Greenberg Traurig Houston Office Grows More Than 1,000% in First
Year
HOUSTON, TX-- May 8, 2006 -- The international law firm Greenberg
Traurig, LLP joined the Houston market just one year ago and has
grown at an accelerated pace. The Houston office started with two
attorneys and has quickly grown to 24 attorneys.
Firm wide, Greenberg Traurig has grown 845% in 10 years and gone
from $91 million in annual revenue to nearly $1 billion. The firm
recognized a need and an opportunity to expand into the nation’s
fourth largest city. The diverse workforce and dynamic economy were
two factors that made Houston attractive to the firm.
Just as Houston has become a multi-national gateway, the firm's
international platform allows clients to engage Houston-based attorneys
with connections to Greenberg Traurig attorneys in more than 28
offices worldwide. The Houston office has a wide-range of experience
including energy, corporate, litigation, intellectual property,
banking, health care, employment, and consumer and public finance.
The attorneys in the Houston Office were all based in Houston
prior joining the firm. All the Houston Office Shareholders have
been recognized as Houston’s “Top Lawyers” in a recent lawyers poll.
They are actively involved in our community and serve in many local
and statewide leadership roles. The firm continues to attract new
attorneys and staff because of its high-quality work product and
energizing culture.
As an example of the caliber of attorneys joining the Houston
Office, in February Allan Van Fleet, Litigation and Antitrust Shareholder
and former co-chair of Vinson & Elkin's Antitrust Practice Group,
joined Greenberg Traurig after 28 years with V&E. Allan explained
his decision by saying, “I was excited to join GT because of its
national and world-wide platform, broad expertise, diversity of
attorneys, and its collaborative and entrepreneurial culture. This
empowers our attorneys to represent clients in any market. I see
this as an opportunity to take my litigation and antitrust practice
to a new level."
On May 17, 2006, the firm will host an Open House for firm clients
and guests to celebrate the one-year anniversary. The Houston office
is located in the Wells Fargo Plaza downtown in the Central Business
District.
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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