Chambers USA Lists Holland & Knight Among Nation's Top Law Firms, Earning Top Spots in Multiple Practice Areas and Markets
June 16, 2008
96 Holland & Knight Attorneys Named America's Leading Business Lawyers in 2008 Chambers USA Guide
MIAMI – Holland & Knight LLP has been named among the nation's leading law firms, earning top rankings in multiple practice areas and markets in the 2008 Chambers USA guide. Ninety-six Holland & Knight attorneys were named among the nation's leading practitioners in the 2008 edition of the Chambers USA – America's Leading Business Lawyers guide. Nationally, the firm ranked No. 1 in categories that include Native American law; transportation, aviation and shipping, and food & beverages.
The firm earned a No. 1 ranking in Florida in four practice areas: construction; corporate/mergers & acquisitions; real estate: zoning/land use; and tax. Holland & Knight also earned No. 1 rankings in Illinois for its media and entertainment transactional practice, and in Washington, D.C. for its real estate practice.
Other leading practices at Holland & Knight listed in the 2008 Chambers USA guide include: antitrust; banking & finance; bankruptcy/restructuring; environment; government relations; health care; insurance; labor & employment; Latin American investment; leisure & hospitality; litigation: white-collar crime & government investigations and general commercial; retail; transportation: aviation finance; transportation: shipping: finance; and wealth management.
The Chambers USA guide is designed to reflect market opinion through a year’s worth of surveys of clients and lawyers across the U.S. It is one of a series of Chambers and Partners independent, objective and research-based guides to the legal profession. The qualities on which rankings are assessed include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by clients.
"It is rewarding to see so many of our attorneys and practice areas named by our clients and peers for inclusion in the Chambers USA guide," said Holland & Knight Managing Partner Steven Sonberg. "We are committed to delivering superior client service and are honored that we continue to be recognized for our service and dedication to clients each year."
The following lawyers are named in the 2008 Chambers USA guide:
Atlanta
Thomas B. Branch III – Litigation: General Commercial
Harold T. Daniel Jr. – Litigation: General Commercial
Laurie Webb Daniel – Litigation: Appellate
Charles S. Johnson III – Litigation: General Commercial
A. Summey Orr III – Real Estate
Bethesda
William Kominers – Real Estate: Land Use
Boston
Gael Mahony – Litigation: General Commercial
John J. Monaghan – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Chicago
Victor P. Filippini – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Robert J. Labate – Media & Entertainment: Transactional
John R. Mussman – Banking & Finance
Colin P. Smith – Products Liability
Peter Strand – Media & Entertainment: Transactional
Fort Lauderdale
James M. Norman – Leisure & Hospitality
Jacksonville
L. Kinder Cannon III – Corporate/M&A
Guy O. Farmer III – Labor & Employment
Lakeland
Edward W. Vogel III – Banking & Finance: Public Finance
Los Angeles
Jerome L. Levine – Native American Law
Bruce Ross – Wealth Management: Western Region
McLean
Thomas Brownell – Construction
Stuart Mendelsohn – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
William J. Mutryn – Corporate/M&A
Michelle A. Rosati – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Jennifer A. Short – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Eric Wechselblatt – Corporate/M&A
Miami
Rodney H. Bell – Corporate/M&A
Maria Currier – Health Care
Robert J. Friedman – Tax: Employee Benefits
Brian Garcia – Immigration
Joseph Goldstein – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
John F. Halula – Real Estate
John M. Hogan – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Marilyn Holifield – Labor & Employment
Kara L. MacCullough – Corporate/M&A
Juan J. Mayol Lopez – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
George Mencio Jr. – Corporate/M&A: Latin American Investment
Tracy A. Nichols – Litigation: General Commercial
Peter Prieto – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Roberto R. Pupo – Corporate/M&A: Latin American Investment
Steven Sonberg – Corporate/M&A
Rodolfo Sorondo Jr. – Litigation: Appellate
Andrew Weinstein – Tax
New York
Randal Robert Craft – Transportation: Aviation: Litigation
Nancy Hengen – Banking & Finance: Equipment Finance & Leasing; Transportation: Shipping: Finance
William J. Honan III – Transportation: Shipping: Litigation
Chester D. Hooper – Transportation: Shipping: Litigation
John F. Pritchard – Transportation: Aviation: Finance; Banking & Finance: Equipment Finance & Leasing
Frederick Rohn – Construction
James Shirley – Transportation: Shipping: Litigation
Brian Starer – Transportation: Shipping: Litigation
Jovi Tenev – Banking & Finance: Equipment Finance & Leasing; Transportation: Shipping: Finance
Orlando
Scott R. MacLeod – Corporate/M&A: Private Equity; Investment Funds: Hedge Funds
James E. L. Seay – Real Estate
Roger Sims – Environment
Ben Subin – Construction
Christopher Weiss – Construction
Samuel J. Zusmann – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
San Francisco
Jennifer L. Hernandez – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use; Environment
Michael B. Newman – Food & Beverages: Alcohol
William Piels – Transportation: Aviation: Finance
Matthew P. Vafidis – Transportation: Shipping: Litigation
Tallahassee
Lawrence Curtin – Environment
Frederick R. Dudley – Construction
James M. Ervin – Tax
Shannon Hartsfield – Health Care
Jerome Hoffman – Antitrust
Thomas J. Jones – Insurance
Morris H. Miller – Health Care
Lawrence Sellers – Environment
Tampa
Bernard Barton – Tax
Steven L. Brannock – Litigation: Appellate
William B. deMeza Jr. – Labor & Employment
Richard D. Eckhard – Real Estate
Leonard H. Gilbert – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Robert J. Grammig – Corporate/M&A
William F. Hamilton – Litigation: General Commercial
Edward Koren – Tax: Estate Planning; Wealth Management: Eastern Region
Charles L. Stutts – Banking & Finance: Public Finance
Washington, D.C.
Amy Edwards – Environment
Michael M. Gaba – Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory
Norman Glasgow Jr. - Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Richard M. Gold – Government: Government Relations
Robert L. Gorham – Real Estate
Dirk Haire – Construction
David S. Kahn – Real Estate
Lawrence R. Liebesman – Environment
Anita Mosner – Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory
Whayne S. Quin – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Janis Boyarsky Schiff – Real Estate
Stephen Brett Shapiro – Construction
David C. Silver – Real Estate
Andrew W. Stephenson – Construction
Charles Welch Tiedemann – Real Estate
Charles D. Tobin – Media & Entertainment
Alan P. Vollmann – Real Estate
West Palm Beach
David L. Perry – Corporate/M&A
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