Jim Shimberg Named Real Estate Practice Group Leader in Holland & Knight's Tampa Office
March 16, 2007
James "Jim" Shimberg- Tampa
TAMPA – Holland & Knight Partner
Jim Shimberg has been named Practice
Group Leader for the Real Estate Section in the firm's Tampa office, part of the
largest real estate practice in the U.S. In this role, he will oversee the
practice, which focuses on all areas of commercial real estate, including
developer and lender representation, leasing, land use and zoning,
and acquisition and disposition of real estate.
Shimberg practices in the area of land use, zoning and real estate law, and
maintains a local government legislative practice focusing on the seven counties
and numerous cities in the Tampa Bay area. He also focuses on developer
representation in residential and commercial transactions, including all aspects
of the development of residential and commercial properties. Shimberg has held
several leadership positions within the firm, including co-chair of the
firm's National Land Use Practice Group and Executive Partner of the Tampa
office.
Shimberg is active in the Tampa Bay community and currently serves on the
board of the Tampa Jewish Federation, Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Mental Health
Services, Inc.; is vice chair of the Executive Board of the Tampa/Hillsborough
County Youth Council, Inc.; and chairman of the Governmental Affairs Committee
of the Tampa Bay Builders Association. He recently completed a term on the
Executive Board of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce and is a past chairman
of the Tampa Downtown Partnership.
Contact: Kristin Ricca (813) 769-4335