PROFESSIONALS CAPABILITIES INSIGHTS LOCATIONS Our Firm News Events Careers Search English May 26, 2017 PRESS RELEASE 2017 Chambers USA Lists 175+ from Greenberg Traurig; Firm Wins Real Estate Excellence Award Related Professionals Emilio J. Alvarez-Farré Alan I. Annex Douglas C. Atnipp Kerri L. Barsh Hilarie Bass Jacqueline Becerra Christopher L. Bell Donn A. Beloff Sean W. Bezark Charles S. Birenbaum Daniel H. Black Brian H. Blaney Dennis J. Block Warren S. Bloom Mark D. Bloom Theodore I. Blum Thomas J. Bond Michael J. Bonner James N. Boudreau Francis (Frank) R. Bradley III Robert S. Brams Timothy W. Bratcher Alan J. Brody Burt Bruton Randy A. Bullard Rebecca Lynne Burnham Andrew R. Cardonick Trevor J. Chaplick Michael J. Cherniga Mark A. Clayton Lori G. Cohen Joseph F. Coniglio Alice L. Connaughton Jay L. Cooper David A. Coulson Mark G. Davis Richard F. Davis Cindy J.K. Davis Albert A. del Castillo Jean M. DeLuca Karl G. Dial Lucia A. Dougherty Brian L. Duffy Richard A. Edlin Troy A. Eid Seth J. Entin Gary M. Epstein Iris Escarra Orlando L. Evora Kristine J. Feher Mark E. Ferrario G. Michelle Ferreira Richard J. Fidei Bruce Fischer Michael T. Fishman Steven Fleissig Joseph Z. Fleming Carl A. Fornaris Judith D. Fryer Mark R. Galis Robert C. Gang Francoise Gilbert Laurie L. Gildan Richard J. Giusto Jodi R. Goodheart Matthew B. Gorson Alan R. Greenfield Scott M. Grossman Edward S. Hershfield John B. Hutton III Yosbel A. Ibarra Harold N. Iselin Robert J. Ivanhoe John C. Jeppsen Wendy Johnson Lario Kate Kalmykov Robert S. Kant Barbara T. Kaplan Fred E. Karlinsky Michael D. Karpeles Joel A. Katz Paul J. Keenan Jr. Gregory W. Kehoe Justin F. Keith Julie P. Kendig-Schrader Leslie A. Klein Gary S. Kleinman Kevin S. Kudlac David B. Kurzweil Nancy B. Lash Gregory K. Lawrence James R. Leahy Kimberly S. LeCompte Matthew R. Lewin Jason S. Lewis Peter H. Lieberman Corey E. Light David Long-Daniels Kara L. MacCullough Bruce E. Macdonough Jim Mace Michael L. Malone David G. Mandelbaum Felicia V. Manno Alan Mansfield Bruce I. March Joel D. Maser Dwayne L. Mason Todd A. Mazur Terence P. McCourt Richard C. McCrea Jr. Sean McKenna Scott Mendeloff Patricia Menéndez-Cambó Scott Meza Nelson F. Migdal Peter A. Miller Christopher H. Milton Kenneth M. Minesinger Nancy A. Mitchell Marc L. Mukasey Michael G. Murphy P.E. Marc J. Musyl Howard L. Nelson Christopher J. Neumann Kent Newsome Neil Oberfeld David W. Oppenheim Renée W. O'Rourke David G. Palmer Nancy A. Peterman Sanford C. Presant Stephen L. Rabinowitz Laura Foote Reiff Barry Richard Bobby Rosenbloum Tina M. Ross Martha A. Sabol Doreen U. Saia Gary A. Saul Elliot H. Scherker Ozzie A. Schindler Paul D. Schindler Barry J. Schindler Mark P. Schnapp Martha J. Schoonover Jay A. Segal Ralph W. Selitto Jr. Philip R. Sellinger Francis J. Serbaroli James I. Serota Keith J. Shapiro Gary R. Silverman Richard A. Sirus Louis M. Solomon Howard J. Steinberg Jonathan L. Sulds Michael J. Sullivan Alan N. 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West Palm Beach Orlando Northern Virginia SHARE 2017 Chambers USA Lists 175+ from Greenberg Traurig; Firm Wins Real Estate Excellence Award NEW YORK – May 26, 2017 – Chambers USA Guide editors have recognized 175-plus attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP in its 2017 USA Guide, released today. Additionally, Greenberg Traurig’s Real Estate Practice received the Chambers USA Award for Excellence in Real Estate during a ceremony last night in New York City. This is the 11th consecutive year the team has been recognized at the awards, also winning in 2010 and 2013. According to its website, Chambers and Partners, UK-based publisher of annual guides in several global markets, selects attorneys and practice areas for inclusion based on thousands of interviews with practicing lawyers and clients around the world. In the USA Guide, attorneys and practice areas are ranked by placement in “bands,” with Band 1 being the highest placement. Attorneys can also be designated as a “Star Individual,” “Eminent Practitioner,” “Senior Statesman,” “Up and Coming,” “Star Associate,” or “Associate to Watch” by market and practice. The following attorneys are recognized in special designations, in addition to any other rankings and mentions: Star Individuals: Richard C. McCrea, Jr. and Peter W. Zinober (Florida, Labor & Employment). McCrea is a shareholder in the Tampa office. Zinober is a shareholder in the Tampa and Orlando offices. Eminent Practitioners: Dennis J. Block (New York, Corporate M&A); Robert S. Brams (Washington, D.C., Construction); Gary M. Epstein (Florida, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity); and Keith J. Shapiro (Illinois, Bankruptcy/Restructuring). Block is senior chairman of the Global Corporate M&A Practice and a shareholder in the New York office. Brams is the co-chair of the Government Contracts & Projects Practice and a shareholder in the Washington, D.C. office. Epstein is senior chair of the Global Corporate & Securities Practice, managing shareholder of the firm's Tel-Aviv office, and co-chair of the Israel Practice. He is a shareholder in the Miami office. Shapiro is a co-chair of the Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice and is co-chairman of the Chicago office. Senior Statesmen: Lucia A. Dougherty (Florida, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use); Joseph Z. Fleming (Florida, Labor & Employment); Matthew B. Gorson (Florida, Real Estate); and Barry Richard (Florida, Litigation: Appellate and Litigation: General Commercial). Dougherty is co-chair of the Miami Land Development & Zoning Practice and of counsel in the Miami office. Fleming is a shareholder in the Miami office. Gorson is senior chairman of the firm and a shareholder in the Miami office. Richard is a shareholder in the firm’s Tallahassee, New York, and Washington, D.C. offices. Up and Coming: Iris Escarra (Florida, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use); Justin F. Keith (Massachusetts, Labor & Employment); Kimberly S. LeCompte (Florida, Real Estate); Felicia V. Manno (Illinois, Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations); Todd A. Mazur (Illinois, Corporate/M&A: Private Equity); and Benjamin McGuire (Massachusetts, Banking & Finance: Public Finance). Escarra is co-chair of the Miami Land Development & Zoning Practice and a shareholder in the Miami office. Keith and McGuire are shareholders in the Boston office, Lecompte is a shareholder in the Miami office, and Manno is a shareholder in the Chicago and Dallas offices. Mazur is co-chair of the Chicago Corporate & Securities Practice and a shareholder in the Chicago office. These individuals and those listed below may also appear in Chambers' other guides. The firm has more than 300 attorneys recognized across these guides. The firm had 13 areas of practice ranked on the nationwide level: Bankruptcy/Restructuring Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) Environment Franchising Gaming & Licensing Immigration Leisure & Hospitality Native American Law Product Liability & Mass Torts Real Estate REITs Retail Additionally, the areas listed below were ranked at the state level in various markets: Banking & Finance Banking & Finance: Public Finance Bankruptcy/Restructuring Construction Corporate/Commercial Corporate/M&A Corporate/M&A & Private Equity Environment Gaming & Licensing Healthcare Immigration Intellectual Property Labor & Employment Latin American Investment Litigation: General Commercial Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations Media & Entertainment: Transactional Natural Resources & Environment Real Estate Real Estate: Mainly Dirt Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use Tax Technology & Outsourcing Below is the full listing of Greenberg Traurig attorneys ranked in the USA Guide in the following markets and practice areas: Attorney Market USA Guide Practice Area Emilio J. Alvarez-Farré Florida Banking & Finance: Transactional Latin American Investment Alan I. Annex New York Corporate/M&A Douglas C. Atnipp Nationwide Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) Kerri L. Barsh Florida Environment Hilarie Bass Florida Litigation: General Commercial Jacqueline Becerra Florida Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations Christopher L. Bell Texas Environment Donn A. Beloff Florida Corporate/M&A & Private Equity Sean W. Bezark Illinois Environment: Mainly Transactional Charles S. Birenbaum California Labor & Employment Daniel H. Black California Media & Entertainment: Transactional Brian H. Blaney Arizona Corporate/M&A Dennis J. Block New York Corporate/M&A Mark D. Bloom Florida Nationwide Bankruptcy/Restructuring Bankruptcy/Restructuring Warren S. Bloom Florida Banking & Finance: Public Finance Theodore I. Blum Georgia Corporate/M&A Thomas J. Bond Texas Insurance: Regulation Michael J. Bonner Nevada Corporate/Commercial Gaming & Licensing James N. Boudreau Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Francis 'Frank' R. Bradley III Texas Banking & Finance Robert S. Brams District of Columbia Construction Timothy W. Bratcher Georgia Banking & Finance Alan J. Brody New Jersey Bankruptcy/Restructuring Burt Bruton Florida Real Estate Randy A. Bullard Florida Latin American Investment Rebecca Lynne Burnham Arizona Real Estate Andrew R. Cardonick Illinois Banking & Finance Trevor J. Chaplick District of Columbia Corporate/M&A & Private Equity Michael J. Cherniga Florida Healthcare Mark A. Clayton Nationwide Nevada Gaming & Licensing Gaming & Licensing Lori G. Cohen Georgia Nationwide Nationwide Nationwide Litigation: General Commercial Litigation: Trial Lawyers Product Liability & Mass Torts Product Liability: Pharmaceutical Joseph F. Coniglio Texas Healthcare Alice L. Connaughton Nationwide REITs Jay L. Cooper California Media & Entertainment: Transactional: Mainly Talent David A. Coulson Florida Litigation: General Commercial Cindy J.K. Davis Georgia Banking & Finance Mark G. Davis District of Columbia Nationwide Intellectual Property: Litigation International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337) Richard F. Davis Nationwide Leisure & Hospitality Albert A. del Castillo Florida Banking & Finance: Public Finance Jean M. DeLuca Massachusetts Banking & Finance: Public Finance Karl G.Dial Texas Litigation: Securities Lucia A. Dougherty Florida Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use Brian L. Duffy Colorado Litigation: General Commercial Richard A. Edlin New York Litigation: General Commercial Troy A. Eid Colorado Nationwide Natural Resources & Environment Native American Law Seth J. Entin Florida Tax Gary M. Epstein Florida Corporate/M&A & Private Equity Iris Escarra Florida Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use Orlando L. Evora Florida Real Estate Kristine J. Feher New Jersey Labor & Employment Mark E. Ferrario Nevada Litigation: General Commercial G. Michelle Ferreira California Tax Richard J. Fidei Florida Insurance Bruce Fischer California Real Estate Michael T. Fishman Illinois Real Estate Steven Fleissig New Jersey Real Estate Joseph Z. Fleming Florida Labor & Employment Carl A. Fornaris Florida Banking & Finance: Regulatory Judith D. Fryer Nationwide REITs Mark R. Galis Illinois Intellectual Property Robert C. Gang Florida Banking & Finance: Public Finance Francoise Gilbert Nationwide Privacy & Data Security Laurie L. Gildan Florida Real Estate David Gitlin Pennsylvania Corporate/M&A & Private Equity Richard J. Giusto Florida Real Estate Jodi R. Goodheart Nevada Real Estate Matthew B. Gorson Florida Real Estate Alan R. Greenfield Nationwide Franchising Scott M. Grossman Florida Bankruptcy/Restructuring Edward S. Hershfield Massachusetts Real Estate John B. Hutton III Florida Bankruptcy/Restructuring Yosbel A. Ibarra Florida Latin American Investment Harold N. Iselin New York Healthcare Robert J. Ivanhoe Nationwide New York Real Estate Real Estate John C. Jeppsen Nevada Corporate/Commercial Wendy Johnson Lario New Jersey Labor & Employment Kate Kalmykov New York Immigration Robert S. Kant Arizona Corporate/M&A Barbara T. Kaplan Nationwide Tax: Controversy Roger B. Kaplan New Jersey Litigation: General Commercial Fred E. Karlinsky Florida Insurance Michael D. Karpeles Illinois Labor & Employment Joel A. Katz Georgia Intellectual Property Paul J. Keenan Jr. Florida Bankruptcy/Restructuring Gregory W. Kehoe Florida Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations Justin F. Keith Massachusetts Labor & Employment Julie P. Kendig-Schrader Florida Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use Leslie A. Klein Arizona Labor & Employment Gary S. Kleinman New York Real Estate Kevin S. Kudlac Texas Intellectual Property David B. Kurzweil Georgia Bankruptcy/Restructuring Nancy B. Lash Florida Real Estate Gregory K. Lawrence Nationwide Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) James R. Leahy Texas Litigation: General Commercial Kimberly S. LeCompte Florida Real Estate Matthew R. Lewin Illinois Banking & Finance Jason S. Lewis Texas Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations Peter H. Lieberman Illinois Corporate/M&A Corey E. Light Illinois Real Estate David Long-Daniels Georgia Labor & Employment Kara L. MacCullough Florida Corporate/M&A & Private Equity Bruce E. Macdonough Arizona Corporate/M&A Jim Mace Nevada Real Estate Michael L. Malone Texas Healthcare David G. Mandelbaum Pennsylvania Environment Felicia V. Manno Illinois Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations Alan Mansfield New York Litigation: General Commercial Bruce I. March Florida Corporate/M&A & Private Equity Joel D. Maser Florida Tax Dwayne L. Mason Texas Intellectual Property Todd A. Mazur Illinois Corporate/M&A: Private Equity Terence P. McCourt Massachusetts Labor & Employment Richard C. McCrea, Jr. Florida Labor & Employment Benjamin McGuire Massachusetts Banking & Finance: Public Finance Sean McKenna Texas Healthcare Scott Mendeloff Illinois Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations Patricia Menéndez-Cambó Florida Latin American Investment Scott Meza Northern Virginia Corporate/M&A Nelson F. Migdal District of Columbia Nationwide Real Estate Leisure & Hospitality Peter A. Miller New York Real Estate Christopher H. Milton Massachusetts Real Estate Kenneth M. Minesinger Nationwide Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) Nancy A. Mitchell Nationwide New York Bankruptcy/Restructuring Bankruptcy/Restructuring Marc L. Mukasey New York Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations Michael G. Murphy P.E. Florida Construction Marc J. Musyl Colorado Corporate/M&A Howard L. Nelson Nationwide Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) Christopher J. Neumann Colorado Natural Resources & Environment Kent Newsome Texas Real Estate Neil Oberfeld Colorado Real Estate David W. Oppenheim Nationwide Franchising Renée W. O'Rourke Colorado Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation David G. Palmer Colorado Litigation: General Commercial Nancy A. Peterman Illinois Bankruptcy/Restructuring Sanford C. Presant California Tax Stephen L. Rabinowitz New York Real Estate Laura Foote Reiff District of Columbia Nationwide Immigration Immigration Barry Richard Florida Litigation: Appellate Litigation: General Commercial Bobby Rosenbloum Georgia Intellectual Property Tina M. Ross Texas Real Estate Martha A. Sabol Nationwide Gaming & Licensing Doreen U. Saia New York Energy: State Regulatory & Wholesale Electric Market Gary A. Saul Florida Real Estate Elliot H. Scherker Florida Litigation: Appellate Barry J. Schindler New Jersey Intellectual Property Ozzie A. Schindler Florida Tax Paul D. Schindler New York Media & Entertainment: Music Mark P. Schnapp Florida Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations Martha J. Schoonover District of Columbia Nationwide Immigration Immigration Jay A. Segal New York Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use Ralph W. Selitto, Jr. New Jersey Intellectual Property Philip R. Sellinger New Jersey Litigation: General Commercial Francis J. Serbaroli New York Healthcare James I. Serota New York Antitrust Keith J. Shapiro Illinois Bankruptcy/Restructuring Gary R. Silverman Illinois Corporate/M&A: Private Equity Richard A. Sirus Illinois Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation Louis M. Solomon New York Litigation: General Commercial Howard J. Steinberg California Bankruptcy/Restructuring Jonathan L. Sulds New York Labor & Employment Michael J. Sullivan Florida Nationwide Real Estate Leisure & Hospitality Alan N. Sutin New York Technology & Outsourcing Jeffrey S. Tenen Nationwide Transportation: Aviation: Finance Ben D. Tobor Texas Intellectual Property Mark G. Trigg Georgia Litigation: General Commercial Daniel J. Tyukody California Litigation: Securities Gregg R. Vermeys Nevada Real Estate Diane E. Vuocolo Pennsylvania Bankruptcy/Restructuring Jennifer Weddle Nationwide Native American Law David B. Weinstein Florida Environment Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations Terry R. Weiss Georgia Litigation: General Commercial David E. Wells Florida Corporate/M&A & Private Equity Quinn Williams Arizona Corporate/M&A Jéan E. Wilson Florida Banking & Finance: Public Finance Todd D. Wozniak Georgia Labor & Employment Peter W. Zinober Florida Labor & Employment In addition, the report released by Chambers USA named the following Greenberg Traurig attorneys as “Recognised Practitioners”: Attorney Market USA Guide Practice Area Heath J. Briggs Colorado Intellectual Property Gregory J. Casas Texas Antitrust Francis A. Citera Illinois Litigation: General Commercial Richard D. 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