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100+ Greenberg Traurig LLP Attorneys in Best Lawyers in America 2006 Edition

NEW YORK, NY -- August 25, 2005 -- The 2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America lists 104 attorneys from the international law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP. Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States. Selection for Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review survey in which more than 1.5 million individual evaluations are reviewed. The following Greenberg Traurig attorneys are listed among the “Best Lawyers in America” in the specified areas of practice:

1. Benjamin Aguilera, International Trade and Finance Law, Phoenix
2. Cesar L. Alvarez, Corporate Law; and International Trade and Finance Law, Miami
3. Gregg I. Anderson, Intellectual Property Law, Denver
4. Daniel H. Aronson, Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; and Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Fort Lauderdale
5. Charles M. Auslander, Appellate Law, Miami
6. James L. Bacchus, International Trade and Finance Law, Washington, D.C.
7. Donn A. Beloff, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Fort Lauderdale
8. Norman J. Benford, Trusts and Estates, Miami
9. Richard N. Bernstein, Corporate Law, Miami
10. Mark D. Bloom, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, Miami
11. Reginald L. Bouthillier, Environmental Law, Tallahassee
12. Francis Brogan, Trusts and Estates, Fort Lauderdale
13. Burt Bruton, Real Estate Law, Miami
14. Tucker H. Byrd, Banking Law, Orlando
15. Michael J. Cherniga, Health Care Law, Tallahassee
16. Terence J. Clark, First Amendment Law and Intellectual Property Law, Los Angeles
17. Lori G. Cohen, Personal Injury Litigation, Atlanta
18. Jay L. Cooper, Entertainment Law, Los Angeles
19. Leslie D. Corwin, Commercial Litigation, New York
20. John E. Cummerford, Intellectual Property Law, Phoenix
21. Lucia A. Dougherty, Environmental Law and Real Estate Law, Miami
22. Jeffry R. Dwyer, Real Estate Law, Washington, D.C.
23. Richard A. Edlin, Corporate Law, New York
24. Arthur J. England, Jr., Appellate Law, Miami
25. Gary M. Epstein, Corporate Law, Miami
26. Randolph H. Fields, Corporate Law, Orlando
27. Joseph Z. Fleming, Entertainment Law; Environmental Law; and Labor and Employment Law, Miami
28. Harry J. Friedman, Tax Law, Phoenix
29. Robert C. Gang, Public Finance Law, Miami
30. Brian K. Gart, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, Fort Lauderdale
31. Bruce H. Giles-Klein, Public Finance Law, Miami
32. Matthew B. Gorson, Real Estate Law, Miami
33. Jerome M. Hesch, Tax Law, Miami
34. Linda B. Hirschson, Trusts and Estates, New York
35. Larry J. Hoffman, Corporate Law, Miami
36. Michael A. Hornreich, Construction Law, Orlando
37. Robert J. Ivanhoe, Real Estate Law, New York
38. Gerald L. Jacobs, Real Estate Law, Phoenix
39. Clifton R. Jessup, Jr., Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, Dallas
40. Robert S. Kant, Corporate Law, Phoenix
41. Barbara T. Kaplan, Tax Law, New York
42. Roger B. Kaplan, Commercial Litigation. New Jersey
43. Joel A. Katz, Entertainment Law, Atlanta
44. Stephen F. Katz, Real Estate Law, Fort Lauderdale
45. Robert C. Kaufman, Family Law, Denver
46. David S. Kenin, Real Estate Law, Miami
47. Elliot B. Kula, Appellate Law, Miami
48. Steven B. Lapidus, Employee Benefits Law, Miami
49. Frederick M. Lappin, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates, New Jersey
50. Alfred J. Malefatto, Environmental Law, West Palm Beach
51. Jeffrey D. Mamorsky, Employee Benefits Law, New York
52. Alan E. Mansfield, Commercial Litigation, New York
53. Pedro J. Martinez-Fraga, Commercial Litigation and International Arbitration, Miami
54. Joel Maser, Tax Law, Orlando
55. Barbara Meili, Corporate Law, New York
56. Patricia Menendez Cambo, International Trade and Finance Law, Miami
57. Richard S. Miller, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, New York
58. Donna B. More, Gaming Law, Chicago
59. Mark R. Moskowitz, Gaming Law, Los Angeles
60. David S. Oliver, Commercial Litigation, Orlando
61. Leslie O'Neal-Coble, Construction Law, Orlando
62. Debbie M. Orshefsky, Real Estate Law (Environmental and Land Development), Fort Lauderdale
63. David C. Peck, Health Care Law, Fort Lauderdale
64. David G. Palmer, Antitrust Law; Banking Law; and Commercial Litigation, Denver
65. John Pappalardo, White-Collar Criminal Defense, Boston
66. Albert D. Quentel, Real Estate Law, Miami
67. Edward J. Quirk, Intellectual Property Law, Las Vegas
68. James P. Redding, Tax Law, Boston
69. Barry Richard, Appellate Law, Tallahassee
70. Stephen A. Riddick, Corporate Law and Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Washington, D.C.
71. Jess L. Rosen, Entertainment Law, Atlanta
72. Richard A. Rosenbaum, Corporate Law, New York
73. Robert A. Rosenbloum, Entertainment Law, Atlanta
74. Lawrence Rosenfeld, Labor and Employment Law, Phoenix
75. Ronald M. Rosengarten, Labor and Employment Law, Miami
76. David L. Ross, Commercial Litigation, Miami
77. Gil Rudolph, Financial Institutions Law, Phoenix
78. Gary Saul, Real Estate Law, Miami
79. Elliot H. Scherker, Appellate Law, Miami
80. Ozzie A. Schindler, Tax Law, Miami
81. Mark P. Schnapp, White-Collar Criminal Defense, Miami
82. Clifford A. Schulman, Environmental Law, Miami
83. Philip R. Sellinger, Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law, New Jersey
84. Keith J. Shapiro, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, Chicago
85. Holly R. Skolnick, Commercial Litigation and White-Collar Criminal Defense, Miami
86. Jeffrey M. Smith, Legal Malpractice Law, Atlanta
87. David Spackman, Health Care Law, Boston
88. Charles R. Sterbach, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, Phoenix
89. Charles E. Stiver, Jr., Tax Law, Miami
90. Michael J. Sullivan, Real Estate Law, Orlando
91. Alan N. Sutin, Information Technology Law, New York
92. Mark G. Tratos, Intellectual Property Law, Las Vegas
93. Robert H. Traurig, Environmental Law and Real Estate Law, Miami
94. Peter Tunis, Real Estate Law, Fort Lauderdale
95. James A. Ullman, Franchise Law, Phoenix
96. Jeffrey H. Verbin, Financial Institutions Law, Phoenix
97. Edward C. Wallace, Corporate Law, New York
98. E. Jeffrey Walsh, Construction Law, Phoenix
99. Thomas J. Weber, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, New York
100. Steven M. Weinberg, Intellectual Property Law, Phoenix/Los Angeles
101. Bruce H. White, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, Dallas
102. Quinn P. Williams, Franchise Law, Phoenix
103. Leslie José Zigel, Entertainment Law, Miami
104. Douglas A. Zingale, Corporate Law, Boston

About Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, full-service law firm with 1,500 attorneys and governmental affairs professionals in the U.S., Europe and Asia. The firm is ranked seventh on The American Lawyer's Am Law 100 listing of the largest law firms in the U.S., based on number of lawyers.

Greenberg Traurig serves clients from offices in: Albany, NY; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Atlanta, GA; Boca Raton, FL; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Houston, TX; Las Vegas, NV; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; Morristown, NJ; New York, NY; Orange County, CA; Orlando, FL; Philadelphia, PA; Phoenix, AZ; Sacramento, CA; Silicon Valley, CA; Tallahassee, FL; Tokyo, Japan; Tysons Corner, VA; Washington, D.C.; West Palm Beach, FL; Wilmington, DE; and Zurich, Switzerland. Additionally, the firm has strategic alliances with the following independent law firms: Olswang, London and Brussels; Studio Santa Maria, Milan and Rome; and Hayabusa Kokusai Law Offices in Tokyo.

For additional information, please visit the firm's Web site at www.gtlaw.com.