Greenberg Traurig Elevates 33 Attorneys to Shareholder, 11 to Of Counsel

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Feb 13, 2014, 02:44 ET

NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The international law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP has elevated 33 attorneys to shareholder and 11 to of counsel positions. In keeping with the firm's strategic focus on strengthening key areas of practice with top-tier practitioners, the 2014 class represents more than 14 core practice groups, including Corporate & Securities, Environmental, Government Law & Policy, Immigration, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Real Estate and Tax, across 24 of the firm's 36 offices in the United States, Europe, Asia, Latin American and the Middle East.

"We are focused first and foremost on delivering to our clients the highest quality legal counsel as well as value that addresses their real-word needs," said Richard A. Rosenbaum, Chief Executive Officer of Greenberg Traurig. "We are proud of our newest class of shareholders and of counsel and of their leadership-level dedication to clients, as well as to the growth of the firm and to their colleagues. They are the future of this profession and we are fortunate they have chosen Greenberg Traurig as their platform for success."

Of the 44 attorneys elevated to shareholder or of counsel, 34 percent are women. More than 18 percent are minority attorneys.

Members of the Greenberg Traurig 2014 Shareholder Class:

Name	Office	Practice
Michael L. Aguirre	Phoenix	Corporate & Securities
Farah S. Ahmed	New York	Real Estate
Samantha Ahuja	Washington D.C.	Real Estate
Drew M. Altman	Miami	Corporate & Securities
Tyler R. Andrews	Las Vegas	Litigation
Jonathan C. Chane	West Palm Beach	Litigation
Tyler D. Coombe	Denver	Litigation
Richard M. Cutshall	Chicago	Corporate & Securities
Calvin Ding	Shanghai	Corporate & Securities
Scott E. Fink	New York	Tax
Elizabeth W. Fraser	Boston	Corporate & Securities
Joseph P. Griffith	Dallas	Litigation
Kara B. Hendricks	Las Vegas	Litigation
Diane N. Ibrahim	Delaware	Corporate & Securities
Kate Kalmykov	New Jersey	Immigration
Courtney M. Keller	Orlando	Litigation
Ilene K. Kobert	Miami	Real Estate
Renee A. Latour	Washington D.C.	International Trade & Customs
Jason R. Lindsay	Los Angeles	Litigation
James P. Madigan	Chicago	Litigation
Eric J. Maiers	Chicago	Intellectual Property
Eric Mazur	Chicago	Corporate & Securities
Lisa C. McCurdy	Los Angeles	Litigation
Lisa J. Navarro	London	Litigation
Jason H. Okleshen	West Palm Beach	Litigation
Mark L. Parmelee	White Plains	Litigation
Ian M. Ross	Miami	Litigation
Victor Semah	Miami	Corporate & Securities
Brenda K. Supple	Miami	Office of Firm Counsel
James M. Vant	Boston	Litigation
Jose Antonio Vazquez Cobo	Mexico City	Litigation
Karen M. Willis	Silicon Valley	Real Estate
Jeremy D. Zangara	Phoenix	Corporate & Securities

Greenberg Traurig's 2014 Of Counsel Class:

Name	Office	Practice
Andrew F. Abramson	New Jersey	Intellectual Property
Peter H. Ajemian	Las Vegas	Intellectual Property
Lennie A. Bersh	New Jersey	Intellectual Property
Julie P. Bookbinder	New York	Intellectual Property
James A. Carenza	Miami	Real Estate
Lori Chang	Los Angeles	Litigation
Peter N. Hall	Atlanta	Labor & Employment
Ira R. Hatton	Houston	Intellectual Property
Thomas J. McKee	Tysons Corner	Litigation
Joshua L. Oppenheimer	Albany	Government Law & Policy
Gregory R. Tan	Denver	Environmental

About Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, multi-practice law firm with approximately 1750 attorneys serving clients from 36 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Greenberg Traurig is among the Top 10 law firms on The National Law Journal's 2013 NLJ 350, an annual ranking of the largest firms in the U.S. For additional information, please visit www.gtlaw.com.

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SOURCE Greenberg Traurig LLP