Holland & Knight Partner Receives Latino Business Leadership Award

SAN FRANCISCO – Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that Jennifer Hernandez, a partner in the firm's San Francisco office, received the 2006 Latino Business Leadership Award for significant achievements in corporate America on Sept. 27, 2006. The Latino Business Leadership Award is given to influential Latinos in the San Francisco Bay Area by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, the San Francisco Business Times and Wells Fargo. Hernandez is one of 31 individuals recognized in one of the following areas: corporate, emerging leaders under 40, entrepreneurship, health, nonprofit/philanthropy, and public sector.  

Hernandez is a member of Holland & Knight's Government Section and co-chairs the firm's environmental team. She represents clients in the private, public, and non-profit sectors in land use and environmental project permitting, compliance, litigation and public advocacy work. She has taught land use and environmental law for the University of California and Stanford Law School, and frequently speaks for client and lawyer professional associations and continuing education seminars.

Contact: Kristin Ricca, (813) 769-4335