Greenberg Traurig, LLP_41P_US_2010
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GREENBERG TRAURIG, <strong>LLP</strong><br />
TEXAS<br />
ANTITR<strong>US</strong>T<br />
Antitrust<br />
Leading Firms<br />
Band 3<br />
<strong>Greenberg</strong> <strong>Traurig</strong>, <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Leading Individuals<br />
Band 1<br />
Van Fleet Allan <strong>Greenberg</strong> <strong>Traurig</strong>, <strong>LLP</strong><br />
BANKING & FINANCE<br />
Banking & Finance<br />
Leading Individuals<br />
Band 2<br />
Bradley III Francis R <strong>Greenberg</strong> <strong>Traurig</strong>, <strong>LLP</strong><br />
<strong>Greenberg</strong> <strong>Traurig</strong>, <strong>LLP</strong><br />
THE FIRM This group consists of three partners and a<br />
number of associates split between the firm’s Houston<br />
and Dallas offices. The practice has grown steadily over<br />
the past few years, and now has the depth to handle a<br />
spectrum of antitrust matters, including civil suits,<br />
criminal investigations and Hart-Scott-Rodino Act<br />
merger enforcement. It represents defendants and<br />
plaintiffs, including the Attorney General of Alaska,<br />
King’s Daughters Clinic and VFM Leonardo, the parent<br />
company of online visual content distribution network<br />
VNetwork.<br />
Other Notable Practitioners<br />
Francis Bradley of <strong>Greenberg</strong> <strong>Traurig</strong>, <strong>LLP</strong> is described<br />
by clients as being “100% dedicated to our effort.” He<br />
mainly handles transactional finance matters, and has<br />
recently advised JPMorgan Chase on increasing and<br />
renewing a $1.8 billion global syndicated secured credit<br />
facility for Forest Oil.<br />
KEY INDIVIDUALS Allan Van Fleet is “one of the<br />
smartest people you will ever meet,” sources say. He has<br />
developed a specialty in the healthcare sector, and<br />
recently represented King’s Daughters Clinic in connection<br />
with the acquisition of King’s Daughters Hospital<br />
by Scott & White Healthcare. He was elected chair of the<br />
ABA antitrust section for <strong>2010</strong>–11.<br />
BANKRUPTCY/RESTRUCTURING<br />
Bankruptcy/Restructuring<br />
Leading Firms<br />
Band 4<br />
<strong>Greenberg</strong> <strong>Traurig</strong>, <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Leading Individuals<br />
Band 2<br />
Jessup Jr Clifton R <strong>Greenberg</strong> <strong>Traurig</strong>, <strong>LLP</strong><br />
Band 3<br />
White Bruce H <strong>Greenberg</strong> <strong>Traurig</strong>, <strong>LLP</strong><br />
<strong>Greenberg</strong> <strong>Traurig</strong>, <strong>LLP</strong><br />
THE FIRM <strong>Greenberg</strong> <strong>Traurig</strong> has offices throughout<br />
the country and its Texas team regularly collaborates<br />
with colleagues elsewhere to assist clients with the full<br />
range of bankruptcy and restructuring issues. The<br />
group offers particular expertise in the healthcare sector,<br />
acting for entities such as Cardinal Health and Wadley<br />
Regional Healthcare Center. Other recent notable work<br />
includes representing Opus West in its Chapter 11<br />
bankruptcy.<br />
Sources Say: “From a quality of counsel standpoint, this is<br />
an excellent group.”<br />
KEY INDIVIDUALS Clients appreciate Clifton Jessup’s<br />
“good analysis and savvy execution, which makes our plans as<br />
effective and efficient as they can be.” His practice covers the<br />
breadth of bankruptcy, reorganization and creditors’rights<br />
issues. Of late, he has been representing Tyson Foods in<br />
relation to the high-profile Pilgrim’s Pride bankruptcy.<br />
Bruce White ”definitely has the experience and the reputation”<br />
to make him a leading name. He focuses on creditors’<br />
rights, bankruptcy and reorganization matters, and has<br />
been acting for Wachovia as pre- and post-petition lender<br />
to Bison Building Holdings in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy.<br />
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