302 Holland & Knight Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2016
18 of the firm's attorneys named "Lawyers of the Year"
MIAMI (August 17, 2015) – Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that 302 of the firm's attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016. In addition, 18 of the attorneys were named "Lawyers of the Year" in their respective practices.
Attorneys on The Best Lawyers in America list are grouped by geographic region and practice area. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to ensure that they are in current practice and in good standing. The list has been published for more than three decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals.
The Holland & Knight attorneys named The Best Lawyers in America 2016 "Lawyers of the Year" are:
Chester E. Bacheller (Tampa): Corporate Governance Law
Gregory A. Baldwin (Miami): Corporate Compliance Law
Bernard A. Barton Jr. (Tampa): Tax Law
Jose A. Casal (Miami): International Trade and Finance Law
Bruce Jay Colan (Miami): Venture Capital Law
James M. Ervin Jr. (Tallahassee): Corporate Law
Robert J. Grammig (Tampa): Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Jennifer L. Hernandez (San Francisco): Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
Robert S. Highsmith Jr. (Atlanta): Government Relations Practice
Joshua E. Husbands (Portland): Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Latour Lafferty (Tampa): Corporate Compliance Law
James L. Main (Jacksonville): Tax Law
Thomas M. McAleavey (Orlando): Mergers & Acquisitions Law
George Mencio (Miami): Securitization and Structured Finance Law
William J. Mutryn (Washington, D.C.): Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Roy Pulvers (Portland): Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
Roger W. Sims (Orlando): Litigation – Environmental
Also recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2016 guide are:
Atlanta
Alfred B. Adams III
Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Thomas B. Branch III
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Harold T. Daniel
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Laurie Webb Daniel
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Gregory J. Digel
Commercial Litigation
Robert S. Highsmith Jr.
Government Relations Practice
Mark S. Lange
Tax Law
J. Allen Maines
Commercial Litigation
James H. Rollins
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Woodrow W. Vaughan III
Project Finance Law
Keith M. Wiener
Municipal Law
Boston
Meredeth A. Beers
Trusts and Estates
Thomas M. Greene
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Deborah S. Griffin
Construction Law
Kenneth B. Hoffman
Real Estate Law
Chester D. Hooper
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Robert J. Kaler
Construction Law
Joshua Krumholz
Litigation – Patent
Paul G. Lannon Jr.
Education Law
Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Philip S. Lapatin
Real Estate Law
Ralph T. Lepore III
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Shari A. Levitan
Litigation -Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
Ieuan G. Mahony
Commercial Litigation
Diane M. McDermott
Real Estate Law
Miriam J. McKendall
Education Law
Employment Law – Management
John J. Monaghan
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
John P. O'Neill
Real Estate Law
David Scott Sloan
Trusts and Estates
Daniel I. Small
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
James D. Smeallie
Commercial Litigation
Education Law
Suanne St. Charles
Banking and Finance Law
Real Estate Law
Frank Stearns
Real Estate Law
Chicago
Barbara A. Adams
Government Relations Practice
Christine L. Albright
Trusts and Estates
David B. Allswang
Real Estate Law
Gregory K. Brown
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
R. David Donoghue
Litigation – Patent
Patent Law
Martin G. Durkin
Commercial Litigation
Steven M. Elrod
Government Relations Practice
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Mark A. Flessner
Criminal Defense: White Collar
Peter M. Friedman
Government Relations Practice
Land Use and Zoning Law
Andrew R. Gelman
Trusts and Estates
Steven L. Gillman
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law - Management
Michael P. Kuppersmith
Real Estate Law
Robert J. Labate
Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television
Bruce D. Loring
Real Estate Law
Elias N. Matsakis
Corporate Law
Health Care Law
Gregory R. Meeder
Litigation – Construction
Christopher J. Murdoch
Commercial Litigation
Scott W. Petersen
Copyright Law
Trademark Law
David Shayne
Trusts and Estates
Colin P. Smith
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Steven Varick
Commercial Litigation
Thomas R. Woodrow
Mediation
Larry M. Zanger
Information Technology Law
Michael J. Zdeb
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Dallas
James C. Chadwick
Banking and Finance Law
Eugene F. Segrest
Real Estate Law
Scott C. Wallace
Banking and Finance Law
Fort Lauderdale
Irwin J. Fayne
Real Estate Law
Tammy Knight
Corporate Law
Judith E. Kreitzer
Real Estate Law
Jonathan S. Marcus
Real Estate Law
Nicholas G. Milano
Real Estate Law
Thomas F. Morante
Insurance Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Tax Law
Stephen B. Moss
Real Estate Law
Debbie M. Orshefsky
Environmental Law
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Erika R. Royal
Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
William B. Sherman
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Tax Law
Jacksonville
Michael A. Abel
Transportation Law
Ivan A. Colao
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
George D. Gabel Jr.
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Litigation – First Amendment
Media Law
James S. Groh
Banking and Finance Law
Lawrence J. Hamilton II
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Real Estate
Transportation Law
Peter P. Hargitai
Commercial Litigation
Jerome W. Hoffman
Advertising Law
Commercial Litigation
Health Care Law
Litigation – Antitrust
Fred J. Lotterhos III
Commercial Litigation
Dominic C. MacKenzie
Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
James L. Main
Corporate Law
Tax Law
Frederick D. Page
Insurance Law
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Michael G. Prendergast
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Terrence J. Russell
Commercial Litigation
Health Care Law
George E. Schulz Jr.
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Richard L. Stockton
Trusts and Estates
Melissa S. Turra
Real Estate Law
Stacy Watson May
Litigation – Environmental
Alan M. Weiss
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Lakeland
Richard B. Stephens
Public Finance Law
Edward W. Vogel III
Public Finance Law
Los Angeles
Linda Auerbach Allderdice
Employment Law – Management
Susan Jennifer Booth
Real Estate Law
Francis W. Costello
International Trade and Finance Law
Vincent Farhat
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Arnold D. Kahn
Trusts and Estates
Jerome L. Levine
Gaming Law
Native American Law
Richard E. Lyon Jr.
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation – Patent
Bruce S. Ross
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Non-Profit / Charities Law
Linda M. Rottman
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
Vivian Lee Thoreen
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates
Alan J. Watson
Construction Law
Litigation – Construction
Richard T. Williams
Commercial Litigation
Miami
Martin J. Alexander
Commercial Litigation
Mark I. Aronson
Real Estate Law
Gregory A. Baldwin
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Rodney H. Bell
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Christopher N. Bellows
Appellate Practice
William R. Bloom
Real Estate Law
Sanford L. Bohrer
Commercial Litigation
First Amendment Law
Litigation – First Amendment
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Media Law
Christopher W. Boyett
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Kelly-Ann G. Cartwright
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Jose A. Casal
Commercial Litigation
International Arbitration – Commercial
International Trade and Finance Law
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Bruce Jay Colan
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Venture Capital Law
J. Raul Cosio
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Securities
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Maria T. Currier
Health Care Law
Jesús E. Cuza
Commercial Litigation
Edward Diaz
Employment Law – Management
Robert J. Friedman
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law – Individuals
Tax Law
Joseph G. Goldstein
Environmental Law
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
John F. Halula
Real Estate Law
Anna Marie Hernandez
Litigation – Real Estate
Jorge L. Hernandez-Toraño
Corporate Law
Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television
Entertainment Law – Music
Mitchell E. Herr
Corporate Governance Law
Litigation – Securities
Securities Regulation
John M. Hogan
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Marilyn J. Holifield
Commercial Litigation
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Adolfo E. Jimenez
Commercial Litigation
International Arbitration – Commercial
International Trade and Finance Law
Judith M. Korchin
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Construction
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Litigation – Real Estate
Lyndall M. Lambert
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Juan J. Mayol Jr.
Environmental Law
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Louise McAlpin
Derivatives and Futures Law
William G. McCullough
Banking and Finance Law
George Mencio Jr.
Banking and Finance Law
Corporate Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Transportation Law
Tracy A. Nichols
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Securities
Fabian A. Pal
Corporate Law
Roberto Pupo
Health Care Law
Eduardo A. Ramos
Commercial Litigation
José E. Sirven
Banking and Finance Law
Corporate Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Robert H. Smith
Real Estate Law
Steven Sonberg
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Rodolfo Sorondo Jr.
Appellate Practice
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Lee Philip Teichner
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Andrew H. Weinstein
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Gavin Williams
Real Estate Law
James D. Wing
Commercial Litigation
New York
Fred Bass
Equipment Finance Law
Frederick D. Braid
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Randal Robert Craft Jr.
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions -Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Randolph A. DelFranco
Corporate Law
Vincent J. Foley
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Michael J. Frevola
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Joseph A. Guay
Real Estate Law
Nancy L. Hengen
Admiralty and Maritime Law
International Trade and Finance Law
James H. Hohenstein
Admiralty and Maritime Law
William J. Honan
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Stephen J. Humes
Environmental Law
Litigation – Environmental
Martin P. Miner
Real Estate Law
Lance D. Myers
Corporate Law
Christopher R. Nolan
Admiralty and Maritime Law
John F. Pritchard
Banking and Finance Law
Equipment Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Richard Raysman
Information Technology Law
Frederick R. Rohn
Construction Law
Litigation – Construction
Stuart M. Saft
Real Estate Law
John J. Sarchio
Insurance Law
M. James Spitzer Jr.
Real Estate Law
Michael Starr
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Jovi Tenev
Admiralty and Maritime Law
John M. Toriello
Transportation Law
H. Barry Vasios
Commercial Litigation
Charles A. Weiss
Patent Law
Orlando
Glenn A. Adams
Corporate Law
Tax Law
Stephen T. Ball
Employment Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Wiley S. Boston II
Real Estate Law
Christopher C. Brockman
Real Estate Law
Ted R. Brown
Environmental Law
Government Relations Practice
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation – Environmental
Litigation – Real Estate
Real Estate Law
Michael R. Candes
Litigation - Construction
Louis T. M. Conti
Corporate Law
Tax Law
Suzanne E. Gilbert
Banking and Finance Law
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Litigation – Real Estate
Scott J. Johnson
Commercial Litigation
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Litigation – Real Estate
David A. Jones
Commercial Litigation
Chris N. Kolos
Insurance Law
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Thomas M. McAleavey
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
James M. McCrae
Litigation – Construction
Brian A. McDowell
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Judith M. Mercier
Commercial Litigation
Media Law
A. Guy Neff Jr.
Real Estate Law
Kathryn W. Oberto
Real Estate Law
James A. Park III
Real Estate Law
James E.L. Seay
Real Estate Law
Roger W. Sims
Environmental Law
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation – Environmental
Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
Water Law
Lee S. Smith
Real Estate Law
Stephen W. Snively
Real Estate Law
Ben W. Subin
Litigation – Construction
Albert F. Tellechea
Commercial Litigation
Allison E. Turnbull
Government Relations Practice
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
William B. Wilson
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Samuel J. Zusmann Jr.
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Portland
David J. Elkanich
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
George J. Gregores
Leisure and Hospitality Law
Real Estate Law
Joshua E. Husbands
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Insurance Law
Trusts and Estates
Peter R. Jarvis
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
J. Alan Jensen
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Trusts and Estates
Roy Pulvers
Appellate Practice
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
First Amendment Law
Dayna E. Underhill
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
Mark A. von Bergen
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
San Francisco
Jennifer L. Hernandez
Environmental Law
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation – Environmental
Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
Tara S. Kaushik
Utilities Law
Elizabeth A. Lake
Environmental Law
Michael Brill Newman
Food and Beverage Law
William B. Piels
Equipment Finance Law
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Tamsen Plume
Environmental Law
Land Use and Zoning Law
James A. Riddle
Insurance Law
Audrey L. Sung
Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Matthew P. Vafidis
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Tallahassee
Lawrence N. Curtin
Environmental Law
Litigation – Environmental
Natural Resources Law
Mark K. Delegal
Insurance Law
James M. Ervin Jr.
Corporate Law
Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Tax Law
Stephen H. Grimes
Appellate Practice
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
D. Bruce May Jr.
Energy Law
Shannon Hartsfield
Health Care Law
Lawrence E. Sellers
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Environmental Law
Water Law
Karen D. Walker
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Commercial Litigation
Government Relations Practice
Tampa
Rod Anderson
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Chester E. Bacheller
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Anderson L. Baldy III
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Real Estate Law
Bernard A. Barton Jr.
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Tax Law
Stacy D. Blank
Antitrust Law
Commercial Litigation
Noel Robert Boeke
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Michael L. Chapman
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
Jim Davis
Government Relations Practice
William B. deMeza Jr.
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Labor and Employment
Richard D. Eckhard
Real Estate Law
William Keith Fendrick
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Leonard H. Gilbert
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation
Equipment Finance Law
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Litigation – Real Estate
Frederick J. Grady
Commercial Litigation
Robert J. Grammig
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
International Trade and Finance Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Richard B. Hadlow
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Shane A. Hart
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Bradford D. Kimbro
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
Edward F. Koren Jr.
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Latour Lafferty
Corporate Compliance Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
William R. Lane Jr.
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Jack A. Levine
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Tax Law
Frederick M. Rothenberg
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Litigation – ERISA
David R. Singleton
Banking and Finance Law
Real Estate Law
Charles L. Stutts
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Natalie P. Thomas
Commercial Litigation
Joseph H. Varner III
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Charles A. Wachter
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Insurance Law
Robert Allan Warram
Real Estate Law
Douglas A. Wright
Corporate Law
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Tax Law
Barbara Yadley
Banking and Finance Law
Real Estate Law
Tysons Corner (Northern Virginia)
Adam J. August
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Jocelyn West Brittin
Corporate Law
Information Technology Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Thomas M. Brownell
Litigation – Construction
Richard O. Duvall
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Brandon H. Elledge
Commercial Litigation
Stuart Mendelsohn
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
William J. Mutryn
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Christopher A. Myers
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Curtis L. Sano
Real Estate Law
Colin J. Smith
Litigation – Real Estate
Real Estate Law
Eric Wechselblatt
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Washington, D.C.
Philip Baker-Shenk
Native American Law
Stephen A. Bogorad
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
David W. Briggs
Real Estate Law
John L. Brownlee
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Lynn E. Calkins
Commercial Litigation
Jerald S. Cohn
Real Estate Law
Christopher H. Collins
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Peter M. Connolly
Communications Law
Amy L. Edwards
Environmental Law
Litigation – Environmental
Michael Gaba
Health Care Law
Norman M. Glasgow Jr.
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Richard M. Gold
Government Relations Practice
Steven D. Gordon
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
David S. Kahn
Real Estate Law
Paul J. Kiernan
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Real Estate
Richard E. Lear
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Norman P. Leventhal
Communications Law
Robert C. MacKichan Jr.
Litigation – Real Estate
Real Estate Law
James T. Meggesto
Native American Law
Kathleen M. Nilles
Native American Law
Non-Profit / Charities Law
Tax Law
Whayne S. Quin
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law
Alban Salaman
Trusts and Estates
Tara A. Scanlon
Real Estate Law
Janis Boyarsky Schiff
Real Estate Law
William S. Sessions
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Mediation
Stephen B. Shapiro
Construction Law
Gerry Sikorski
Government Relations Practice
David C. Silver
Real Estate Law
Andrew W. Stephenson
Arbitration
Construction Law
Litigation – Construction
Mediation
Jeffrey Blake Stern
Leisure and Hospitality Law
Real Estate Law
Janet R. Studley
Government Relations Practice
Charles Welch Tiedemann
Real Estate Law
Erica H. Weiss
Real Estate Law
Roderic L. Woodson
Municipal Law
West Palm Beach
Richard C. Hutchison
Commercial Litigation
David L. Perry Jr.
Corporate Law