267 Holland & Knight Attorneys Named the Best Lawyers in America for 2013
MIAMI – August 24, 2012 – Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that 267 lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 (Copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC).
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 leading attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
The following lawyers were named in their respective practice areas. An * indicates lawyers who are listed for the first time in Best Lawyers and the (year) indicates the first year the attorney was listed.
Atlanta
Alfred B. Adams III (2003)
Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Thomas B. Branch III (2005)
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Harold T. Daniel (2001)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Laurie Webb Daniel (2001)
Commercial Litigation
Gregory J. Digel (2003)
Commercial Litigation
Robert S. Highsmith, Jr. (2008)
Government Relations Practice
James H. Rollins (2012)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Keith M. Wiener (2010)
Municipal Law
Boston
Scott E. Cooper (2008)
Real Estate Law
Deborah Griffin*
Construction Law
Kenneth B. Hoffman (2008)
Real Estate Law
Chester D. Hooper (1991)
Admiralty & Maritime Law
Paul M. James*
Construction Law
Paul G. Lannon, Jr. (2008)
Education Law
Employment Law - Individuals
Philip S. Lapatin (2007)
Real Estate Law
Ralph Lepore III (2005)
Insurance Law
Shari Levitan (2006)
Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Trusts and Estates
Ieuan G. Mahony (2003)
Commercial Litigation
Miriam J. McKendall (2009)
Education Law
Employment Law - Management
John J. Monaghan (2006)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
John P. O'Neill*
Real Estate Law
James Pollock (2006)
Corporate Law
Harold W. Potter, Jr. (2008)
Education Law
David Scott Sloan (2005)
Trusts and Estates
Daniel I. Small*
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
James D. Smeallie (2007)
Commercial Litigation
Education Law
Suanne St. Charles*
Banking and Finance Law
Real Estate Law
Chicago
Barbara A. Adams (2007)
Government Relations Practice
Christine A. Albright (2007)
Trusts and Estates
David Allswang (2012)
Real Estate Law
Thomas P. Arden (2009)
Copyright Law
Trademark Law
Martin Durkin*
Commercial Litigation
Steven M. Elrod (2005)
Government Relations Practice
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Victor P. Filippini, Jr. (2007)
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Peter Friedman*
Government Relations Practice
Andrew R. Gelman (2007)
Trusts and Estates
Michael Kuppersmith (2012)
Real Estate Law
Robert J. Labate (2007)
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures & Television
Bruce D. Loring (2007)
Real Estate Law
Elias N. Matsakis (2005)
Corporate Law
Health Care Law
Christopher J. Murdoch (2005)
Commercial Litigation
Scott W. Petersen (2009)
Copyright Law
Trademark Law
David Shayne (2010)
Trusts and Estates
Colin P. Smith (2005)
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Thomas R. Woodrow (2005)
Mediation
Larry M. Zanger (2006)
Information Technology Law
Fort Lauderdale
Irwin Fayne*
Real Estate Law
Deborah P. Goodall (2010)
Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Tammy Knight*
Corporate Law
Marie Lefere (2005)
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Product Liability - Defendants
Jonathan Marcus*
Real Estate Law
Stephen B. Moss (2007)
Real Estate Law
James M. Norman (2010)
Real Estate Law
William B. Sherman (2005)
Litigation & Controversy - Tax
Tax Law
Jacksonville
Michael A. Abel (2007)
Transportation Law
L. Kinder Cannon III (1995)
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Ivan A. Colao (2007)
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
George D. Gabel, Jr. (1993)
Admiralty & Maritime Law
Litigation - First Amendment
Media Law
James S. Groh*
Banking and Finance Law
Lawrence J. Hamilton II (2007)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Real Estate
Transportation Law
Peter P. Hargitai*
Commercial Litigation
Fred J. Lotterhos III*
Commercial Litigation
Dominic C. MacKenzie (2008)
Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
James L. Main (2005)
Corporate Law
Tax Law
Frederick D. Page (2006)
Insurance Law
Intellectual Property Law
Michael G. Prendergast (2009)
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Paul R. Regensdorf (2006)
Appellate Practice
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
George E. Schulz, Jr. (1995)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Richard L. Stockton (1995)
Trusts and Estates
Melissa S. Turra (2008)
Real Estate Law
Alan M. Weiss (2010)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Paul Young (2010)
Real Estate Law
Lakeland
Richard B. Stephens (2007)
Public Finance Law
Edward W. Vogel III (2005)
Public Finance Law
Los Angeles
Susan Jennifer Booth*
Real Estate Law
Francis W. Costello (2006)
International Trade and Finance Law
M. Katharine Davidson (2006)
Litigation & Controversy - Tax
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Arnold D. Kahn (1993)
Trusts and Estates
Jerome L. Levine (2005)
Gaming Law
Native American Law
Richard E. Lyon (2010)
Litigation - Intellectual Property Law
Litigation - Patent Law
Bruce S. Ross (1993)
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Non-Profit/Charities Law
Linda M. Rottman*
Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Trusts & Estates
Alan Watson (2012)
Construction Law
Richard T. Williams (2007)
Commercial Litigation
Miami
Martin J. Alexander*
Commercial Litigation
Mark Aronson*
Real Estate Law
Gregory A. Baldwin (2006)
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Compliance Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Rodney H. Bell (2006)
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Christopher N. Bellows (2010)
Appellate Practice
William R. Bloom (2009)
Real Estate Law
Sanford L. Bohrer (1993)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Media Law
Christopher W. Boyett (2003)
Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Kelly-Ann G. Cartwright (2009)
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Jose A. Casal (2005)
Commercial Litigation
International Arbitration - Commercial
International Trade and Finance Law
Litigation - Banking & Finance
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Bruce Jay Colan (2007)
Venture Capital Law
J. Raul Cosio (2010)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Securities
Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Maria T. Currier (2003)
Health Care Law
Jesus E. Cuza*
Commercial Litigation
Edward Diaz*
Employment Law - Individuals
Employment Law - Management
Robert J. Friedman (1995)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tax Law
Joseph G. Goldstein (2005)
Environmental Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Bradley S. Gould (2009)
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
John F. Halula (2006)
Real Estate Law
Jorge L. Hernandez-Toraño (2005)
Corporate Law
Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures & Television
Entertainment Law - Music
Mitchell Eliot Herr (2006)
Corporate Governance Law
Litigation - Securities
Securities Law
John M. Hogan (2005)
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar & Non-White-Collar
Litigation - Banking & Finance
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement
Marilyn J. Holifield (2006)
Commercial Litigation
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor & Employment
Adolfo E. Jimenez (2008)
Commercial Litigation
International Arbitration - Commercial
International Trade and Finance Law
Judith M. Korchin (2006)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Real Estate
Lyndall M. Lambert (2010)
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Juan J. Mayol (2006)
Environmental Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Louise McAlpin (2010)
Derivatives and Futures Law
George Mencio (2003)
Banking and Finance Law
Corporate Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Transportation Law
Thomas F. Morante (2005)
Insurance Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Tax Law
Tracy A. Nichols (2003)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Securities
Roberto Pupo*
Health Care Law
José E. Sirven (2003)
Banking and Finance Law
Corporate Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Litigation - Banking & Finance
Robert H. Smith (2010)
Real Estate Law
Steven Sonberg (2001)
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Rodolfo Sorondo, Jr. (2005)
Appellate Practice
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Lee Philip Teichner (2007)
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Andrew H. Weinstein (1989)
Litigation & Controversy - Tax
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
James D. Wing (2009)
Commercial Litigation
New York
Fredric K. Bass (2006)
Equipment Finance Law
Frederick D. Braid (2003)
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor & Employment
Randal R. Craft, Jr. (2007)
Mass Tort/Class Action Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Randolph A. DelFranco (2005)
Corporate Law
Vincent Foley*
Admiralty & Maritime Law
Charles F. Gibbs (1991)
Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Trusts and Estates
Joseph Guay*
Real Estate Law
Nancy L. Hengen (2005)
Admiralty & Maritime Law
International Trade and Finance Law
James H. Hohenstein (2007)
Admiralty & Maritime Law
William J. Honan (1995)
Admiralty & Maritime Law
Stephen J. Humes (2011)
Environmental Law
Litigation - Environmental
Martin P. Miner (2007)
Real Estate Law
Lance D. Myers (2005)
Corporate Law
John F. Pritchard (2005)
Banking & Finance Law
Equipment Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Litigation - Banking & Finance
Richard Raysman (2006)
Information Technology Law
Frederick R. Rohn (2006)
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction
John J. Sarchio (2006)
Insurance Law
Michael Starr (2008)
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor & Employment
Robert D. Taisey (1995)
Trusts and Estates
Jovi Tenev*
Admiralty & Maritime Law
John M. Toriello (2012)
Transportation Law
H. Barry Vasios (2005)
Commercial Litigation
Charles A. Weiss*
Patent Law
Lawrence J. Wolk (2007)
Real Estate Law
Orlando
Glenn Adams*
Corporate Law
Tax Law
Stephen T. Ball (2010)
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor & Employment
Christopher C. Brockman*
Real Estate Law
Louis T. M. Conti (1995)
Corporate Law
Tax Law
Suzanne E. Gilbert (2012)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Banking & Finance
Scott J. Johnson (2007)
Commercial Litigation
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Litigation - Real Estate
Chris Kolos (2012)
Insurance Law
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Scott R. MacLeod (2007)
Private Funds/Hedge Fund Law
Thomas M. McAleavey (2006)
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities/Capital Market Laws
James McCrae (2009)
Litigation - Construction
Brian A. McDowell (2008)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law/Insolvency and Reorganization
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Howell W. Melton, Jr. (2005)
Commercial Litigation
Judith M. Mercier (2008)
Commercial Litigation
Media Law
A. Guy Neff, Jr. (2006)
Real Estate Law
Kathryn Oberto*
Real Estate Law
James A. Park III (2010)
Real Estate Law
James E. L. Seay (1999)
Real Estate Law
Roger W. Sims (1995)
Environmental Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Water Law
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
Lee Smith*
Real Estate Law
Stephen Snively*
Real Estate Law
Ben W. Subin (2008)
Litigation - Construction
Alberto F. Tellechea (2007)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
William B. Wilson (1993)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Samuel J. Zusmann, Jr. (1991)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Portland
George G. Gregores (2011)
Leisure and Hospitality Law
Real Estate Law
Joshua Husbands*
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Insurance Law
Trusts and Estates
J. Alan Jensen (1993)
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Trusts and Estates
Mark A. von Bergen (2009)
Corporate Law
San Francisco
David V. Biesemeyer (2006)
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Jennifer L. Hernandez (2006)
Environmental Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - Land Use & Zoning
Michael Brill Newman (2011)
Food and Beverage Law
William B. Piels (2006)
Equipment Finance Law
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Tamsen Plume (2011)
Environmental Law
Land Use & Zoning Law
Matthew Vafidis (2005)
Admiralty & Maritime Law
Thomas A. Zimmer (2006)
Corporate Law
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Tallahassee
Martha W. Barnett (1995)
Administrative/Regulatory Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Government Relations Practice
Litigation & Controversy - Tax
Tax Law
Elizabeth L. Bevington (2007)
Advertising Law
Commercial Litigation
Lawrence N. Curtin (1995)
Environmental Law
Litigation - Environmental
Natural Resources Law
Frederick R. Dudley (2007)
Trusts and Estates
James M. Ervin, Jr. (1999)
Corporate Law
Litigation & Controversy - Tax
Tax Law
Stephen H. Grimes (2005)
Appellate Practice
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Jerome Hoffman (2006)
Advertising Law
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Health Care Law
Litigation - Antitrust
D. Bruce May, Jr. (2005)
Energy Law
Morris H. Miller (1999)
Health Care Law
Shannon Hartsfield (2005)
Health Care Law
Lawrence E. Sellers (2005)
Administrative/Regulatory Law
Environmental Law
Water Law
Karen D. Walker (2006)
Administrative/Regulatory Law
Commercial Litigation
Government Relations Practice
Tampa
Rod Anderson (2006)
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Chester E. Bacheller (1999)
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Anderson L. Baldy III (2003)
Corporate Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Real Estate Law
Bernard A. Barton, Jr. (1995)
Litigation & Controversy - Tax
Tax Law
Stacy D. Blank (2003)
Antitrust Law
Commercial Litigation
Noel R. Boeke (2009)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Michael L. Chapman (2009)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions
William B. deMeza, Jr. (2001)
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor & Employment
William S. Dufoe (2006)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Richard D. Eckhard (2005)
Real Estate Law
William Keith Fendrick (1999)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Leonard H. Gilbert (1993)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Equipment Finance Law
Litigation - Banking & Finance
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Litigation - Real Estate
Fred Grady (2010)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Robert J. Grammig (1995)
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Richard B. Hadlow (1995)
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
John Arthur Jones (1987)
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
Bradford D. Kimbro (2006)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions
Litigation - Securities
Robert James Kline (2011)
Litigation & Controversy - Tax
Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Trusts and Estates
Tax Law
Edward F. Koren, Jr. (1987)
Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law
Trusts and Estates
Tax Law
Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Litigation & Controversy - Tax
William R. Lane, Jr. (2007)
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Jack A. Levine (2001)
Litigation & Controversy - Tax
Tax Law
Frederick M. Rothenberg (1983)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Litigation - ERISA
David Singer*
Land Use & Zoning Law
David R. Singleton*
Banking and Finance Law
Real Estate Law
Charles L. Stutts (1995)
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement
Joseph H. Varner III (1999)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Charles A. Wachter (2008)
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Insurance Law
Robert A. Warram*
Real Estate Law
Douglas A. Wright (2005)
Corporate Law
Litigation & Controversy - Tax
Tax Law
Barbara Yadley*
Banking & Finance Law
Real Estate Law
Tysons Corner, VA
Leigh-Alexandra Basha (2012)
Tax Law
Trusts & Estates
Jocelyn West Brittin (2005)
Corporate Law
Information Technology Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Thomas M. Brownell (2007)
Litigation - Construction
John L. Brownlee*
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Richard O. Duvall (1989)
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Stuart Mendelsohn (2009)
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
William J. Mutryn (2005)
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Curtis L. Sano*
Real Estate Law
Washington, D.C.
Philip Baker-Shenk*
Native American Law
Stephen A. Bogorad (2007)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy
David W. Briggs (2010)
Real Estate Law
Lynn Calkins*
Commercial Litigation
Jerald S. Cohn (2012)
Real Estate Law
Christopher H. Collins (2008)
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Peter Connolly*
Communications Law
Amy L. Edwards (2009)
Environmental Law
Litigation - Environmental
Norman Glasgow, Jr. (2006)
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Richard M. Gold (2008)
Government Relations Practice
Steven D. Gordon (2005)
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
David S. Kahn (2006)
Real Estate Law
Paul J. Kiernan (2012)
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Real Estate
Richard E. Lear (2001)
Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law/Insolvency and Reorganization
Litigation - Bankruptcy
Norman Leventhal (2012)
Communications Law
Robert C. MacKichan, Jr. (2008)
Litigation - Real Estate
Real Estate Law
Christopher Myers*
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Kathleen M. Nilles (2012)
Native American Law
Non-Profit/Charities Law
Tax Law
Whayne S. Quin (1983)
Land Use & Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Alban Salaman (2006)
Trusts and Estates
Tara A. Scanlon (2010)
Real Estate Law
Janis B. Schiff (2008)
Real Estate Law
William S. Sessions (2005)
Arbitration
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Compliance Law
Mediation
Stephen Shapiro*
Construction Law
Gerry Sikorski (2006)
Government Relations Practice
David C. Silver (2006)
Real Estate Law
Andrew W. Stephenson (2005)
Arbitration
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction
Mediation
Jeffrey B. Stern (2008)
Real Estate Law
Janet R. Studley (2005)
Government Relations Practice
Charles W. Tiedemann (2007)
Real Estate Law
Roderic Woodson (2007)
Municipal Law
West Palm Beach
Richard C. Hutchison (2006)
Commercial Litigation
David L. Perry, Jr. (2009)
Corporate Law