Holland & Knight Ranks Among Nation’s Leading Law Firms in Chambers USA 2024
MIAMI (June 6, 2024) – Holland & Knight has 271 attorneys recognized as preeminent practitioners in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. In addition, the respected legal guide named Holland & Knight a leading law firm in 118 practice categories across the nation and regionally. The number of Holland & Knight attorneys and practice categories ranked by Chambers USA increased 9 percent and 8 percent, respectively, from 248 attorneys and 109 categories in 2023.
Chambers & Partners has published directories ranking the best law firms and lawyers since 1990. Rankings are based on law firm submissions and feedback received from thousands of lawyer and client interviews conducted by Chambers researchers.
This year's Chambers USA guide ranked Holland & Knight as Band 1 in 29 practice categories. In addition, the firm was also recognized in the guide's nationwide "Elite" categories for Government Contracts and Healthcare.
Nationally, the firm ranked Band 1 in the following categories:
- Offshore Energy
- Transportation: NTSB Specialists
- Transportation – Road (Carriage/Logistics)
Regionally, the firm earned Band 1 rankings 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 – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (South)
- Florida – Energy & Natural Resources
- Florida – Litigation: Appellate
- Florida – Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite
- Florida – Litigation: Securities
- Florida – Real Estate (North & Central)
- Florida – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (South)
- Florida – Tax
- Massachusetts – Construction
- Massachusetts – Energy & Natural Resources
- Tennessee – Banking & Finance
- Tennessee – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Tennessee – Construction
- Tennessee – Corporate/M&A
- Tennessee – Environment
- Tennessee – Healthcare
- Tennessee – Intellectual Property
- Tennessee – Labor & Employment
- Tennessee – Litigation: General Commercial
- Tennessee – Real Estate
- Texas – Real Estate
- Virginia – Corporate/M&A (Northern)
For a full list of other nationally and regionally recommended practice areas, click here.
The following Holland & Knight lawyers are recognized as leading attorneys in the 2024 Chambers USA guide, including those lawyers named nationally or regionally to "Eminent Practitioners," "Senior Statespeople," "Up and Coming" or "Associates to Watch" lists:
Nationwide
Benjamin Allen – Transportation: NTSB Specialists
Christopher Armstrong – Government Relations: Congressional Investigations
Olesya Bakar – Private Equity: Fund Formation
Philip Baker-Shenk – Native American Law
Jason Barker – Food & Beverages: Alcohol (Up and Coming)
Gregory Binns – Oil & Gas Litigation
David Black – Government Contracts: Bid Protests; Government Contracts
Justin Boose – Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
Charles Borden – Political Law
Samuel Brown – Political Law
William Byrne – Transportation: Rail (for Railroads); Transportation: Road (Carriage/Logistics)
Keith Carroll – Sports Law
Greg Curry – Oil & Gas Litigation
Christopher DeLacy – Political Law
Andrew Derman – Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
Phillip Durham – Transportation: Aviation: Finance
Nicole Elliott – Native American Law
Vincent Foley – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)
Paul Forshay – Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
Michael Frevola – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)
Robert A. Friedman – International Trade: CFIUS Experts
Richard Gold – Government Relations: Federal
Joseph Guay – Leisure & Hospitality
Alexander Holtan – Derivatives (Up and Coming)
Mark Kalpin – Offshore Energy
Christopher Kelly – Transportation: Aviation: Litigation
Sarah Passeri Korapaty – Transportation: NTSB Specialist
Paul Lannon Jr. – Higher Education
Nathan Leavitt – Transportation: Aviation: Finance
Kristine Little – Transportation: Rail (for Shippers) (Associates to Watch)
Jessica Magee – Securities: Regulation: Enforcement
Allison McCarthy – Leisure & Hospitality
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
Anthony Mulrain – Sports Law: Esports; Sports Law
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
John Pritchard – Transportation: Aviation: Finance (Senior Statespeople)
Steve Raffaele – Transportation: Aviation: Litigation
Jameson Rice – Transportation: Road (Carriage/Logistics)
Christopher Rizek – Tax: Controversy
Joel Roberson – Government Relations: Federal
Holly Roth – Government Contracts
Benjamin Slocum – Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory
Bruce Sostek – Intellectual Property
Ram Sunkara – Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
Jovi Tenev – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance
Robert Tompkins – Government Contracts
Bradley Van Buren – Venture Capital: Fund Formation
Todd Wozniak – ERISA Litigation
Thomas Yoo – Product Liability & Mass Torts
Alabama
Bryan O. Balogh – Litigation: General Commercial
Larry Childs – Litigation: General Commercial
Kristen Larremore – Healthcare
Colin Luke – Healthcare
Beth Pitman – Healthcare
Eric Ray – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Jesse Vogtle Jr. – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
California
Susan Booth – Real Estate (Southern)
Stevens Carey – Real Estate (Southern)
Daniel Golub – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Jennifer Hernandez – Environment; Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Thomas Hill – Labor & Employment
Chelsea Maclean – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Hamid Namazie – Banking & Finance
Tamsen Plume – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Douglas Praw – Real Estate (Southern)
Mark Spitzer – Banking & Finance
Nicholas Targ – Environment
Christina Tellado – Labor & Employment
Kenneth Yood – Healthcare
Colorado
Seth Belzley – Corporate/M&A; Energy & Natural Resources
Stephen Dietrich – Corporate/M&A
Connecticut
Martin Clarke – Corporate/M&A
Thomas Freed – Corporate/M&A
Seth Milligan – 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
Paul Kilmer – Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Gregory Koger – Construction
Joshua Odintz – Tax
Christopher Rizek – Tax
Tara Scanlon – Real Estate
Janis Schiff – Real Estate
Amish Shah – Tax
Stephen Shapiro – Construction
Christine Shiker – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
David Silver – Real Estate
Florida
David Barkus – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (South)
Sara Bernard – Real Estate (North & Central)
Noel Boeke – Bankruptcy/Restructuring (North & Central)
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 J. 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
Bradford Kimbro – Litigation: General Commercial
Tammy Knight – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (South)
Faisal Kraziem – Banking & Finance: Transactional (Up and Coming)
Jennifer Lowndes – Construction (Up & Coming)
Barbara Martinez – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
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; Litigation: Securities
Roberto Pupo – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (South)
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 (Eminent Practitioners)
Aaron Slavens – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (South)
Monte Starr – Construction
Charles Stutts – Banking & Finance: Regulatory
Ben Subin – Construction
Sean Tevel – Tax (Up and Coming)
Melissa Turra – Real Estate (North & Central)
Joseph Varner III – Litigation: General Commercial
Stephen Warren – Litigation: Securities
Andrew Weinstein – Tax (Senior Statespeople)
Michael Wiener – Public Finance
Georgia
Cindy Brazell – Banking & Finance
Chris Dillon – Banking & Finance
Kendel Drew – Banking & Finance
Allen Maines – Litigation: General Commercial
Summer Martin – Healthcare
Rebecca Merrill – Healthcare
James Paine – Technology & Outsourcing
Kyle Wamstad – Energy & Natural Resources
Lindsey Williamson – Energy & Natural Resources (Associates to Watch)
Todd Wozniak – Labor & Employment; Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Illinois
Steven Block – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Glynna Christian – Technology & Outsourcing
David Donoghue – Intellectual Property
Wade Kennedy – Banking & Finance
Robert Labate – Media & Entertainment: Transactional
Andrew McCune – Private Equity: Buyouts
Joshua Spencer – Banking & Finance
Loren Weil – Banking & Finance
Massachusetts
Gina Fonte – Construction
Edwin Hall – Construction
Margot Mendelson Hammond – Real Estate
Julia Hesse – Healthcare
Robert Kaler – Litigation: General Commercial
Mark Kalpin – Energy & Natural Resources
Joshua Krumholz – Intellectual Property
Paul Lannon Jr. – 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 York
Robert Bernstein – Construction
Frederick Braid – Labor & Employment; Labor Relations
Renee Covitt – Real Estate: Mainly Dirt (Up and Coming)
Kenneth Lowenstein – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Adam Paterno – Construction
Brian Platton – Healthcare
Stuart Saft – Real Estate: Mainly Dirt
Howard Sokol – Labor & Employment
Nili Yolin – Healthcare
North Carolina
Richard Bange – Corporate/M&A (Charlotte & Surrounds)
Kevin Christmas – Corporate/M&A (Charlotte & Surrounds)
David Iacuzio – Real Estate: Finance
Timothy Ryan – Banking & Finance
Oregon
Shannon Armstrong – Litigation: General Commercial
Kristin Asai – Litigation: General Commercial (Up & Coming)
Clifford DeGroot – Corporate/M&A
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)
John Devine – Healthcare
John Grugan – Litigation: Securities
Paul Jaskot – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Philadelphia & Surrounds)
John Martini – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Kenneth Racowski – Antitrust
Eric Rubin – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Rachel Cutler Shim – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Colby Smith – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Philadelphia & Surrounds)
David Surbeck – Banking & Finance (Philadelphia & Surrounds)
Tennessee
Lida Alsobrooks – Real Estate (Up and Coming)
Roddy Bailey – Corporate/M&A
Mark Bell – Construction
Tyson Bickley – Corporate/M&A
George Bishop III – Healthcare (Senior Statespeople)
Robert Boston – Labor & Employment; Litigation: General Commercial
Matthew Burnstein – Corporate/M&A (Eminent Practitioners)
Jeffrey Calk – Real Estate
Edward Callaway – Environment
Bo Campbell– Real Estate
Chase Cole – Corporate/M&A (Senior Statespeople)
Marcus Crider – Labor & Employment
Paul Davidson – Litigation: General Commercial
Vinh Duong – Immigration
Bob Felber – Intellectual Property
Stanley Graham – Labor & Employment
Robert Harris – Banking & Finance
Robb Harvey – Media & Entertainment
Philip Head – Real Estate
Brent Hill – Healthcare
Aron Karabel – Labor & Employment (Up and Coming)
Steven Kirkham – Real Estate
David Lemke – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Nora Liggett – Healthcare: Regulatory
Gerald Mace – Banking & Finance
Elle McCulty – Banking & Finance (Up and Coming)
Marlee Mitchell – Banking & Finance: Regulatory
James Nixon – Corporate/M&A
Mark Peters – Labor & Employment
Abbey Ruby – Banking & Finance
Michael Stagg – Environment
Wells Trompeter – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Joseph Watson – Construction
Jennifer Weaver – Healthcare: Government Investigations & Fraud
Texas
Roger Aksamit – Tax
David Bennett – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Fletcher Brown – Healthcare
Anthony Campiti – Labor & Employment
Andrew Flint – Banking & Finance
James Harris – Environment; Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Bill Katz – Antitrust
Eric Kimball – Banking & Finance
Jacob Lawler – Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity) (Up and Coming)
Jessica Magee – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Jeremiah Mayfield – Corporate/M&A
James McKellar – Banking & Finance (Senior Statespeople)
Mary McNulty – Tax: Litigation
Bruce Merwin – Construction
Lee Meyercord – Tax: Litigation (Up and Coming)
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
Bruce Sostek – Intellectual Property
Mark Taylor – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Mark Weibel – Real Estate
Parker Young – Banking & Finance (Associates to Watch)
Virginia
Adam August – Corporate/M&A (Northern)
John Brownlee – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Megan Mocho – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Up and Coming)
David Schneider – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Northern) (Up and Coming)
Colin J. Smith – Real Estate (Northern)
Marisa Terrenzi – Corporate/M&A (Northern)
Eric Wechselblatt – Corporate/M&A (Northern)