The international law firm, Greenberg Traurig, announced that 29 attorneys from its Phoenix office are named in the 2014 Best Lawyers in America list released this week. In addition, three Phoenix attorneys are recognized as “Lawyer of the Year.” According to Best Lawyers®, only one attorney from each practice and metropolitan area is chosen. The Greenberg attorneys named “Lawyer of the Year” are:
* Brian H. Blaney, Securities Regulation
* William R. DeHaan, Public Finance Law
* Bruce E. Macdonough, Securities/Capital Markets Law
For the seventh consecutive year, the international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP is ranked No. 1 for having more attorneys listed in Best Lawyers in America than any other law firm in the U.S. The 2014 edition of Best Lawyers in America lists 348 Greenberg Traurig attorneys across the firm’s U.S. offices.
More than 60 percent of the attorneys in Greenberg Traurig’s Phoenix office are included in the 2014 ranking.
The attorneys named to the Best Lawyers list and their first year listed are:
* Laurent Badoux (2014) Labor Law – Management
* Brian H. Blaney (2010) Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, Venture Capital Law
* Mary E. Bruno (2013) Employment Law – Management
* Rebecca Lynne Burnham (1999) Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
* Michael Cafiso (2007) Public Finance Law
* David D. Cleary (2012) Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
* John E. Cummerford (2003) Copyright Law, Patent Law, Trademark Law
* Michelle A. De Blasi (2013) Energy Law, Environmental Law
* William R. DeHaan (2007) Public Finance Law
* Gerald L. Fellows (2005) Litigation – Patent, Patent Law
* Karl A. Freeburg (2013) Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law
* Harry J. Friedman (1999) Tax Law
* Stacey F. Gottlieb (2010) Criminal Defense: White-Collar
* Brigitte Finley Green (2007) Public Finance Law
* Jean E. Harris (2010) Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
* Robert S. Kant (2003) Corporate Law
* Leslie A. Klein (2006) Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (Chicago and Phoenix)
* Bruce E. Macdonough (2009) Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
* Kevin J. Morris (2012) Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
* James Nelson (2012) Employment Law – Management (Sacramento and Phoenix)
* Pamela M. Overton (2009) Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
* David M. Paltzik (2008) Real Estate Law
* Gil Rudolph (2003) Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law
* Brian J. Schulman (2012) Litigation – Securities, Securities Regulation
* Paul F. Sefcovic (2013) Public Finance Law
* Lesa J. Storey (2003) Real Estate Law
* Jeffrey H. Verbin (1995) Banking and Finance Law, Equipment Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law
* E. Jeffrey Walsh (2005) Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Real Estate
* Quinn P. Williams (1995) Corporate Law, Franchise Law, Venture Capital Law
According to the Best Lawyers website, the “Top Listed” designation is given to the firm that has the most listed lawyers in a particular location and practice area. The award is based exclusively on number of listed attorneys.
Greenberg Traurig’s Phoenix office is top-listed based on number of attorneys in the following states:
· Phoenix: Commercial Finance Law, Equipment Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Public Finance Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, Venture Capital Law
Best Lawyers in America, compile the lists of attorneys by in-depth peer-review surveys where millions of lawyers can confidentially evaluate their peers. The 2014 Best Lawyers of America edition was accumulated with more than 4.3 million confidential evaluations provided from attorneys across the country. The publication’s lists are currently printed in 70 countries and have international exposure.
