MIAMI (June 1, 2022) – Holland & Knight has been named one of the nation’s premier law firms, earning top rankings in multiple practice areas and markets in 2022 from Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The directory lists 191 Holland & Knight attorneys among the nation’s preeminent practitioners.
Nationally, the firm ranked No. 1 in the following categories:
- Healthcare (Highly Regarded)
- Privacy & Data Security (Highly Regarded)
- Transportation – Road (Carriage/Logistics)
The firm earned No. 1 rankings in state and regional practices in the following categories:
- California – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
- District of Columbia – Real Estate
- Florida – Banking & Finance
- Florida – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (North & Central)
- Florida – Energy & Natural Resources
- Florida – Litigation: Appellate
- Florida – Litigation: General Commercial (The Elite)
- Florida – Litigation: Securities
- Florida – Real Estate (North & Central)
- Florida – Real Estate (South)
- Florida – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (South)
- Florida – Tax
- Massachusetts – Construction
- Massachusetts – Energy & Natural Resources
- Texas – Real Estate
Chambers USA is designed to reflect market opinion through a year’s worth of client and lawyer surveys. It is one in a series of Chambers & Partners independent, objective and research-based guides to the legal profession around the world. The attributes assessed include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, commitment and other qualities most valued by clients.
The following Holland & Knight lawyers are named in the 2022 Chambers USA guide:
Nationwide
Philip Baker-Shenk – Native American Law
Gregory Binns – Oil & Gas Litigation
David Black – Government Contracts
Charles Borden – Political Law
Samuel Brown – Political Law
William Byrne – Transportation: Rail (for Railroads); Transportation: Road (Carriage/Logistics)
Greg Curry – Oil & Gas Litigation
Christopher DeLacy – Political Law
Andrew Derman – Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
Phillip Durham – Transportation: Aviation: Finance
Vincent Foley – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)
Michael Frevola – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)
Richard Gold – Government Relations
Joseph Guay – Leisure & Hospitality
Gary Halbert – Transportation: Aviation: Litigation; Transportation: NTSB Specialist
Lawrence Hamilton – Transportation: Road (Carriage/Logistics)
Craig Haynes – Oil & Gas Litigation
Christopher Kelly – Transportation: Aviation: Litigation
Nathan Leavitt – Transportation: Aviation: Finance
Allison McCarthy – Leisure & Hospitality (Up and Coming)
Mary McNulty – Tax: Controversy
James Meggesto – Native American Law
Mark Melodia – Privacy & Data Security: Litigation
Gerald Morrissey – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory
Anita Mosner – Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory
Judith Nemsick – Transportation: Aviation: Litigation
Michael Newman – Food & Beverages: Alcohol
Christopher Nolan – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)
James Paine – Outsourcing
Emily Parker – Tax: Controversy (Senior Statespeople)
Kenneth Parsons – Native American Law (Up & Coming)
John Pritchard – Transportation: Aviation: Finance (Senior Statespeople)
Steve Raffaele – Transportation: Aviation: Litigation
Jameson Rice – Transportation: Road (Carriage/Logistics) (Up & Coming)
Joel Roberson – Government Relations (Up & Coming)
Benjamin Slocum – Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory (Up & Coming)
Bruce Sostek – Intellectual Property
Jovi Tenev – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance
Robert Tompkins – Government Contracts
Thomas Yoo – Product Liability & Mass Torts
California
Susan Booth – Real Estate (Southern)
Norman Carlin – Environment
Danielle Garcia – Banking & Finance
Daniel Golub – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Up & Coming)
Jennifer Hernandez – Environment; Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Thomas Hill – Labor & Employment
Chelsea Maclean – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Up & Coming)
Tamsen Plume – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Douglas Praw – Real Estate (Southern)
Nicholas Targ – Environment
Kenneth Yood – Healthcare
Colorado
Seth Belzley – Corporate/M&A (Up & Coming)
Stephen Dietrich – Corporate/M&A
Connecticut
Chris Cerrito – Corporate/M&A
Thomas Freed – Corporate/M&A
Evan Seideman – Corporate/M&A
Gloria Skigen – Corporate M&A
District of Columbia
Amy Edwards – Environment
Kyrus Freeman – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Leon Fresco – Immigration
Norman Glasgow Jr. – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Bonni Kaufman – Environment
Paul Kilmer – Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Gregory Koger – Construction
Joshua Odintz – Tax
Tara Scanlon – Real Estate
Janis Schiff – Real Estate
Stephen Shapiro – Construction
Christine Shiker – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
David Silver – Real Estate
Florida
Chester Bacheller – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (North & Central)
David Barkus – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (South)
Sara Bernard – Real Estate (North & Central)
Noel Boeke – Bankruptcy/Restructuring (North & Central)
Ted Brown – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (North & Central) (Senior Statespeople)
Michael Candes – Construction
Maria Currier – Healthcare
Lawrence Curtin – Environment
Vivian de las Cuevas-Diaz – Real Estate (South)
Richard Eckhard – Real Estate (North & Central)
Keith Fendrick – Bankruptcy/Restructuring (North & Central)
Andres Fernandez – Banking & Finance: Regulatory
Wifredo Ferrer – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Robert Friedman – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Joseph Goldstein – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (South)
Robert Grammig – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (North & Central)
John Halula – Real Estate (South)
Shannon Hartsfield – Healthcare
Jerome Hoffman – Antitrust
Adolfo Jimenez – Litigation: General Commercial
Stewart Kasner – Tax
Lawrence Kemm – Tax
Steven Lear – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (South)
Bruce May – Energy & Natural Resources
Juan Mayol – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (South)
Tom McAleavey – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (North & Central)
Michael Mills – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (North & Central)
Tracy Nichols – Litigation: General Commercial
Debbie Orshefsky – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (South)
Norberto Quintana – Energy & Natural Resources
Lara Rios – Energy & Natural Resources
Ira Rosner – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (South)
Lawrence Sellers – Environment
Christina Schwing – Energy & Natural Resources
William Sharp – Tax
Bill Shepherd – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
William Sherman – Tax
José Sirven – Banking & Finance: Transactional
Aaron Slavens – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (South)
Rodolfo Sorondo Jr. – Litigation: Appellate
Monte Starr – Construction
Charles Stutts – Banking & Finance: Regulatory
Ben Subin – Construction
Sean Tevel – Tax (Up & Coming)
Melissa Turra – Real Estate (North & Central)
Joseph Varner III – Litigation: General Commercial
Andrew Weinstein – Tax (Senior Statespeople)
Michael Wiener – Public Finance
Barbara Yadley – Banking & Finance: Transactional
Georgia
Cindy Brazell – Banking & Finance
Chris Dillon – Banking & Finance
Kendel Drew – Banking & Finance
Allen Maines – Litigation: General Commercial
James Paine – Technology & Outsourcing
Todd Wozniak – Labor & Employment; Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Illinois
David Donoghue – Intellectual Property
Robert Labate – Media & Entertainment: Transactional
Massachusetts
Gina Fonte – Construction
Robert Kaler – Litigation: General Commercial
Mark Kalpin – Energy & Natural Resources
Joshua Krumholz – Intellectual Property
Paul Lannon – Labor & Employment
Philip Lapatin – Real Estate (Senior Statespeople)
Diane McDermott – Real Estate
Miriam McKendall – Labor & Employment
Jeffrey Mittleman – Healthcare
John Monaghan – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Sean O’Brien – Real Estate
John O’Neill – Real Estate
Dianne Phillips – Environment
Jeremy Sternberg – Healthcare
Melissa Wong – Healthcare
Lynne Xerras – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
New Hampshire
Scott O’Connell – Litigation: General Commercial
New York
Frederick Braid – Labor & Employment; Labor Relations (Spotlight Table)
Glynna Christian – Technology
Kenneth Lowenstein – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Brian Platton – Healthcare
Stuart Saft – Real Estate: Mainly Dirt
Howard Sokol – Labor & Employment
Nili Yolin – Healthcare
North Carolina
David Iacuzio – Real Estate: Finance
Christopher Kupec – Banking & Finance
Timothy Ryan – Banking & Finance
Oregon
Shannon Armstrong – Litigation: General Commercial
Kristin Asai – Litigation: General Commercial (Up & Coming)
Matthew Donohue – Litigation: General Commercial
Pennsylvania
Sara Begley – Labor & Employment
Leonard Bernstein – Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory (Senior Statespeople)
Craig Circosta – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Philadelphia & Surrounds)
Paul Jaskot – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Philadelphia & Surrounds)
John Martini – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Kenneth Racowski – Antitrust
Eric Rubin – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Carolyn Short – Litigation: General Commercial (Philadelphia & Surrounds)
Colby Smith – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
David Surbeck – Banking & Finance (Philadelphia & Surrounds)
Texas
Roger Aksamit – Tax
David Bennett – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Anthony Campiti – Labor & Employment
Andrew Flint – Banking & Finance
Herbert Hammond – Intellectual Property
James Harris – Environment; Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Bill Katz – Antitrust
Todd Keator – Tax (Up & Coming)
Jessica Magee – Litigation: Securities; White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
James McKellar – Banking & Finance
Mary McNulty – Tax: Litigation
Bruce Merwin – Construction
James Morriss – Environment (Senior Statespeople)
Emily Parker – Tax: Litigation (Senior Statespeople)
Ashley Phillips – Environment
Jennifer Rangel – Healthcare
John Riley – Environment
Richard Roper – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Eugene Segrest – Real Estate
Mark Sloan – Real Estate (Eminent Practitioners)
Bruce Sostek – Intellectual Property
Mark Weibel – Real Estate
Virginia
Adam August – Corporate/M&A (Northern)
John Brownlee – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Michelle Rosati – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Northern)
Colin J. Smith – Real Estate (Northern)
Marisa Terrenzi – Corporate/M&A (Northern)
Eric Wechselblatt – Corporate/M&A (Northern)
