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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2750 attorneys in 47 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 6.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: www.gtlaw.com.

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Rachel Marie Abanonu is a member of the Labor & Employment Practice in Greenberg Traurig's Los Angeles office. She represents employers and individual defendants in single plaintiff and…
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Caroline K. Abbott is a corporate and regulatory health care attorney in Greenberg Traurig’s Washington, D.C. office. She counsels clients on a variety of complex transactional, corporate…
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Mary Katherine Andrews is a member of the Environmental Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Denver Office. Her practice focuses on Environmental Litigation and Energy Law, drafting, issuing,…
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Of Counsel

Peter J. Andrews focuses his practice on local government and litigation matters. He is experienced in advising both the legislative and executive sides of local government on various…
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Partner
Corrado Angelelli focuses on the financial aspects of global transactions. He has a strong background in corporate law, specifically real estate finance matters and non-performing loans (…
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Kara E. Angeletti is an associate in the Labor and Employment practice group. Kara focuses her practice on matters involving employment discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wage-and-…
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Charlie Berk is a member of the Litigation Practice in Greenberg Traurig's New York office.


Capabilities

Litigation


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With more than 40 years of experience counseling both domestic and international companies in a wide range of industries, Paul Berkowitz focuses on serving the capital needs of clients. He…
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Michael A. Berlin focuses his practice on financial and insurance regulatory investigations, white collar defense, Medicaid fraud investigations, government affairs, environmental and…
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Trainee
Sara Bernasconi joined the Banking & Financial Services Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Milan office in 2022, when finishing her studies. Sara did part of her legal training abroad at…
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Miguel Flores Bernés focuses his practice on antitrust and competition issues affecting clients in various industries, including government merger review, investigations of alleged…
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Practice Group Attorney
Josh Bernstein is a trial lawyer who focuses on labor and employment law, including OSHA safety and health regulatory compliance. He is board certified in personal injury trial law by the…
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Jeffery M. Chiow, Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig's Government Contracts Practice, represents clients in litigation and government investigations related to government contracts, including…
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Stacey Chiu represents employers in multi-plaintiff, single plaintiff, and class action lawsuits under California and federal law on a wide range of labor and employment law matters,…
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Chang Choi focuses his practice on U.S. federal tax matters, with an emphasis on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, partnership transactions, tax-free spin-offs and other…
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Lizbeth M. Chow advises multinational corporate clients across various industries, including architecture, financial, food chain, and technology, on a broad variety of corporate immigration…
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Jacomijn Christ focuses her practice on corporate and securities matters, real estate, antitrust and environmental. Jacomijn advises on public law aspects in transactions and has experience…
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Erik J. Christensen defends employers in virtually all aspects of employment disputes before federal and state agencies and courts, including wage-and-hour class and representative PAGA…
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Nataliya Binshteyn Dominguez focuses her practice on global business immigration matters. She advises corporate and individual clients in a variety of employment-based immigrant and non-…
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Arthur Don is the Co-Chair of the Investment Regulation Group. He has more than 30 years of experience representing mutual funds, public investment companies, fund independent directors,…
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Brett M. Doran concentrates his practice on commercial litigation, with a focus on consumer class action litigation, data security breach litigation, financial services industry litigation…
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Associate
Scott Dorsett is a member of the Litigation Practice in Greenberg Traurig's Chicago office.
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Practice Group Attorney
Jill A. Dougherty has over 35 years of experience as an employment law attorney and litigator. She counsels and assists employers with labor and employment law compliance and helps them…
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Mason H. Drake concentrates his practice on private mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments and investment fund formation, secured debt and structured…
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Laura E. Evangelista focuses her practice on insurance regulatory matters. Laura previously served as Executive Deputy Superintendent at the New York State Department of Financial Services…
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Zach counsels individuals and entities of all sizes on brand management and related intellectual property matters. He is experienced in all phases of clients’ domestic and international…
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Shane Foster is a shareholder with deep financial regulatory experience in areas such as banking, money transmission, lending, and fintech, among others. Serving in a high-level capacity as…
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Of Counsel
Elizabeth Fox has experience as a commercial litigator with a focus on civil fraud and contentious insolvency often as part of complex multi-jurisdictional disputes. She handles matters…
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Rosanna M. Fox focuses her practice on business immigration advising large and small corporate clients with regard to the development and implementation of effective immigration compliance…
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Colin Fraser is a commercial litigator with experience in all phases of litigation in federal and state courts, and in arbitration and mediation, with a principal focus on complex matters.…
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James C. Fraser, a former Associate Chief Counsel for Litigation at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has more than 16 years of experience in life sciences litigation, including FDA…
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Associate
Laurinda Frederick assists clients in virtually all aspects of transactional commercial real estate throughout the U.S. She concentrates her practice on acquisition, disposition, finance,…
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Jerrold F. Goldberg practices in the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice’s Labor-Management Relations group. He has been practicing in virtually all aspects of labor and employment law…
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Michael Paul Goldberg focuses his practice on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets work, with a concentration on the real estate sector.
Concentrations

Mergers…
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Robert M. Goldich has 40 years of experience as both a traditional labor lawyer and an employment lawyer and litigator, with a focus on complex employment and class action litigation. His…
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Associate
Dale Goldstein handles a wide variety of litigation matters, with a focus on securities litigation, trade secret disputes, products liability, and general commercial litigation. Dale has…
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Associate
Jennifer M. Gomez represents clients in a wide range of complex civil litigation matters, including class action defense, in both federal and state court. Her practice focuses primarily on…
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Associate
Danielle E. Gonnella focuses her practice on representing employers and managers in employment discrimination and wrongful discharge cases arising under employment laws such as Title VII of…
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Associate
Aonghus Heatley has worked on a wide range of significant corporate, commercial, environmental and regulatory transactions or matters including on:


a broad range of complex environment…
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Genus Heidary focuses much of her practice on environmental, health, and safety-related matters, providing both proactive compliance counseling, as well as strategic advocacy at times of…
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Caroline J. Heller is an atttorney in the Litigation Practice of the firm's New York office. She is also Chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Global Pro Bono program. Caroline focuses her practice…
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Lawrence H. Heller counsels individuals and members of their families on matters relating to domestic and international estate and income tax planning. Many of his clients are high net…
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Susan is Co-Managing Shareholder of the Orange County office, Chair of the firm's Global Trademark & Brand Management Group, and Co-Chair of the firm's Global Women’s Initiative. Susan…
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Associate
Ryan F. Helmrich advises fund complexes, investment managers, broker-dealers, and asset servicing providers on a broad range of investment management regulatory and transactional matters.…
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Alex Kim protects companies’ inventions by acquiring patents and the associated monopoly rights for the companies.
Alex has wide-ranging experience in prosecuting patent applications in…
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April B. Kim focuses her practice on energy industry transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, project development, and finance. She represents clients in both renewable and non-…
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Associate
Betty Heeso Kim is a member of the Litigation Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Los Angeles office.
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Candice E. Kim's Trademarks/Brand Management practice focuses on the clearance, procurement, maintenance, enforcement, licensing, and monetization of intellectual property rights, including…
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Associate
Cassidy Kim focuses her practice on government contracts and procurement matters. Cassidy also advises clients on cybersecurity and privacy compliance issues. She has worked with clients…
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Richard C. Kim focuses his practice on representing private equity sponsors, public and private borrowers, lead arrangers and lenders in connection with syndicated and bilateral loan…
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Associate
Noel A. Lesica provides clients with insight into employment law issues with the added perspective gained by her experience working in-house for major pharmaceutical companies.
Noel began…
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Mark J. Lesko is a former federal prosecutor and experienced trial lawyer who spent years directing complex legal teams and leading large institutions in the public and private sectors.…
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Jonathan I. Lessner focuses his practice on a broad range of transactional matters, including the delivery of Delaware third-party legal opinions, true sale opinions, non-consolidation…
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Associate
Aaron M. Levin focuses his practice on government contracts litigation before the Government Accountability Office (GAO), U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Armed Services Board of Contract…
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Associate
Ella Leviyeva represents and advises corporate clients on their employment-based immigration matters. She focuses her practice on immigrant and non-immigrant transactional cases and…
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Associate
Eran Levy focuses his practice on advising clients on both domestic and international U.S. federal income tax matters. He is experienced in advising public and private companies, private…
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Of Counsel
With a client base that spans institutional investors, private equity funds, banking institutions, mortgage lenders and servicers, consumer finance companies, fintech firms, and financial…
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Associate

Masatoshi Maruoka focuses his practice on real estate, general corporate, litigation. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, he worked at a domestic law firm where he engaged in general…
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John L. Mascialino heads the firm's New York Government Law & Policy Practice. He focuses his practice on administrative law, government affairs, government contracts, government…
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Trainee
Giulia joined the firm as a trainee in December 2017. Her practice is mainly focused on litigation, European Union law and international trade law. She regularly supports the professionals…
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James D. Masterman is a trial lawyer with a broad range of experience in eminent domain and real estate valuation litigation, including tax proceedings and lease arbitrations, and in the…
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Associate
Sarah M. Mathews focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, white collar criminal matters, and regulatory investigations. She is experienced in handling government…
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Associate
Courtney B. Noce Co-Chairs the Immigration & Compliance Practice. She focuses her practice on U.S. business immigration, compliance and enforcement actions, as well as global…
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Associate
Sajidah Norat focuses her practice on commercial property matters, including landlord and tenant, investment, and occupational interests. Her clients include pension funds, banks, investors…
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Project Attorney
Laura S. Norman represents property owners, developers, private equity funds, educational institutions, REITs, institutional lenders and investors in a wide variety of real estate…
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Of Counsel
Adrian Nuñez is a member of the Litigation Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Miami office with over 12 years of experience. He focuses his practice on assisting clients to find cost-effective…
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Associate
Eugenio Grageda Nunez focuses his practice on the tax aspects of domestic and cross-border transactions, including international mergers, reorganizations and financing structures. He is…
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Of Counsel
Gregory A. Nylen has more than 29 years of experience in litigating complex commercial cases across many industries. He handles matter over a wide range of areas, including intellectual…
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Oscar N. Pinkas is Chair of the New York Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice and a member of the Corporate and Finance Practices. He focuses on transactions (front-end and back-end) as…
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Associate
Massimiliano Pizzonia joined the firm as associate in 2020. His practice mainly focuses on EU law, State aid and antitrust law, both at the EU and Italian level. Massimiliano advised…
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Frank Placenti leads our U.S. Corporate Governance Practice and works with clients throughout the firm. He focuses his practice on corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions. With…
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Local Partner
Konradin Pleul is a Labor & Employment lawyer and Local Partner for Greenberg Traurig in Germany. He advises national and international companies on virtually all questions of…
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Of Counsel
James P. Ponsetto is a trial attorney with broad experience involving complex business and bankruptcy-related litigation. Jim has served as counsel for corporations and individuals in…
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Associate
Linnea C. Porter focuses her practice on a wide range of business immigration matters, including representing domestic and multinational employers before the U.S. Citizenship and…
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Associate

Tom Richardson focuses his practice on aviation finance and general corporate matters. Tom represents owners, operators, manufacturers, captive lenders, hard money lenders, private equity…
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Of Counsel
Jo Rickards is the Chair of the London office’s White Collar Crime & Investigations Group where she represents a wide range of companies and individuals. Jo is recognised as a leading…
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Carl J. Riley focuses his practice on complex tax matters, specializing in real estate-related tax matters, including initial public offerings, formations and other securities issuances,…
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Associate

Jennifer Riso is a member of the Corporate Practice in Greenberg Traurig's Washington, D.C. office. Her practice focuses on domestic and international corporate and securities matters.…
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Associate
Jose Abel Rivera-Pedroza focuses on antitrust/competition issues affecting clients in different industries, including government merger review and investigations of alleged anticompetitive…
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Associate
Braxton T. Roam focuses his practice on energy project finance and taxation. Braxton advises tax equity investors, lenders, developers, and sponsors in the renewable energy space—…
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Of Counsel
Rebecca Schechter focuses her practice on business immigration and compliance, representing multi-national corporations and companies, as well as individual clients. She has experience with…
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Partner/Shareholder
Christian Schede is Co-Chair of the firm's global Real Estate Practice of Greenberg Traurig and Founding Chairman Germany. He focuses on complex M&A transactions in real estate,…
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Associate
Sarah Schenker advises clients on matters relating to data privacy and cybersecurity issues, including compliance with emerging and existing data privacy laws and data breach response.…
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Andrew W. Scher has wide-ranging experience advising clients on large and complex corporate transactions. He has primarily counseled companies in the electric and gas industries, leading…
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Elliot Scherker has 40-plus years of experience as an appellate lawyer and has handled more than 2,000 appeals in state and federal courts. Elliot brings a practical and client-centered…
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Barry J. Schindler is the Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig's Global Patent Prosecution Group -- a group of approximately 4,000 domestic and 4,100 foreign applications pending and over 100…
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Stephen C. Tupper focuses his practice on EU and competition law. He has been practising law for more than 30 years, including working in New York, Washington, D.C. and in…
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Associate

Christopher T. Turek is a member of Greenberg Traurig’s Corporate Practice in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. His practice focuses on general and transaction matters.
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Associate
Kirsty Turner is a member of Litigation Practice in Greenberg Traurig's London office. Her practice focuses on complex multi-jurisdictional commercial disputes and investigations, often…
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Dan is Co-Chair of the firm's Securities Class Action Practice. He focuses his practice on securities litigation and regulatory enforcement, and is one of the few lawyers in the United…
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Associate

Gergana Tzekova represents multinational corporations on corporate U.S. immigration matters providing insight on the overarching immigration process, including nonimmigrant visas,…
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Associate
Matt White guides clients through regulatory compliance challenges and represents clients in regulatory and civil investigations and litigation.
Matt has counseled fintech and payment…
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Companies and individuals facing scrutiny from the United States or foreign governments need experienced practitioners available worldwide at a moment’s notice. Greenberg Traurig’s White…
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Practice Group Counsel

Rachel Whittaker is a commercial real estate lawyer with deep experience on a wide range of commercial real estate matters, including acting for institutional landlords on major lettings,…
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Associate

Jonathan Widjaja is a member of the Litigation Practice in Greenberg Traurig's Los Angeles office.

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Senior Associate
Simone Wijngaard is a senior member of the Real Estate Practice. She divides her time between London and Amsterdam. She focuses on advising international investors and financers on…
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Associate
Candee focuses her practice on environmental matters. Since joining the firm in 2016, she has concentrated on environmental litigation, including statutory contribution and cost recovery…
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The National Law Review names Greenberg Traurig, LLP a Go-To Thought Leader in the field of immigration law for their ongoing coverage of the latest EB-5 classification news and updates. In 2022, Greenberg Traurig authors have written on topics such as Congress’ EB-5 reform, the EB-5 regional center extension, and the EB-5 adjudication process. Regular contributors include (but are not limited to): Kate Kalmykov, Jennifer Hermansky, Dillon R. Colucci, Laura Foote Reiff, and others.

The National Law Review recognizes Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a Go-To Thought Leader for their coverage and analysis of Anti-Money Laundering Legislation. Of special note is the firm's articles on the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, which resulted in significant changes to the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970. Contributing authors include Claudio J. ArrudaCarl A. FornarisKyle R. FreenyBenjamin G. GreenbergMarina Olman-Pal and Kevin P. Ray.

Greenberg Traurig LLP has been selected for a 2018 NLR Go-To Thought Leadership Award for their coverage of Business Immigration changes, and Immigration law in general. With the current tumultuous landscape and immigration issues being top of mind for many, Greenberg  Traurig's attorney-authors provide the information NLR Readers want, and in a timely manner, ensuring their articles are well-read and frequently cited by other publications.

 

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