Chambers USA Names Holland & Knight Among the Top Law Firms in 20 Practice Areas Across the Nation
74 Holland & Knight Attorneys Recognized as America’s Leading Business Lawyers by Chambers USA
NEW YORK – Holland & Knight LLP has been named among the nation’s leading law firms in 20 practice areas, earning top rankings in multiple markets and a No. 1 ranking in the nation for its shipping and aviation transportation, Native American law and wealth management practices. In addition, 74 Holland & Knight attorneys have been recognized among the nation’s leading practitioners in the 2006 edition Chambers USA – America’s Leading Business Lawyers.
Regionally, the firm earned a No. 1 ranking in Florida in five practice areas: banking & finance, corporate/mergers & acquisitions, construction, immigration and tax. The firm also was named No. 1 in Illinois for its media and entertainment practice, and No. 1 in Washington, D.C. for its real estate practice.
Other leading practices recognized by Chambers USA include antitrust, bankruptcy/restructuring, employment, environment, government, healthcare, insurance, products liability, and general commercial litigation.
Chambers USA 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 awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment and other qualities most valued by legal clients.
“We are proud to have so many of our lawyers recognized by Chambers USA again this year,” said Holland & Knight Managing Partner Howell W. Melton, Jr. “It is rewarding to know that clients and peers recognize and commend the expertise and client service provided by our lawyers.”
The following lawyers are recognized this year.
| Alcides Avila | Banking & Finance; Corporate/M&A | Miami, FL |
| Chester Bacheller | Corporate/M&A | Tampa, FL |
| Bernard Barton | Tax | Tampa, FL |
| Rodney Bell | Corporate/M&A | Miami, FL |
| Thomas Brownell | Construction | McLean, VA |
| Kinder Cannon | Corporate/M&A | Jacksonville, FL |
| Randal Robert Craft | Transportation | New York, NY |
| Lawrence Curtin | Environment | Tallahassee, FL |
| Harold T. Daniel | Litigation | Atlanta, GA |
| Laurie Webb Daniel | Litigation; Products Liability | Atlanta, GA |
| William deMeza | Employment | Tampa, FL |
| James Ervin | Tax | Tallahassee, FL |
| Guy Farmer | Employment | Jacksonville, FL |
| Daniel Fessler | Energy & Natural Resources | San Francisco, CA |
| Robert Friedman | Tax | Miami, FL |
| Leonard Gilbert | Bankruptcy | Tampa, FL |
| Norman M. Glasgow, Jr. | Real Estate | Washington, D.C. |
| Joseph Goldstein | Real Estate | Miami, FL |
| Robert Grammig | Corporate/M&A | Tampa, FL |
| John Halula | Real Estate | Miami, FL |
| William Hamilton | Litigation | Tampa, FL |
| David Harrington | Transportation | New York, NY |
| Shannon Hartsfield | Healthcare | Tallahassee, FL |
| Nancy Hengen | Transportation | New York, NY |
| Eugenio Hernandez | Immigration | Miami, FL |
| Jennifer Hernandez | Environment | San Francisco, CA |
| Jerome Hoffman | Antitrust | Tallahassee, FL |
| John Hogan | Litigation | Miami, FL |
| Mark Holcomb | Tax | Tallahassee, FL |
| Marilyn Holifield | Employment | Miami, FL |
| William Honan | Transportation | New York, NY |
| Chester Hooper | Transportation | New York, NY |
| Thomas Jones | Insurance | Tallahassee, FL |
| David Kahn | Real Estate | Washington, D.C. |
| Ed Koren | Wealth Management | Lakeland, FL |
| Robert Labate | Media & Entertainment | Chicago, IL |
| Jerome Levine | Native American Law | Los Angeles, CA |
| Scott Macleod | Corporate/M&A | Orlando, FL |
| Gael Mahony | Litigation | Boston, MA |
| Juan Mayol | Real Estate | Miami, FL |
| Christopher McCarty | Banking & Finance | Boston, MA |
| George Mencio Jr. | Corporate/M&A | Miami, FL |
| Morris Miller | Healthcare | Tallahassee, FL |
| John Monaghan | Bankruptcy | Boston, MA |
| William Mutryn | Corporate/Commercial | Washington, D.C. |
| Tracy Nichols | Litigation | Miami, FL |
| Mary Ann B. Oakley | Employment | Atlanta, GA |
| William Piels | Transportation | San Francisco, CA |
| Peter Prieto | Litigation | Miami, FL |
| John Pritchard | Transportation | New York, NY |
| Whayne Quin | Real Estate | Washington, D.C. |
| Wilfredo Rodriquez | International Arbitration | Miami, FL |
| Janis Schiff | Real Estate | Washington, D.C. |
| James Seay | Real Estate | Orlando, FL |
| Larry Sellers | Environment | Tallahassee, FL |
| Stephen Brett Shapiro | Construction | Washington, D.C. |
| James Shirley | Transportation | New York, NY |
| Jennifer Short | Litigation | McLean, VA |
| Roger Sims | Environment | Orlando, FL |
| Steven Sonberg | Corporate/M&A | Miami, FL |
| Rodolfo Sorondo | Litigation | Miami, FL |
| Brian Starer | Transportation | New York, NY |
| Andrew Stephenson | Construction | Washington, D.C. |
| Peter Strand | Media & Entertainment | Chicago, IL |
| Charles Stutts | Banking & Finance | Tampa, FL |
| Ben Subin | Construction | Orlando, FL |
| Jovi Tenev | Transportation | New York, NY |
| Chad Tiedemann | Real Estate | Washington, D.C. |
| Edward Vogel III | Banking & Finance | Lakeland, FL |
| Alan Vollmann | Real Estate | Washington, D.C. |
| Augustine Weekley | Healthcare | Tampa, FL |
| Andrew Weinstein | Tax | Miami, FL |
| Christopher Weiss | Construction | Orlando, FL |
For information about Holland & Knight’s Chambers USA rankings, click on the link below: http://www.chambersandpartners.com/usa/FirmProfile.aspx?fid=3529&pid=-1&cid=-1&Aid=-1
About Chambers and Partners: Based in London, Chambers and Partners began as general book publishers in 1969. In 1990, Chambers published the Chambers Directory of the UK's leading law firms, and thereafter the company specialized in legal publishing. Chambers' staff of full-time researchers now prepares several renowned directories worldwide, which rank leading lawyers based upon their reputation amongst peers and clients. Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers, the groundbreaking ranking guide of lawyers in the USA, published its first edition in 2003.