Holland & Knight Ranked Among Nation's Top Law Firms by Chambers USA

MIAMI (May 21, 2021) – Holland & Knight has been named one of the nation's premier law firms, earning top rankings in multiple practice areas and markets in 2021 from Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. The directory lists 165 Holland & Knight attorneys among the nation's preeminent practitioners. 

Nationally, the firm ranked No. 1 in the following categories: 

• Healthcare
• Privacy & Data Security
• Transportation – Aviation: Regulatory
• 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 – General Commercial
• Florida – Litigation: Appellate
• Florida – Real Estate (North & Central)
• Florida – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (South Florida)
• Florida – Tax
• Massachusetts – Construction
• Massachusetts – Energy & Natural Resources
• New York – Labor & Employment 

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 2021 Chambers USA guide:

Nationwide

Christopher Armstrong – Government Relations: Congressional Investigations
Philip Baker-Shenk – Native American Law
David Black – Government Contracts
Charles Borden – Political Law
Samuel Brown – Political Law
Christopher DeLacy - Political Law
William Byrne – Transportation: Rail (for Railroads); Transportation: Road (Carriage/Logistics)
Phillip Durham – Transportation: Aviation: Finance
Michael Frevola – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)
Richard Gold – Government Relations
Joseph Guay – Leisure & Hospitality
Gary Halbert – Transportation: Aviation: Litigation
Lawrence Hamilton – Transportation: Road (Carriage/Logistics)
James Hohenstein – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)
Christopher Kelly – Transportation: Aviation: Litigation
Nathan Leavitt – Transportation: Aviation: Finance
Allison McCarthy – Leisure & Hospitality
James Meggesto – Native American Law
Mark Melodia – Privacy & Data Security: Litigation
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
Kenneth Parsons – Native American Law
William Piels – Transportation: Aviation: Finance
John Pritchard – Transportation: Aviation: Finance
Steve Raffaele – Transportation: Aviation: Litigation
Jameson Rice – Transportation: Road (Carriage/Logistics)
Benjamin Slocum – Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory
Jeffrey Stern – Leisure & Hospitality
Jovi Tenev – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance
Robert Tompkins – Government Contracts

California

Susan Booth – Real Estate (Southern)
Danielle Garcia – Banking & Finance
Daniel Golub – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Jennifer Hernandez – Environment; Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Thomas Hill – Labor & Employment
Tamsen Plume – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Douglas Praw – Real Estate (Southern)

Colorado

Stephen Dietrich – Corporate/M&A

Connecticut

Chris Cerrito – Corporate/M&A
Thomas Freed – 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
David Barkus – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (South)
Bernard Barton – Tax: State & Local
Sara Bernard – Real Estate
Noel Boeke – Bankruptcy/Restructuring (North & Central)
Sanford Bohrer – Litigation: General Commercial
Ted Brown – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Gabriel Caballero – Banking & Finance: Regulatory
Michael Candes – Construction 
Maria Currier – Healthcare
Lawrence Curtin – Environment
Vivian de las Cuevas-Diaz – Real Estate (South)
Joe Dewey – Banking & Finance: Transactional
Richard Eckhard – Real Estate
Seth Entin – Tax 
James Ervin – Tax: State & Local
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
John Halula – Real Estate (South)
Shannon Hartsfield – Healthcare
Jerome Hoffman – Antitrust
Adolfo Jimenez – Litigation: General Commercial
Stewart Kasner – Tax
Lawrence Kemm – Tax
Latour L.T. Lafferty – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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
Michael Mills – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Tracy Nichols – Litigation: General Commercia
Debbie Orshefsky – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Norberto Quintana – Energy & Natural Resources
Lara Rios – Energy & Natural Resources
Ira Rosner – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (South)
James Seay – Real Estate
Lawrence Sellers – Environment
William Sharp – Tax
Bill Shepherd – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
William Sherman – Tax
Christina Schwing – Energy & Natural Resources
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
Melissa Turra – Real Estate
Joseph Varner III – Litigation: General Commercial
Andrew Weinstein – Tax
Michael Wiener – Public Finance
Barbara Yadley – Banking & Finance: Transactional

Georgia

Cindy Brazell – Banking & Finance 
Laurie Webb Daniel – Litigation: General Commercial
Chris Dillon – Banking & Finance
Kendel Drew – Banking & Finance
Allen Maines – Litigation: General Commercial
Todd Wozniak – Labor & Employment

Illinois

David Donoghue – Intellectual Property
David Fischer – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Robert Labate – Media & Entertainment: Transactional

Massachusetts
Gina Fonte – Construction
Deborah Griffin – Construction
Robert Kaler – Litigation: General Commercial
Mark Kalpin – Energy & Natural Resources
Joshua Krumholz – Intellectual Property
Philip Lapatin – Real Estate
Diane McDermott – Real Estate
Miriam McKendall – Labor & Employment
Jeffrey Mittleman – Healthcare
John Monaghan – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
John O'Neill – Real Estate
Jeremy Sternberg – Healthcare
Melissa Wong – Healthcare
Lynne Xerras – Bankruptcy/Restructuring

New York

Frederick Braid – Labor & Employment; Labor Relations
Glynna Christian – Technology
Kenneth Lowenstein – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Frederick Rohn – Construction
Stuart Saft – Real Estate: Mainly Dirt
Howard Sokol – Labor & Employment

North Carolina

David Iacuzio – Real Estate: Finance
Christopher Kupec – Banking & Finance
Timothy Ryan – Banking & Finance

Oregon

Shannon Armstrong – Litigation: General Commercial
Matthew Donohue – Litigation: General Commercial
Mark von Bergen – Corporate/M&A

Pennsylvania

Sara Begley – Labor & Employment
Leonard Bernstein – Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory
Craig Circosta – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Philadelphia & Surrounds)
Paul Jaskot – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Philadelphia & Surrounds)
John Martini – Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation
Kenneth Racowski – Antitrust
Carolyn Short – Litigation: General Commercial (Philadelphia & Surrounds)
David Surbeck – Banking & Finance (Philadelphia & Surrounds)

Texas

Jennifer Rangel – Healthcare
John Riley – Environment

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)
Simone Summers – Corporate/M&A (Northern) *Associate to Watch*
Marisa Terrenzi – Corporate/M&A (Northern)
Eric Wechselblatt – Corporate/M&A (Northern)