LLP, Wilmington
302 661 7000
[email protected]
Practice Areas: Business reorganiza-
tion and bankruptcy.
Prof. Memberships: President, Interna-
tional Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC),
Delaware Network, 2004-06; Vice President, Women and the Law Section,
Delaware Bar Association; Member,
Commercial Law Section, Delaware Bar
Association; Member, Finance Committee for Semi-Annual Biden Seminars
Sponsored by Delaware Senator Joseph
R Biden Jr.
Publications: Contributing author, Wiley
Bankruptcy Law Update, 1999-2001.
Personal: JD, magna cum laude, Villanova University School of Law, 1996;
BA, magna cum laude, St Joseph’s University, 1993.
DORAN, John Alan
602 445 8507
[email protected]
Practice Areas: Labor and employ-
ment; litigation; appellate.
Prof. Memberships: Chair, Arizona Asso-
ciation of Industries, HR Subcommittee;
Chairman, State Bar of Arizona Employment and Labor Executive Council;
National Council of Appellate Attorneys;
Charter Member, Management Labor
and Employment Roundtable.
USA Guide, 2005-06; The Phoenix
Business Journal’s ‘Best of the Bar
Award’ for Labor and Employment Law,
2003, 2004 and 2005.
Personal: JD, Vanderbilt University Law
School, 1988; BA, magna cum laude,
Loyola Marymount University, 1985.
DOUGHERTY, Lucia
305 579 0603
[email protected]
Practice Areas: Environmental, land use.
Prof. Memberships: Chairperson,
Archbishop’s Charities and Development Drive for Miami-Dade County.
Chairperson, Miami Beach Chamber of
Commerce. Vice-Chairperson, Eminent
Domain Committee of The Florida Bar,
Member, International Women’s
Forum, Member, Greater Miami and
Beaches Hotel Association, Legal Counsel, Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Career: Featured, ‘The Power Women
of Real Estate’, Miami Sun Post, 2005;
listed, Best Lawyers in America, 2006.
Personal: LLM, Ocean and Coastal
Law, University of Miami School of
Law, 1980; JD, Oklahoma City University School of Law, 1975; MLS, Library
Science, University of Oklahoma, 1972;
BS, Syracuse University, 1971.
DWYER, Jeffry
Greenberg Traurig LLP, Washington, DC
202 331 3100
[email protected]
Practice Areas: Real estate; corporate
and securities; REITs.
Prof. Memberships: Member, District
of Columbia Bar Association; Member,
New York State Bar Association; Member, American College of Real Estate
Lawyers; Corporate Secretary and General Counsel, Association of Foreign
Investors in US Real Estate, 1988-96.
USA Guide, 2003-06; listed, ‘Best
Lawyers in America’.
Publications: Co-authored a major law
treatise on real estate financing.
Personal: JD, Georgetown University
Law Center, 1970; BS, Foreign Service,
Georgetown University, 1967.
EID, Troy A
Greenberg Traurig LLP, Denver
303 572 6500
[email protected]
Recommended in Environment
Practice Areas: Environmental.
Prof. Memberships: Advisory Board
Member, Natural Resources Law Center,
University of Colorado School of Law. CoChair, Governor’s Commission on Civil
Service Reform. Member, Governor’s
Commission on Science and Technology.
Chairman, Colorado Board of Ethics.
USA Guide, 2005-06.
Publications: ‘Strategic DemocracyBuilding: How States Can Help’ (coauthored with Governor Bill Owens), in
Alexander TJ Lennon, editor, ‘Winning
Hearts and Minds: Using Soft Power to
Undermine Terrorist Networks’ (Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Press, 2003).
Personal: JD, University of Chicago
Law School, 1991; AB, Russian Language and Literature, Stanford
University, 1986.
ELIAS, John M
Greenberg Traurig LLP, Florham Park
973 360 2354
[email protected]
Recommended in Wealth
Management
Practice Areas: Wealth management,
trusts and estates.
Prof. Memberships: Madison, New Jer-
sey Borough Council, 2004-present;
Madison, New Jersey Area YMCA Board
of Directors, 1997-2003; Museum of
Early Trades and Crafts, Madison, New
Jersey, Board of Directors, 1994-present;
Clergy Partnership on Domestic Violence, Madison, NJ, Board of Directors,
1996-2002; Chair, 2000-02.
Career: 2005 New Jersey Super Lawyer,
Trusts and Estates.
Publications: Author, ‘Protecting Assets
of Elder Clients with Living Trusts’, New
Jersey Business, 11/04.
Personal: LLM, Taxation, New York
University School of Law, 1989; JD, The
Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, 1980; AB, cum laude,
Boston College, 1977.
ENGLAND, Arthur J
305 579 0605
[email protected]
Practice Areas: Appellate and litigation.
USA Guide’’, 2004-06; Recognized, Top
Lawyers in South Florida, South Florida
Legal Guide, 2004-05; listed, ‘Best
Publications: Author, ‘Florida Corporate Income Tax Law’ (1971), ‘Deceptive
and Unfair Trade Practices Act’ (1973),
and ‘Florida Administrative Procedures
Act’ (1974); lead author, ‘Florida Appellate Practice Manual and Florida
Administrative Practice Manual’; lead
author, ‘Quality Discounts in Appellate
Justice’, 60 Judicature 442, 1977.
Personal: LLM, University of Miami
School of Law,1972; LLB, magna cum
laude, University of Pennsylvania Law
School,1961; BS, Wharton School of
Finance and Commerce, University of
Pennsylvania,1955.
EPSTEIN, Gary M
305 579 0894
[email protected]
ties; M&A.
Prof. Memberships: Chairman of the
Board, American Israel Chamber of
Commerce, Florida; President, Miami
Beach Jewish Community Center.
Career: Recognized, South Florida’s Top
Dealmakers of the Year in Mergers &
Acquisitions, Daily Business Review,
2005; listed, Top Lawyer, South Florida
Legal Guide, 2005; listed, ‘Chambers &
Partners USA Guide’, 2003-06; listed,
2004 and 2005 Legal Elite, Florida Trend
Magazine, listing of Florida’s top attorneys as selected by their peers; listed,
‘The Best Lawyers in America’ each year
since 1985.
Personal: JD, Harvard University Law
School,1980; MA, New York University,
1970; BA, Yeshiva University, 1969.
FISHMAN, Michael T
Greenberg Traurig LLP, Chicago
312 476 5075
[email protected]
Prof. Memberships: Member, Urban
Land Institute.
USA Guide, an annual listing of the
leading business lawyers and law firms
in the world, 2005-06 edition.
Publications: Frequent Lecturer at
Urban Land Institute Conferences on
Mexican Real Estate.
Personal: JD, Cleveland-Marshall College
of Law at Cleveland State University, 1995.
BA, The Ohio State University, 1991.
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FLEMING, Joseph
305 579 0517
[email protected]
ment; litigation; environmental; land
development; ADA, Accessibility, Building and Life Safety Codes; technology,
media and telecommunications.
Prof. Memberships: American Law
Institute American Bar Association
(ALI-ABA); member, Advisory Group
on Labor Law for the Committee on
Continuing Professional Education;
Chair, ALI-ABA’s Course, ‘Airline and
Railroad Labor and Employment Law’;
Co-Chair, Historic Preservation on Historic Preservation Law program.
Career: Recognized, Top Lawyers in
South Florida, South Florida Legal
Guide, 2004-05; listed, ‘Chambers &
Partners USA Guide’, 2003-06.
Personal: New York University (LLM,
1966); University of Virginia School of
Law (LLB, 1965); University of Florida
(BA, 1962).
FORNARIS, Carl A
305 579 0626
[email protected]
Recommended in Banking & Finance
Practice Areas: Financial institutions;
international; corporate and securities.
Prof. Memberships: Member, Planning
Committee, 2004 Financial Markets
Association Securities Compliance
Seminar.
USA Guide’, 2005-06; Pro Bono Service Award, Dade County Bar Association, 2005.
Publications: Lectured,‘Financial Institution Business Continuity/Disaster
Recovery: Legal And Compliance
Primer’, Terremark Worldwide, Inc. Conference and ‘The New U.S. Bank Secrecy
Act Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual: What You Need To Know
Now’, Offshore Alert Annual Due Diligence Conference, November 2005.
Personal: JD, The Catholic University
of America Columbus School of Law,
1993; BS, University of Miami, 1990.
GART, Brian
954 768 8212
[email protected]
Prof. Memberships: Member, Local
Rules Advisory Committee for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
Southern District of Florida, 2001-06;
Member, Business Law Section of the
Florida Bar; Director, University of
Miami School of Law Alumni Association, 2005-08.
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ca, 2003-04’, 2006; listed, ‘Chambers &
Partners USA Guide’, 2003-06; listed as
one of South Florida’s Top Lawyers by
South Florida Legal Guide, 2002-06.
Publications: Contributing author,
2001-02 ‘Bankruptcy Law Update’,
Aspen Publishers.
Miami School of Law, 1983; BA, cum
laude, University of Miami, 1980.
GORSON, Matthew
305 579 0777
[email protected]
Practice Areas: Real estate, land use
and zoning, and governmental
negotiations.
Prof. Memberships: Chairman, Downtown Miami Charter School; Board
Member, City of Miami Downtown
Development Authority; Board Member, Tulane University President’s Council; Board Member, Mt Sinai Hospital.
Career: Listed, ‘The Best Lawyers in
America’, every edition; listed, 2004 and
2005 ‘Legal Elite’, Florida Trend Magazine, listing of Florida’s top attorneys as
selected by their peers; ‘Chambers &
Partners USA Guide’’, 2003-06; named
among South Florida’s ‘Heavy Hitters in
Real Estate’ by the Business
Journal, 2004.
Personal: University of Chicago (JD,
1973); Tulane University (BS, 1970).
GROSSMAN, Robert L
305 579 0756
[email protected]
ties; M&A; retail; technology, media and
telecommunications.
Prof. Memberships: Board of Directors, Project Interchange; Board of
Directors, Jewish National Fund; Board
of Directors, Children’s Bereavement
Center.
Career: Recognized as one of ‘South
Florida’s Top Dealmakers of the Year in
Mergers & Acquisitions’, Daily Business
Review, 2005; Recognized as one of the
‘Most Effective Lawyers’, South Florida
Business Review.
Personal: JD, with honors, The Ohio
State University College of Law, 1978;
MA, The Ohio State University, 1979;
BA, The Ohio State University, 1975.
HACKNEY, Hamilton
Greenberg Traurig LLP, Boston
617 310 6090
[email protected]
Practice Areas: Real estate, environ-
mental.
Prof. Memberships: Founding Member
and Secretary, National Brownfield Association, Massachusetts/ Rhode Island
Chapter Member, ABA, Energy, Environ-
ment and Resources Section Member,
NAIOP Member, Boston Bar Association.
Career: Awarded 2004 Public Affairs
Award from the Massachusetts Chapter,
National Association of Industrial and
Office Properties; listed, 2005 Chambers
USA; listed, Super Lawyers of Massachusetts 2004.
Publications: ‘Liability, Natural Disasters
Bring Mold Back to the Fore’, Boston
Business Journal, 2006; ‘Judges Rule
Against Local Boards in Permitting Disputes’, Boston Business Journal, 2004.
Personal: JD, University of Utah College of Law; Order of the Coif; BA,
cum laude, Middlebury College.
HINTZE, Russell P
407 420 1000
[email protected]
Recommended in Tax
Practice Areas: Tax; corporate and
securities; real estate.
Prof. Memberships: Member, Orange
County Bar Association; former Treasurer and Board Member, Lake Brantley Youth Football Association, Inc.
Career: Listed, 2004 Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine, listing of Florida’s
top attorneys as selected by their peers;
Board Certified Tax Lawyer, Florida
Bar Board of Legal Specialization and
Education.
Personal: LLM, University of Florida
Levin College of Law, 1988; JD, cum
laude, Stetson University College of
Law, 1987; BS, with honors, Chemistry,
University of Florida, 1984.
HORNREICH, Michael
407 418 2397
[email protected]
Recommended in Construction
Practice Areas: Litigation; construc-
tion law.
Prof. Memberships: Active Member,
Associated General Contractors of
America (AGC); Board of Directors,
Central Florida Chapter of the AGC;
Member, AGC’s Legislative, Membership, and Safety Committees.
USA Guide’, 2003-06; listed, 2004 and
2005 Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine, listing of Florida’s top attorneys
as selected by their peers; listed, ‘Best
Personal: JD, University of Florida
Levin College of Law, 1983; BS, University of Florida, 1978.
HORNREICH, Michael
407 418 2397
[email protected]
America (AGC); Board of Directors,
Central Florida Chapter of the AGC;
Member, AGC’s Legislative, Membership, and Safety Committees.
USA Guide’, 2003-06; listed, 2004 and
2005 Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine, listing of Florida’s top attorneys as
selected by their peers; listed, ‘Best
HUTTON III, John B
305 579 0500
[email protected]
Practice Areas: Business reorganization
and bankruptcy.
Prof. Memberships: President, Bank-
ruptcy Bar Association for the Southern
District of Florida; Board Member, Family Resource Center of Dade County, Inc;
Volunteer Mentor, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Miami, Inc.; Member,
American Bankruptcy Institute; Member, Bankruptcy Bar Association; Member, Dade County Bar Association.
Career: Listed, 2005 Legal Elite, Florida
Trend Magazine, listing of Florida’s top
attorneys as selected by their peers; listed
as one of the Top Bankruptcy Lawyers,
The Deal, June 2004.
Personal: JD, Columbia University
School of Law, 1991; BA, with honors,
Johns Hopkins University, 1988.
IVANHOE, Robert
212 801 9333
[email protected]
Prof. Memberships: Board Member,
American Friends of Rabin Medical
Center; Executive Committee, Albert
Einstein College of Medicine; Executive
Committee, Real Estate Lawyers Division of the UJA Federation.
Career: Listed, Who’s Who Legal: The
International Who’s Who of Business
Lawyers, 2006; listed, Best Lawyers in
America, 2006; listed, Chambers & Partners USA Guide, 2003-06.
Publications: Author, ‘Real Estate
Overview and Trends’, Who’s Who
Legal: The International Who’s Who of
Business Lawyers, 2006.
Personal: JD, American University
Washington College of Law, 1978; BA,
Johns Hopkins University, 1975.
JACOBSON, Marc
212 801 9200
[email protected]
Entertainment
Practice Areas: Entertainment; tech-
Associated General Contractors of
nology, media and telecommunications.
tion law.
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Prof. Memberships: Founding Chair-
man, New York State Bar Association
Section on Entertainment, Arts and
Sports Law; Chairman of the Board of
Advisors, The Internet Alliance; Board
of Directors, Long Island Film and Television Foundation; Advisory Board
Member, New York e-Commerce
Group, Business Development Network; Adjunct Professor, Fordham University Law School, Entertainment Law.
USA Guide, 2005-06.
School of Law; BA, magna cum laude,
State University of New York at Buffalo.
JESSUP JR, Clifton R
Greenberg Traurig LLP, Dallas
972 419 9113
[email protected]
Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.
Prof. Memberships: Served on the
North Texas Regional Mental Health
Board; currently serves on the Board of
Trustees of Oakwood College; Member,
Texas State Bar; Member, American Bar
Association.
Career: Recognized, one of America’s
Top Black Lawyers in Black Enterprise
Magazine, November 2003; recognized,
one of the Texas Super Lawyers by Texas
Monthly, 2003 and 2004; listed, ‘Best
Lawyers in America’; Master in the John
C Ford American Inns of Court.
Personal: JD, University of Michigan
Law School, 1978; BA, summa cum
laude, Oakwood College, 1976.
KANT, Robert
602 445 8302
[email protected]
ties/M&A.
Prof. Memberships: Member, State Bar
of Arizona, Small Business Capital Formation Subcommittee of Committee
on Securities Regulation.
USA Guide, 2003-06; Listed, Best
Lawyers in America, 2003-06; Listed,
‘Best of the Bar’, Securities Law, Phoenix
Business Journal, February 2004; ‘Best
Lawyer in Valley’, Phoenix Business
Journal, January 2005; Listed, ‘Best of
the Bar’, Corporate Law, Phoenix Business Journal, February 2003.
Publications: Co-author: ‘Presumptive
Merit-A New Era for Arizona Securities
Law’, 45 Bus Law, 1347, 1990.
Personal: JD, Villanova University
Pennsylvania, 1966.
LANE, Roger
617 310 6006
[email protected]
Practice Areas: Litigation; corporate
litigation and counseling; shareholder
litigation.
USA Guide, an annual listing of the
leading business lawyers and law firms
in the world, 2005-06 edition.
Publications: Author, ‘Managing Risks
in Distressed Companies – Director
Duties to Shareholders, Creditors and
Employees’, The Venture Capital
Review, Fall 2001.
Personal: JD, cum laude, Harvard University Law School. BA, with high honors, with highest distinction, University
of Michigan. Phi Beta Kappa.
KENDIG-SCHRADER, Julie
407 418 2417
[email protected]
Practice Areas: Real estate; environ-
mental; land development.
Prof. Memberships: Member, Osceo-
la/Kissimmee Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors, 2004-present; Member, Land Use and Environmental Law
Section of the Florida Bar.
USA Guide’, 2004-06; listed, 40 Under
40, Orlando Business Journal, 2005.
Publications: Special editor, ‘Florida
Environmental and Land Use Law Treatise - Environmental and Land Use Section of Florida Bar and Regulation’ files;
authored, ‘Florida’s Private Property
Rights Act’, Environmental and Land
Use Law Section Reporter.
Levin College of Law, 1992; MA,University of Florida, 1991; BA, University of
Florida, 1989.
KURZWEIL, David
Greenberg Traurig LLP, Atlanta
678 553 2680
[email protected]
ruptcy and restructuring and financial
institutions.
Prof. Memberships: Member, State Bar
of Georgia, Bankruptcy Law and Creditors’ Rights Sections; Member, Atlanta
Bar Association, Bankruptcy Law Section; Member, Turn-Around Management Association; Member, American
Bankruptcy Institute.
USA Guide, 2004-2005; 2005-2006 editions Listed as one of the ‘Top Bankruptcy Lawyers’, The Deal, June 2004.
Publications: Speaker, Transactions with
Financial Troubled Companies’, Law
Seminars International Conference,
Atlanta, Georgia, February 2001; speaker,
‘Deals with Financial Troubled Technology’, Law Seminars International Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2001.
Personal: JD, Emory University School of
Law, 1987, BS, Cornell University, 1984.
LAPIDUS, Steve
305 579 0509
[email protected]
Recommended in Tax
Practice Areas: Tax, trusts and estates;
executive compensation and employee
benefits.
Career: Listed, ‘Top Lawyer’, South
Florida Legal Guide, 2005; listed, The
Best Lawyers in America; listed, ‘Chambers & Partners USA Guide’, 2004-06.
Personal: LLM, New York University
School of Law, 1977; JD, cum laude,
New York University School of Law,
1973; BS, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, 1969.
LEVIN, Oscar
305 579 0500
[email protected]
Recommended in Immigration
Practice Areas: Immigration.
Prof. Memberships: Member, The
Florida Bar; Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA);
Member, Dade County Bar Association.
Career: Nominated as leading practitioner in the field by ‘The International
Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration
Lawyers’, 2005.
Publications: Published and lectured in
the United States, Europe and Asia on
immigration and nationality subjects to
numerous business groups.
Levin College of Law, 1978; BA, University of Florida, 1975.
MACDONOUGH, Bruce E
602 445 8305
[email protected]
ties; mergers and acquisitions; public
and private equity and debt offerings.
Personal: JD, University of Virginia
School of Law, 1981; AB, Stanford University, 1978.
MALEFATTO, Alfred J
Greenberg Traurig LLP,
West Palm Beach 561 650 7908
[email protected]
Practice Areas: Environmental; land
development; energy and natural
resources; governmental affairs.
Prof. Memberships: Board Member
and Vice President, Friends of the Academy of Environmental Science and
Technology, Inc.; Vice President, Legal
Affairs, Grassy Waters Preserve, West
Palm Beach.
ca, 2006’; listed, ‘Chambers & Partners
USA Guide’, 2003-06.
Publications: Lectures extensively on
environmental law issues at programs
sponsored by The Florida Bar, the Florida Chamber of Commerce and other
organizations.
Levin College of Law, 1979; BA, New
York University, 1975.
MARTINEZ-FRAGA, Pedro J
305 579 0595
[email protected]
Recommended in International
Arbitration
Practice Areas: International litigation.
Prof. Memberships: ICC Approved
Arbitrator; Board Member and Secretary, United States-Mexico Chamber of
Commerce, Inter-American Chapter;
Board of Directors, Editorial Cubana,
Inc.; Member, London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), 2005.
Career: Listed, Best Lawyers in America, 2005-06; Listed, Chambers & Partners USA Guide, 2004-06; listed, Florida
Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine,
2004-06; listed, ‘Top Lawyers in South
Florida’, South Florida Legal Guide,
2001-06; recipient, ‘Most Effective
Lawyer Award for International Law’,
Daily Business Review, 2005.
Personal: JD, Columbia University
School of Law, 1987; BA, with high honors, St John’s College, Annapolis, 1984.
MASER, Joel
407 418 2389
[email protected]
Recommended in Tax
Practice Areas: Tax.
Executive Council, The Florida Bar Tax
Section and has served as Chairperson
of several committees within the Tax
Section, Member, Tax Section’s Long
Range Planning Committee and is serving as the Tax Section’s Workshop
Director.
Career: Listed, ‘Best Lawyers in America’, 2005 and 2006; listed, ‘Chambers &
Personal: JD, magna cum laude, University of Miami School of Law, 1984;
BS, with honors, University of Florida,
1981.
MATAVA, George
Greenberg Traurig LLP, Denver
303 572 6571
[email protected]
Recommended in Intellectual Property
Practice Areas: Intellectual property;
intellectual property litigation.
Prof. Memberships: Chairman, Vice
Chairman, Secretary of Intellectual Property Section - Colorado Bar Association,
1997-99; Member, Colorado Bar Association; Member, Denver Bar Association.
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Personal: JD, Wake Forest University
School of Law, 1978; BS, Trinity College,
1971.
MCGOVERN, Elissa M
Greenberg Traurig LLP, McLean
703 749 1300
Practice Areas: Immigration.
Prof. Memberships: Member, Steering
Committee, American Business for
Legal Immigration; Member, Essential
Worker Immigration Coalition; Chair,
Greater DC Chapter of the American
Immigration Lawyers Association,
Board of Governors, 2003-04; Member,
DOL-ESA Liaison Committee, American Immigration Lawyers Association;
Member, The District of Columbia Bar;
Member Steering Committee, Compete
America Coalition.
Publications: Immigration Issues, Representing the Restaurant Industry, ALIABA (May 2002) Immigration Legislative Roundup, American Hotel & Lodging Association (May 2001).
School of Law, 1989; BA, English and
American Literature and History, Manhattanville College, 1984.
MENENDEZ CAMBO, Patricia
305 579 0766
[email protected]
Practice Areas: International; corpo-
rate and securities; M&A.
Council of the Americas; Trustee,
National Alliance for Autism Research
(NAAR).
Career: Listed, ‘Best Lawyers in America’, 2006; Recognized as one of the ‘40
under 40’ attorneys, The National Law
Journal, 2005; recognized as one of the
‘Top Up-and-Comers in South Florida’,
Personal: JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School; BBA, University of
Miami.
MITCHELL, Nancy
312 456 5107
[email protected]
ruptcy and restructuring, public
finance, corporate and securities, energy
and natural resources.
Career: Executive Director, CIBC
World Market Corp., 1999-2001; listed,
Chambers & Partners USA Guide, an
annual listing of the leading business
lawyers and law firms in the world,
2005-06 edition; recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyer, 2006.
Publications: Co-author, ‘Ancillary Proceedings – Should the Tail Wag the
Dog?’ Canadian-American Symposium
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on Cross-Border Insolvency Law,
Toronto, Ontario, February 11, 2005.
Michigan Law School, 1987. Contributing Editor, The Michigan Law Review.
BA, with honors, English and History,
Indiana University Bloomington, 1984.
O’NEAL-COBLE, Leslie
407 425 8500
[email protected]
tion litigation.
Prof. Memberships: Member, West
Publishing Construction Group Advisory Board; Member, American Board
of Trial Advocates.
Career: Listed, ‘Best Lawyers in America’, 2005 and 2006; listed, ‘Chambers
and Partners USA Guide’, 2004 and
2006; listed, 2004 and 2005 Legal Elite,
Florida Trend Magazine; Orange County Bar Legal Aid Society Award of Excellence, 2004.
Publications: Author, ‘An Overview of
“Toxic” Mold Litigation in Florida’,
(chapter in 50 State Survey of Mold Litigation), 2004.
Levin College of Law, 1977; BA, with
honors, University of Florida, 1974.
ORSHEFSKY, Debbie
954 768 8234
[email protected]
Practice Areas: Environmental, land
use.
Prof. Memberships: Member, Urban
Land Institute and serves on the Executive Committee of the ULI Southeast/
Caribbean Council (2002-present); CoChair, Broward General Medical Center,
Community Advisory Board of the
Comprehensive Cancer Center (2002present).
Career: Listed, ‘Top Lawyer’, South
Florida Legal Guide, 2005; listed, Best
Lawyers, 2006; listed, ‘Chambers & Partners USA Guide’, 2004-06; recognized
by Broward County 1000+ Club of the
American Cancer Society as one of 15
Women of the Year 2005.
Personal: JD, George Washington University Law School, 1979; BA, summa
cum laude, Urban Studies, Washington
University, 1975.
PETERMAN, Nancy A
312 456 8410
[email protected]
Practice Areas: Business reorganiza-
tion and bankruptcy.
Prof. Memberships: American Bank-
ruptcy Institute; Former Chair, Chicago
Bar Association’s Bankruptcy & Reorga-
nization Committee; former
President/former Board Member,
Women’s Health Executive Network,
2001-02.
Career: Board Certified Business Bankruptcy Lawyer, American Board of Certification; listed, Illinois Super Lawyers;
Member, Leading Lawyers Network;
listed, one of the ‘Top Bankruptcy
Lawyers’, The Deal, 6/04.
Publications: Assistant Editor, West’s
Norton Bankruptcy Law & Practice
treatise co-author, ‘Section 506: A FiveYear Look Back’, Norton’s Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law, 2005 edition.
Law School, 1991; BA, University of
Michigan, 1988.
REESE, Cathy L
Greenberg Traurig LLP, Wilmington
302 661 7389
[email protected]
Recommended in Chancery
Practice Areas: Litigation; corporate
and securities; technology, media and
telecommunications.
Prof. Memberships: Board of Trustees,
Delaware Leadership Foundation;
Member, Delaware State Bar Association.
USA Guide, 2004-06; selected one of
Delaware’s ‘Top Lawyers’ in Corporation Law/Litigation, Delaware Today,
October 2001.
Publications: Co-author, ‘Recent
Developments in Delaware Corporate
Law’, Delaware Law Review, Volume 7:2,
February 2005; Author, ‘Locked and
Loaded: Delaware Supreme Court Takes
Aim at Deal Certainty’, M&A Lawyer,
June 2003.
Personal: JD, with honors, George
Washington University Law School,
1989; BS, magna cum laude, Columbia
University, 1982.
REIFF, Laura F
Greenberg Traurig LLP, Washington, DC
202 331 3100
[email protected]
Practice Areas: Immigration; labor
and employment; technology, media
and telecommunications.
Prof. Memberships: Co-Chair, Essential Workers Immigration Coalition;
Co-Chair, Workforce Committee,
Northern Virginia Technology Council;
Board of Trustees, American Immigration Law Foundation (AILF) and Chair
of AILF Immigration Policy Committee; Member, US Chamber of Commerce, Labor and Employment Subcommittee on Immigration.
Career: ‘Who’s Who of International
Corporate Immigration Lawyers’, 1996
to present; Presidential Award for legislative advocacy in the field of immi-
gration law, 1996, 1997, 1998.
Personal: JD, with honors, George
Washington University Law School,
1989; BA, magna cum laude, American
University, 1986.
RICHARD, Barry
Greenberg Traurig LLP, Tallahassee
850 222 6891
[email protected]
Practice Areas: Litigation; appellate.
Prof. Memberships: Charter member,
American Academy of Appellate
Lawyers; former Deputy Attorney General, State of Florida.
Career: Listed, ‘Best Lawyers in America’, 2006; listed, ‘Chambers & Partners
USA Guide’, 2003-06; recipient, Florida
Bar, Traditions of Excellence Award,
2005; listed, 2004 and 2005 Legal Elite,
Florida Trend Magazine, National Law
Journal Lawyer of the Year, 2001.
Publications: Author, ‘Arbitration
Clause Risks’, The National Law Journal,
June 14, 2004; author, ‘Mock Jury Exercises’, The National Law Journal, March
1, 2004.
Miami, 1964.
ROSENBLOUM, Robert
Greenberg Traurig LLP, Atlanta
678 553 2250
[email protected]
Recommended in Intellectual Property
Practice Areas: Entertainment, intel-
lectual property, technology.
Prof. Memberships: Chairman, South-
eastern Chapter - Copyright Society of
the USA, Governing Committee Member, ABA Forum on Entertainment &
Sports Industries, Member, Georgia
State Bar Entertainment & Sports Law
Section, Associate Member, NARAS.
Publications: ‘The Publishing Problem
and The Call for a New Compulsory
License’, ABA 10/02; ‘The Collision of
Music, Television and the Net - An
Analysis of the DMCA Section 104
Report as it Pertains to the Music Industry’, ABA, 10/01; ‘Sorting Through the
Confusion - Interpreting Standard
Recording Agreement Provisions in the
Digital Era’, Talent in the New Millennium, MIDEM 2001.
ROSENFELD, Lawrence
602 445 8501
[email protected]
ment; litigation.
Prof. Memberships: Member and Gen-
eral Counsel, Maricopa County Bar
Association.
Career: Listed, Marquis Who’s Who in
America, 2006; listed, Marquis Who’s
Who in the West, 2006; Listed, Cham-
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bers & Partners USA Guide, 2005-06;
listed, Best Lawyers in America, 200306; listed, ‘Who’s Who in Law’, The
Phoenix Business Journal, 2006.
Publications: Co-author: ‘When Mary
Fires Joe: Defending Wrongful Termination Lawsuits’, Arizona Journal, 1999
State Bar Convention Supplement, June
1999.
Personal: JD, Yale Law School, 1975;
BA, magna cum laude, City University
of New York at Queens College, 1972.
ROSS, David L
305 579 0523
[email protected]
Recommended in Antitrust, Litigation
Practice Areas: Litigation; antitrust;
products liability.
Prof. Memberships: Member, Ameri-
can Bar Association’s Litigation Section.
Career: Listed, ‘Best Lawyers in America’, every edition since 1989; listed,
‘Chambers & Partners USA Guide’,
2003-06; listed, 2004 and 2005 Legal
Elite, Florida Trend Magazine, listing of
Florida’s top attorneys as selected by
their peers.
Publications: Frequent lecturer for The
Florida Bar’s Continuing Legal Education Program, on such topics as Trial
Techniques, Antitrust Law and Restrictive Covenants; co-author, ‘The Florida
Antitrust Act of 1980’, The Florida Bar
Journal.
Personal: JD, with honors, University of
Chicago Law School, 1973; BS, with
highest distinction, Northwestern University, 1970.
SAUL, Gary
305 579 0846
[email protected]
Prof. Memberships: Member, The
Florida Bar’s Condominium and
Planned Development Committee; former board member of, and lecturer for,
the Dade County Chapter of the Community Association Institute.
Career: Listed, Best Lawyers in America, 2006; listed, ‘Top Lawyer’, South
Florida Legal Guide, 2005; listed, Chambers & Partners USA Guide, 2003-06;
listed, 2004 and 2005 Legal Elite, Florida
Trend Magazine, listing of Florida’s top
attorneys as selected by their peers.
Personal: JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1984; BA, Pennsylvania
State University, 1981.
SCHNAPP, Mark
305 579 0541
[email protected]
Practice Areas: Litigation; international.
Prof. Memberships: Former President,
Assistant United States Attorneys Association; Chairman, Security and Fraud
Prevention Committee, Florida International Bankers Association; Member,
Eugene Spellman Inn of Court; Member, Appointed by Chief Judge Zloch to
Ad Hoc Committee on Attorney Admissions, Peer Review and Attorney Grievance, SD Fla.
Career: Listed, ‘Best Lawyers in America’, 2006 edition; listed, ‘Chambers &
Partners USA Guide’, 2004-06; recognized, Top Lawyers in South Florida,
Personal: JD, Hofstra University School
of Law, 1976; BS, Electrical Engineering,
New York University, 1972.
SCHERKER, Elliot
305 579 0500
[email protected]
Practice Areas: Appellate; litigation.
can Academy of Appellate Lawyers.
SCHINDLER, Paul D
212 801 6785
[email protected]
Entertainment
Practice Areas: Entertainment.
Prof. Memberships: Executive Com-
mittee, NARAS/Grammys Entertainment Law Initiative; Executive Committee, Lifebeat; Executive Committee, TJ
Martell Foundation; Executive Committee, Nordoff Robbins; Executive
Committee, City of Hope; Member,
New York State Bar Association.
Career: Listed, ‘Who’s Who in Entertainment’.
Personal: JD, Brooklyn Law School,
1971; BA, Syracuse University, 1968.
SCHULMAN, Clifford
305 579 0613
[email protected]
Practice Areas: Environmental; real
estate, land development.
ca’, 2001-06; listed, ‘Chambers & Partners USA Guide’, 2003-06; listed, 2004
and 2005 Legal Elite, Florida Trend
Magazine, listing of Florida’s top attorneys as selected by their peers; Recognized as one of the Top Lawyers in
Guide, 2004-05.
Publications: Co-author, ‘Florida Bar’s
Florida Appellate Practice’, 1977-2000
and 2006.
Miami, 1972.
Prof. Memberships: Adjunct Professor,
SCHINDLER, Ozzie
305 579 0762
[email protected]
Recommended in Tax
Practice Areas: International tax.
Prof. Memberships: Assistant Director,
Florida Bar Tax Section, International.
Chair of International Fiscal Association, Taxation of Multinationals Group,
Palm Beach Chapter. Co-Chair, Florida
Bar/ FICPA International Tax Conference.
Career: Listed, ‘Best Lawyers in America’, 2006 edition. Listed, ‘Chambers &
Partners USA Guide’, 2004-06. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards for
International Business Transactions and
Family Law.
Publications: Co-author, ‘US Corporations Doing Business Abroad’, editions
2003-05. Co-author, ‘BNA Portfolio:
Passive Foreign Investment Companies’,
2005.
School of Law, 1995. JD, with honors,
University of Florida, 1993. BS, with
high honors, University of Florida, 1990.
University of Miami Law School, Masters Program; Executive Council and
Chairman, Environmental and Land
Use Law Section of The Florida Bar;
Chairman of the Board, Executive Committee, Aventura Marketing Council.
Career: Recognized, Top Lawyers in
Guide, 2004-05; listed, ‘Chambers &
2004 and 2005 Legal Elite, Florida Trend
Magazine; listed, The Best Lawyers in
America since 1989.
SHAPIRO, Keith
312 456 8405
[email protected]
Prof. Memberships: Member, Board of
Directors, INSOL International. Member, American Bankruptcy Institute. Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy.
2005-06 listed, Best Lawyers, 2001-present; listed, Who’s Who in Business,
Crain’s Chicago Business, 2005.
Publications: Co-Editor-in-Chief,
Wiley’s annual Bankruptcy Law Update.
Contributing author, West’s Norton
‘Bankruptcy Law and Practice treatise
and Wiley’s Advanced Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Practice’ treatise. Authored two
editions of the book ‘Guide to Core vs.
Noncore Jurisdiction Under the Bankruptcy Code’.
Personal: JD, Emory University School
of Law, 1983; BS, Finance, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1980.
SHERR, Brian J
954 765 0500
[email protected]
Prof. Memberships: Member, Executive
Council, Real Property, Probate and
Trust Law Section of Florida Bar, for 15
years; Co-Chairman, Condominium
and Planned Development Committee
of Florida Bar for 15 years.
Career: Named among ‘South Florida’s
Heavy Hitters in Real Estate’, Business
Journal, 2004. Honored at the American
Friends of Ariel 8th Annual Peace With
Security Dinner, March 7, 2002.
Publications: Author, ‘The Planning
and Structuring of Real Estate Developments Incorporating Associations and
Protective Covenants’, Florida Condominium Law and Practice, The Florida
Bar Continuing Education.
Personal: JD, Boston University School
of Law, 1970; BA, Rutgers University,
1967.
SKOLNICK, Holly
305 579 0860
[email protected]
Prof. Memberships: President and
Founder, Greenberg Traurig Fellowship
Foundation; Board of Directors, Florida
Immigrant Advocacy Center; Board of
Advisors, University of Miami Law
School, Center for Ethics and Public
Service; Board of Directors, Equal Justice Works; Chair, Greenberg Traurig
Pro Bono Program.
‘2005 Legal Elite’, Florida Trend Magazine; Recognized as one of the ‘Top
Lawyers in South Florida’, South Florida
Legal Guide, 2004-05.
Personal: JD, Harvard Law School,
1980; BA, University of WisconsinMadison, 1976.
SPACKMAN, David G
617 310 6000
[email protected]
Recommended in Healthcare
Practice Areas: Health business.
Prof. Memberships: Chairman,
Boston Bar Association, Health Care
Section, 1986-88; Member, American
Health Lawyers Association; Member,
Massachusetts Hazardous Waste Facility Site Safety Council, 1980-84; Member, Board of Directors, Notre Dame
Long Term Care Center, 1996-98;
Community Member, Institutional
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Review Board for Protection of Human
Subjects, Education Development Center, 1998-present.
Career: Listed, Best Lawyers in America, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 editions.
Personal: JD, Suffolk University Law
School, 1976; BA, Biology and Education, Beloit College, 1970.
STOREY, Lesa J
602 445 8239
[email protected]
Prof. Memberships: Member, Board of
Governors, Banner Health Foundation;
Member, Board of Governors, Safeway
International LPGA Tournament; Member, Executive Women’s Golf Association; Chair, The Heather Farr Golf Tournament; Member, Valley Partnership.
USA Guide, 2005-06; listed, Best
Lawyers in America, 2000 to present.
Personal: JD, cum laude, Arizona State
University College of Law, 1986; BS,
magna cum laude, Miami University,
1981.
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STIVER, Charles
TOLL, Curtis
305 579 0760
[email protected]
Recommended in Tax
Practice Areas: Tax; structured
Greenberg Traurig LLP, Philadelphia
215 988 7800
[email protected]
Practice Areas: Environmental; real estate.
Prof. Memberships: Participated in the
finance and derivatives; real estate
investment trusts (REITS).
School of Law, 1975; JD, Stanford
Law School, 1974; BA, Stanford University, 1971.
STOCKER, Joel L
954 768 8217
[email protected]
Recommended in Healthcare
Practice Areas: Health business.
establishment and structuring of the of
the Philadelphia Intergovernmental
Cooperation Authority, the board that
oversees the finances of the City of
Philadelphia.
USA Guide, 2005-06.
Personal: JD, The Dickinson School of
Law; BS, University of Pittsburgh.
TRAURIG, Robert
305 579 0500
[email protected]
Practice Areas: Environmental; real
can Health Lawyers Association.
estate; land development.
Prof. Memberships: Member, Citizen’s
ca’, 2003, 2004 and 2005 editions.
Board of the University of Miami; Director, Greater Miami Jewish Federation;
Member, Board of Trustees, Beth David
Congregation; past Chairman, Greater
Miami Chamber of Commerce; immediate past Chairman, Miami Region of the
National Conference.
Career: Listed,‘The Best Lawyers in
America’, all editions; recognized as one
of ‘Florida’s Influential’, Florida Trend
Magazine, 2004; listed,‘Chambers &
Law School, 1972; BA, University of
Michigan, 1969.
South Florida’s Top Lawyers by the ‘South
Florida Legal Guide’, 2002 and 2005.
School of Law, 1950; BBA, University of
Miami, 1947.
WILLIAMS, Quinn
602 445 8343
[email protected]
ties; franchising.
Governor’s Council on Innovation and
Technology; Board Member, Arizona
Technology Council Executive Committee; Board Member, Scottsdale
Chamber of Commerce; Founding
Chair, Governor’s Small Business Executive Council.
USA Guide, 2005-06; Listed, The Best
Lawyers in America, 1995-2006; The
Business Journal’s ‘Best of the Bar
Award’ for Corporate Financing, 2005;
Most Influential Business Leaders,
Phoenix Business Journal, 2003.
Publications: Numerous articles and
presentations on venture capital and
financing entrepreneurial companies
Personal: JD, University of Arizona
James E Rogers College of Law, 1975;
BBA, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
THE FIRM
Chief Executive Officer: Cesar L Alvarez
Number of partners: 553
Number of other lawyers: 706
FIRM OVERVIEW: Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international business law firm
with more than 1500 attorneys and governmental professionals working in 28
offices across the United States and Europe. Greenberg Traurig is the only major
law firm in the United States with a Latin CEO and a team of senior lawyers that
includes the former Chief Justice of the Appellate body of the World Trade Organization. As a full-service business law firm, Greenberg Traurig is uniquely able to
work with its clients towards integrated, multi-disciplinary cross-border solutions.
MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE:
Corporate & Securities: Greenberg Traurig helps its clients with the legal and busi-
ness aspects of organizing, operating, financing and expanding their businesses. The
firm routinely handles complex mergers, acquisitions and business combinations,
divestitures,corporate restructurings and bankruptcy reorganizations,private equity
and venture capital financings, leveraged buyouts, IPOs and underwritten securities offerings, project financings, securitizations, going-private transactions, credit
enhancement transactions, broker-dealer and investment company advisory
matters, derivatives transactions and syndicated lending transactions.
Litigation: Greenberg Traurig has been at the center of some of the most pivotal
cases of recent times. With more than 400 seasoned trial lawyers, the firm has
extensive experience in cases involving antitrust, appellate practice, business
disputes, class actions, construction, eDiscovery and eRetention™, financial
services, healthcare, intellectual property litigation, international dispute resolution, labor and employment, media and entertainment, probate trusts and
estates, products liability, real estate litigation, securities and shareholder litigation, technology, and white collar criminal defense.
Real Estate: Greenberg Traurig’s representation and counsel spans the entire
range of local, national and international real estate transactions affecting
commercial, residential, retail and industrial properties, including: acquisitions;
traditional and securitized financing; planning and development; hotels; condominium and cooperative offerings; leasing; sale/leaseback transactions; tax free
exchanges; and foreclosures, litigation and restructurings.
Tax, Trusts & Estates: Greenberg Traurig’s tax attorneys help clients develop
and implement tax strategies to maximize returns and minimize taxes anywhere
in the world. The firm’s wealth preservation attorneys assist high net worth individuals, families and closely held businesses grow family assets through planning.
It has developed tax saving techniques and designed innovative wealth preservation programs to facilitate the transfer of family wealth to future generations at
significant tax savings.
Intellectual Property: Multinational companies know that patents, trademarks,
copyrights and trade secrets are among their most valuable assets. The firm’s
Intellectual Property Department offers full-service protection for the intellectual property of clients in all technologies, from biotechnology, pharmaceuticals,
medical devices and chemistry to mechanical, electronics and computer software
and e-commerce.
Government: Greenberg Traurig has a team of highly qualified and experienced
strategists who represent corporations and governmental entities before the
legislative and executive branches in federal, state and local governments. The
firm’s team includes former elected officials, top aides and policy officials for
members of the US House and Senate and various state legislatures and local
government bodies.
Global Trade: The team is headed by the former Chief Justice of the Appellate
body of the World Trade Organization. The firm advises clients on international
trade agreements, trade legislation and lobbying, anti-trust and Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act counseling, US Foreign Military Sales Program, US anti-boycott
and embargo regulations, identification of complex export control for high tech,
defense and aerospace companies, defense of corporations in export-related
US OFFICES
The firm has offices in Albany, Atlanta, Boca Raton, Boston, Chicago, Dallas,
Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New
Jersey, New York, Orange County, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix,
Sacramento, Silicon Valley, Tallahassee, Tysons Corner, Washington, DC, West
Palm Beach, and Wilmington, Delaware.
INTERNATIONAL OFFICES
The firm also has offices in Zurich in Switzerland, Amsterdam in The
Netherlands and Tokyo, Japan. For further details of all offices please see
firm’s website: www.gtlaw.com
criminal investigations and unfair trade cases.
Business Reorganization & Bankruptcy: Greenberg Traurig’s practice is one
of the largest and most active in the nation. As part of an integrated national
network of professionals who focus their practice on all aspects of reorganizations, bankruptcies, restructurings, workouts and buyouts, the firm’s attorneys
are able to respond quickly to complex troubled situations arising anywhere and
in any industry.
Employment: The firm is aware that companies today require labor and
employment attorneys who will provide advice and counseling on all aspects of
the employment relationship; handle matters involving union avoidance and
organizational work; formulate strategies to anticipate problems; keep them
informed of new developments in the law; assist in drafting policies and procedures; and defend the company against discrimination charges at the agency level
and in court. Greenberg Traurig delivers these services at all levels of the administrative and litigation process.
Entertainment: With offices in the center of the entertainment industry, Greenberg Traurig has a preeminent, full-service entertainment practice. The team focuses
on the music, motion picture, television, live stage and cable industries, including
the convergence of new technologies, digital delivery systems and the role of advertising and sponsor-driven financing models. The firm has access to key players in
the entertainment industry and provide clients with the pragmatic counsel needed
in today’s multi-disciplined, multimedia entertainment marketplace.
International Practice Group: Greenberg Traurig’s multi-disciplinary team
includes senior lawyers who have been the chief legal officers at major multinational companies and have been involved in some of the largest transactions in
recent times in markets as diverse as Latin America and Israel, and in a wide
range of industries incuding telecommunications, media, technology, real estate,
aviation, entertainment, life sciences and financial services. The firm’s International Corporate and Securities Team is complemented by market leading International Tax and Intellectual Property Practices and a multilingual International
Dispute Resolution Team that is accustomed to coordinating with counsel in
multiple jurisdictions and addressing novel issues posed by complex international transactions.
Business Immigration: Members of the US Immigration Law Department are
experienced in all aspects of corporate immigration law, particularly multinational non-immigrant visa and permanent residency work. The attorneys understand the immigration process in all its complexity. They represent clients in such
industries as finance, tourism, insurance, electronics, healthcare, shipping and
pharmaceuticals with their immigration needs.
Public Finance: Members of Greenberg Traurig’s Public Finance Department
have extensive experience in serving the needs of state and local issuers and
underwriters in all areas of public finance. The firm has broad experience in all
forms of tax-exempt financing. For the past several years, the firm has been
among the top bond counsel firms in the US, according to the ranking criteria
developed by Securities Data Co. and The Bond Buyer, a municipal finance
publication.
CLIENTS: The firm represents a diverse client base, including public/private
companies, financial institutions, governmental entities and entrepreneurs.
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