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GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP www.ChambersandPartners.com NEW JERSEY CORPORATE/M&A Corporate/M&A Leading Firms Band 3 Greenberg Traurig, LLP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Intellectual Property Leading Firms Band 2 Greenberg Traurig, LLP Leading Individuals Band 2 Schindler Barry J Greenberg Traurig, LLP LITIGATION Litigation: General Commercial Leading Firms Band 3 Greenberg Traurig, LLP Leading Individuals Band 2 Sellinger Philip Greenberg Traurig, LLP Greenberg Traurig, LLP THE FIRM Greenberg Traurig’s 14-strong New Jersey corporate and securities team forms part of the firm’s global 350-member practice group. The group is well versed in issues arising out of the finance sector, and regularly acts on significant transactions for major financial players. Greenberg Traurig, LLP THE FIRM Greenberg Traurig’s presence in the New Jersey marketplace is notable for several reasons, not least the speed with which it has established itself, having grown to more than 20 attorneys over the past three years. The local group benefits significantly from cooperation with its New York-based colleagues, and also from the firm’s global IP network. This ensures the team is well positioned to handle patent litigation, patent prosecution and trademark matters with a cross-jurisdictional element. The team is particularly noted for its Greenberg Traurig, LLP THE FIRM This group has a fantastic reputation for litigation in the healthcare and consumer electronics sectors. Recently, the team represented Toshiba America Consumer Products, successfully securing the dismissal of multidistrict litigation arising from the withdrawal of an HD-DVD line from the market. On the healthcare side, the group acted for Horizon Healthcare Services on the trial of a $125 million claim by 25 New Jersey hospitals, which successfully settled after five weeks. KEY INDIVIDUALS Florham Park-based Jeffrey Rosenthal cochairs the national financial institutions practice group, and is the main contact for New Jersey. work on behalf of Alcoa, which encompasses a wide range of patent issues. Sources say: “They belong to that rare class of lawyers who are efficient, think long-term and are keen to build up a relationship - not just the bills.” KEY INDIVIDUALS Barry Schindler is an established patent prosecutor, and heads the firm’s patent prosecution group while splitting his time between the New York and New Jersey offices. Sources Say: “Great counsel - lawyers who are work effectively and deploy resources no less effectively.” KEY INDIVIDUALS Philip Sellinger is managing partner of the New Jersey office, and regarded as the team’s standout litigator. He led the Toshiba case, and receives praise for his ability to “analyze the situation in a nanosecond and devise a game plan immediately.” 22
PA082174 www.ChambersandPartners.com GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP NEW YORK ANTITRUST Antitrust Leading Individuals Band 5 Martin Scott Greenberg Traurig, LLP Other Notable Practitioner Scott Martin recently joined the team at Greenberg Traurig, LLP from Weil Gotshal. He concentrates on antitrust and complex commercial litigation, working on civil and criminal cases, including international cartel matters. He recently represented Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey in defending claims of monopolization of insurance products and health benefit plans, as well as emergency medical care in New Jersey. BANKRUPTCY/RESTRUCTURING Bankruptcy/Restructuring Leading Individuals Band 2 Zirinsky Bruce R Greenberg Traurig, LLP Other Notable Practitioners Bruce Zirinsky recently joined Greenberg Traurig, LLP as cochair of the business reorganization and bankruptcy group, after his departure from Cadwalader. He is lauded as “a fantastic leader who can command a room.” He recently led the team in representing Barclays Bank, the agent and a steering committee of secured lenders under a first-lien credit agreement, in the Chapter 11 case of LandSource Communities Development. CORPORATE/M&A Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded Leading Firms Band 3 Greenberg Traurig, LLP Corporate/M&A Leading Individuals Band 5 Annex Alan I Greenberg Traurig, LLP Schwartzbaum David M Greenberg Traurig, LLP Greenberg Traurig, LLP THE FIRM As part of an extensive nationwide network of offices, the New York team frequently advises on transactions across the country for a variety of upper mid-market private and public company clients. Entertainment, biotech, media and real estate are key areas of focus for the group, with mandates typically covering the securities, corporate governance, transactional and capital markets spheres. The firm received a boost at the beginning of 2010, with the addition of renowned corporate finance specialist David Schwartzbaum from Latham & Watkins. Highlights include acting for Liberty Acquisition Holdings on the $6.7 billion purchase of Pearl Group Limited and Opal Reassurance, and advising Hines Real Estate Investment Trust on its second offering of common stock, which raised approximately $1.45 billion. Sources say: “They have a very good network of resources.” KEY INDIVIDUALS David Schwartzbaum represents a number of major investment bank clients including JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Barclays and Goldman Sachs. He is “very attentive to detail and personally sees to it that matters are taken care of,” report sources, adding: “He is good at dealing with novel situations, where he excels at identifying the issues and reducing the complexities into their component parts.” Alan Annex was the lead partner on the firm’s representation of ComVest Investment Partners III, L.P. in the senior and subordinated financing of its $81 million acquisition of Cynergy Data. He is respected by peers. ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES Energy: State Regulatory & Wholesale Electric Market Leading Firms Band 2 Greenberg Traurig, LLP Leading Individuals Band 2 Saia Doreen Greenberg Traurig, LLP Greenberg Traurig, LLP THE FIRM Greenberg Traurig’s practice is concentrated entirely on the representation of merchant generators. The firm undertakes New York State regulatory work such as rate cases, wholesale markets work and capacity issues. The New York team benefits from the ability to draw upon the regulatory and wider energy expertise in the firm’s network of offices. KEY INDIVIDUALS Doreen Saia is the key partner in Greenberg Traurig’s Albany office and provides the full range of regulatory expertise for major clients such as Mirant, NRG, TransCanada and US Power Generation. 23
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