58 Greenberg Traurig Attorneys and 14 Top-Ranked Practice Areas in Florida Appear in 2011 Chambers USA Guide

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The 2011 Chambers USA guide includes58 Greenberg Traurig attorneys and 14 top-ranked practice areas in Florida. Chambers and Partners publishes an annual guide ranking U.S. lawyers and law firms. According to their website, attorneys are selected for inclusion in its guides based on thousands of interviews with practicing lawyers and with clients around the world. Clients and legal industry peers are quoted in critiques published for select areas of practice and prepared by Chambers and Partners research teams.

In addition to the narrative reviews, attorneys, practice areas and firms are ranked by placement in "bands," with Band 1 being the highest placement. Additionally, attorneys can be designated as a "Senior Statesman," "Star Individual" (which is above a Band 1 ranking), "Up and Comer," and "Associate to Watch." Greenberg Traurig has placement in three of these special categories -- “Up and Comer,” “Senior Statesman,” and “Star Individual.”

In addition to the individual rankings, Chambers and Partners top-ranked 14 of Florida’s practice areas, including 13 in “Band 1.” Not all areas of practice are researched or ranked in each state.

Greenberg Traurig received a ranking for each of the following practices in Florida:

Greenberg Traurig attorneys mentioned and/or ranked in Florida include:

David A. Barkus, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Florida)
Kerri Barsh, Environment (Florida)
Hilarie Bass, Litigation: General Commercial (Florida)
Jacqueline Becerra, Litigation: General Commercial (Florida)
Donn A. Beloff, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Florida)
Norman J. Benford, Tax: Estate Planning (Florida); Wealth Management: Eastern Region (Nationwide)
Mark D. Bloom, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Florida)
Warren S. Bloom, Banking & Finance: Public Finance (Florida)
Burt Bruton, Real Estate (Florida)
Randy A. Bullard, Latin American Investment (Florida)
Juan Pablo Cappello, Latin American Investment (Florida)
Mike Cherniga, Healthcare (Florida)
Joseph C. Coates, III, Litigation: General Commercial (Florida)
Lucia Dougherty, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Florida)
Arthur J. England, Jr., Litigation: Appellate (Florida)
Seth J. Entin, Tax (Florida); Latin American Investment (Florida)
Gary M. Epstein, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Florida)
Orlando L. Evora, Real Estate (Florida)
Joseph Fleming, Labor & Employment (Florida)
Carl A. Fornaris, Banking & Finance: Regulatory (Florida); Banking & Finance: Transactional (Florida)
Robert C. Gang, Banking & Finance: Public Finance (Florida)
Matthew B. Gorson, Real Estate (Florida)
Michael Hornreich, Construction (Florida)
John B. Hutton, III, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Florida)
Yosbel A. Ibarra, Latin American Investment (Florida)
Julie Kendig-Schrader, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Florida)
Steve Lapidus, Tax: Employee Benefits (Florida)
Nancy Lash, Real Estate (Florida)
James P.S. Leshaw, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Florida)
Oscar Levin, Immigration (Florida)
Kara L. MacCullough, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Florida)
Alfred J. Malefatto, Environment (Florida)
Bruce I. March, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Florida)
Fernando Margarit, Latin American Investment (Florida)
Enrique J. Martin, Latin American Investment (Florida)
Joel Maser, Tax (Florida)
Richard C. McCrea, Jr., Labor & Employment (Florida)
Patricia Menendéz-Cambó, Latin American Investment (Florida)
Michael G. Murphy, Construction (Florida)
Debbie Orshefsky, Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Florida)
Barry Richard, Litigation: Appellate (Florida); Litigation: General Commercial (Florida)
Ira N. Rosner, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Florida)
David L. Ross, Litigation: General Commercial (Florida); Antitrust (Florida)
Gary Saul, Real Estate (Florida)
Elliot Scherker, Litigation: Appellate (Florida)
Ozzie Schindler, Tax (Florida); Latin American Investment (Florida)
Mark Schnapp, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Florida)
Holly Skolnick, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Florida)
Robert A. Soriano, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Florida)
Charles E. Stiver, Jr., Tax (Florida)
Michael Sullivan, Leisure & Hospitality (Nationwide); Real Estate (Florida)
Susan J. Tarbe, Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Florida)
Christopher Torres, Environment (Florida)
David B. Weinstein, Environment (Florida)
David E. Wells, Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Florida)
Jéan E. Wilson, Banking & Finance: Public Finance (Florida)
Diana S.C. Zeydel, Tax: Estate Planning (Florida); Wealth Management: Eastern Region (Nationwide)
Peter W. Zinober, Labor & Employment (Florida)

About Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, full-service law firm with approximately 1800 attorneys serving clients from more than 30 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. In the U.S., the firm has more offices than any other among the Top 10 on The National Law Journal’s 2011 NLJ 250. In the U.K., the firm operates as Greenberg Traurig Maher LLP. Greenberg Traurig has a strategic alliance with the independent law firm, Studio Santa Maria in Milan and Rome. The firm was Chambers and Partners' USA Law Firm of the Year in 2007 and among the Top 3 in the International Law Firm of the Year at the 2009 The Lawyer Awards. For additional information, please visit www.gtlaw.com.