Greenberg Traurig’s Boca Office Expands with Attorneys from Pioneer
Firm Hillier & Associates
MIAMI, FL -- March 18, 2005 -- The international law firm Greenberg Traurig
LLP announced today that the attorneys and professionals at Hillier & Associates,
P.A., a Boca Raton firm known as a pioneer in the area of golf and recreational
club membership programs, have joined the firm.
“This addition continues Greenberg Traurig’s significant growth in South
Florida, particularly in Palm Beach and Broward counties and is a great
example of being flexible enough to take advantage of a unique opportunity
as it presents itself,” says
Matthew B. Gorson, Greenberg
Traurig’s National Operating Shareholder and Managing Shareholder of its
Miami office. “The Boca Raton and West Palm Beach offices, collectively,
have grown more than five-fold since their founding.”
The attorneys who join Greenberg Traurig –
Dennis W. Hillier, Shareholder;
Michael P. Sim and
Glenn A. Gerena, Of Counsel;
and Mark D. Hillier, Associate
– have extensive experience with recreational amenity strategies, the design
of club membership programs, documentation and legal issues concerning clubs,
and membership marketing consultation.
Dennis W. Hillier, the founding partner of Hillier & Associates, focuses
his practice on corporate and real estate law with an emphasis on the design
of membership programs. A pioneer in equity club conversions and non-equity
membership programs, Hillier has designed more than 1,800 membership programs
throughout the United States, Caribbean, Europe and the Pacific Rim. In
addition, Hillier has extensive experience with residential and resort developments.
He holds a J.D. from University of Florida Levin College of Law and a bachelor’s
degree in Accounting from the University of Florida.
“The international platform offered by Greenberg Traurig and the firm’s
reputation as one of the fastest growing, best managed firms in the country,
will allow us to provide top-notch expanded services to our clients,” said
Dennis Hillier, founding partner of Hillier & Associates. “We excited about
our ability to offer our clients the depth of knowledge found in Greenberg
Traurig as well as the capabilities to service our clients on the local,
regional and national levels.”
“Dennis Hillier is a pioneer in this area of law and enjoys an international
reputation for his work. We are always looking out for this caliber of practice
and opportunity,” said Howard
Bregman, Managing Shareholder of the firm’s Boca Raton and West Palm
Beach offices.
Mike P. Sim focuses his practice on club, marina, recreation and hospitality
matters, real estate, corporate, tax and contracts. He has authored numerous
articles about the design of club membership programs for golf clubs, hotels
and resorts. Sim holds a J.D. degree from University of Florida Levin College
of Law.
Glenn A. Gerena has substantial experience in many transactional areas,
including general contracts, corporate, and real estate. Gerena focuses
on club, recreation and resort matters, including assisting resort and residential
developers in structuring club membership programs and marina slip sales
programs and selling their facilities to members. Gerena has also significant
experience in drafting and negotiating hotel and club management agreements
and agreements giving hotels access to club recreational facilities. Gerena
graduated cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law. Gerena
is the author of "Your Club and Its Membership Documents," which appeared
in the Your Club and the Law series published by the Club Managers
Association of America.
Mark D. Hillier focuses his practice on recreation and hospitality, corporate,
real estate, securities and tax matters. Prior to joining Hillier & Associates,
he worked in several architecture, land planning and consulting firms in
the recreational and hospitality practice group. Mark Hillier is an active
member of the national Urban Land Institute and the ULI Southeastern Florida
& Caribbean District council. He holds a J.D. from Vanderbilt University.
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.
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