MIAMI (June 1, 2023) – Holland & Knight has 248 attorneys recognized as preeminent practitioners in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. In addition, the respected legal guide named Holland & Knight a leading law firm in 109 practice categories across the nation and regionally.
Chambers & Partners has published directories ranking the best law firms and lawyers since 1990. Rankings are based on law firm submissions and feedback received from thousands of lawyer and client interviews conducted by Chambers researchers.
This year’s Chambers USA guide ranked Holland & Knight Band 1 in 27 practice categories. In addition, the firm was also recognized in the guide’s nationwide “Elite” categories for Government Contracts and Healthcare.
Nationally, the firm ranked Band 1 in the following categories:
- Offshore Energy
- Transportation: NTSB Specialists
- Transportation – Road (Carriage/Logistics)
Regionally, the firm earned Band 1 rankings in the following categories:
- California – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
- District of Columbia – Real Estate
- Florida – Banking & Finance
- Florida – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (North & Central)
- Florida – Energy & Natural Resources
- Florida – Litigation: Appellate
- Florida – Litigation: General Commercial (The Elite)
- Florida – Litigation: Securities
- Florida – Real Estate (North & Central)
- Florida – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (South)
- Florida – Tax
- Massachusetts – Construction
- Massachusetts – Energy & Natural Resources
- Tennessee – Banking & Finance
- Tennessee – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Tennessee – Construction
- Tennessee – Corporate/M&A
- Tennessee – Environment
- Tennessee – Healthcare
- Tennessee – Intellectual Property
- Tennessee – Labor & Employment
- Tennessee – Litigation: General Commercial
- Tennessee – Real Estate
- Texas – Real Estate
For a full list of other nationally and regionally recommended practice areas, click here.
The following Holland & Knight lawyers are recognized as leading attorneys in the 2023 Chambers USA guide, including those lawyers named nationally or regionally to “Eminent Practitioners,” “Senior Statespeople,” “Up and Coming,” or “Associates to Watch” lists:
Nationwide
Christopher Armstrong – Government Relations: Congressional Investigations
Philip Baker-Shenk – Native American Law
Gregory Binns – Oil & Gas Litigation
David Black – Government Contracts
Charles Borden – Political Law
Samuel Brown – Political Law
William Byrne – Transportation: Rail (for Railroads); Transportation: Road (Carriage/Logistics)
Keith Carroll – Sports Law
Greg Curry – Oil & Gas Litigation
Christopher DeLacy – Political Law
Andrew Derman – Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
Phillip Durham – Transportation: Aviation: Finance
Nicole Elliott – Native American Law
Vincent Foley – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)
Paul Forshay – Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
Michael Frevola – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)
Richard Gold – Government Relations: Federal
Joseph Guay – Leisure & Hospitality
Gary Halbert – Transportation: Aviation: Litigation; Transportation: NTSB Specialist
Craig Haynes – Oil & Gas Litigation
Alexander Holtan – Derivatives (Up and Coming)
Mark Kalpin – Offshore Energy
Christopher Kelly – Transportation: Aviation: Litigation
Sarah Passeri Korapaty – Transportation: NTSB Specialist
Nathan Leavitt – Transportation: Aviation: Finance
Kristine Little – Transportation: Rail (for Shippers) (Associates to Watch)
Allison McCarthy – Leisure & Hospitality
Mary McNulty – Tax: Controversy
James Meggesto – Native American Law
Mark Melodia – Privacy & Data Security: Litigation
Gerald Morrissey – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory
Anita Mosner – Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory
Anthony Mulrain – Sports Law: Esports; Sports Law
Judith Nemsick – Transportation: Aviation: Litigation
Michael Newman – Food & Beverages: Alcohol
Christopher Nolan – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)
James Paine – Outsourcing
Emily Parker – Tax: Controversy (Senior Statespeople)
Kenneth Parsons – Native American Law
John Pritchard – Transportation: Aviation: Finance (Senior Statespeople)
Steve Raffaele – Transportation: Aviation: Litigation
Jameson Rice – Transportation: Road (Carriage/Logistics)
Joel Roberson – Government Relations: Federal (Up and Coming)
Benjamin Slocum – Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory
Bruce Sostek – Intellectual Property
Ram Sunkara – Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
Jovi Tenev – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance
Robert Tompkins – Government Contracts
Jack Waddey – Mediators
Thomas Yoo – Product Liability & Mass Torts
Alabama
William Athanas – Healthcare; Litigation: General Commercial
Larry Childs – Litigation: General Commercial
Kristen Larremore – Healthcare
Colin Luke – Healthcare
Beth Pitman – Healthcare
Eric Ray – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Jesse Vogtle Jr. – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
California
Susan Booth – Real Estate (Southern)
Stevens Carey – Real Estate (Southern)
Norman Carlin – Environment
Daniel Golub – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Jennifer Hernandez – Environment; Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Thomas Hill – Labor & Employment
Chelsea Maclean – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Up and Coming)
Tamsen Plume – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Douglas Praw – Real Estate (Southern)
Nicholas Targ – Environment
Kenneth Yood – Healthcare
Colorado
Seth Belzley – Corporate/M&A; Energy & Natural Resources (Up and Coming)
Stephen Dietrich – Corporate/M&A
Connecticut
Chris Cerrito – Corporate/M&A
Thomas Freed – Corporate/M&A
Evan Seideman – Corporate/M&A
Gloria Skigen – Corporate/M&A
District of Columbia
Amy Edwards – Environment
Kyrus Freeman – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Leon Fresco – Immigration
Norman Glasgow Jr. – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Paul Kilmer – Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Gregory Koger – Construction
Joshua Odintz – Tax
Tara Scanlon – Real Estate
Janis Schiff – Real Estate
Amish Shah – Tax
Stephen Shapiro – Construction
Christine Shiker – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
David Silver – Real Estate
Florida
David Barkus – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (South)
Sara Bernard – Real Estate (North & Central)
Noel Boeke – Bankruptcy/Restructuring (North & Central)
Maria Currier – Healthcare
Lawrence Curtin – Environment
Vivian de las Cuevas-Diaz – Real Estate (South)
Richard Eckhard – Real Estate (North & Central)
Keith Fendrick – Bankruptcy/Restructuring (North & Central)
Andres Fernandez – Banking & Finance: Regulatory
Wifredo Ferrer – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Robert J. Friedman – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Joseph Goldstein – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (South)
Robert Grammig – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (North & Central)
John Halula – Real Estate (South)
Shannon Hartsfield – Healthcare
Jerome Hoffman – Antitrust
Adolfo Jimenez – Litigation: General Commercial
Stewart Kasner – Tax
Lawrence Kemm – Tax
Bradford Kimbro – Litigation: General Commercial
Steven Lear – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (South)
Barbara Martinez – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Bruce May – Energy & Natural Resources
Juan Mayol – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (South)
Tom McAleavey – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (North & Central)
Michael Mills – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (North & Central)
Tracy Nichols – Litigation: General Commercial; Litigation: Securities
Debbie Orshefsky – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (South)
Lara Rios – Energy & Natural Resources
Ira Rosner – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (South)
Lawrence Sellers – Environment
Christina Schwing – Energy & Natural Resources
William Sharp – Tax
Bill Shepherd – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
William Sherman – Tax
José Sirven – Banking & Finance: Transactional
Aaron Slavens – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (South)
Monte Starr – Construction
Charles Stutts – Banking & Finance: Regulatory
Ben Subin – Construction
Sean Tevel – Tax (Up and Coming)
Melissa Turra – Real Estate (North & Central)
Joseph Varner III – Litigation: General Commercial
Andrew Weinstein – Tax (Senior Statespeople)
Michael Wiener – Public Finance
Barbara Yadley – Banking & Finance: Transactional
Georgia
Cindy Brazell – Banking & Finance
Chris Dillon – Banking & Finance
Kendel Drew – Banking & Finance
Allen Maines – Litigation: General Commercial
James Paine – Technology & Outsourcing
Kyle Wamstad – Energy & Natural Resources
Todd Wozniak – Labor & Employment; Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Illinois
Steven Block – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
David Donoghue – Intellectual Property
Robert Labate – Media & Entertainment: Transactional
Joshua Spencer – Banking & Finance
Loren Weil – Banking & Finance
Massachusetts
Gina Fonte – Construction
Edwin Hall – Construction (Up and Coming)
Margot Mendelson Hammond – Real Estate (Up and Coming)
Robert Kaler – Litigation: General Commercial
Mark Kalpin – Energy & Natural Resources
Joshua Krumholz – Intellectual Property
Paul Lannon Jr. – Labor & Employment
Philip Lapatin – Real Estate (Senior Statespeople)
Diane McDermott – Real Estate
Miriam McKendall – Labor & Employment
Jeffrey Mittleman – Healthcare
John Monaghan – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Sean O’Brien – Real Estate
John O’Neill – Real Estate
Dianne Phillips – Environment
Jeremy Sternberg – Healthcare
Melissa Wong – Healthcare
Lynne Xerras – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
New York
Robert Bernstein – Construction
Frederick Braid – Labor & Employment; Labor Relations
Glynna Christian – Technology
Kenneth Lowenstein – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Brian Platton – Healthcare
Stuart Saft – Real Estate: Mainly Dirt
Howard Sokol – Labor & Employment
Nili Yolin – Healthcare
North Carolina
Richard Bange – Corporate/M&A (Charlotte & Surrounds)
David Iacuzio – Real Estate: Finance
Christopher Kupec – Banking & Finance
Timothy Ryan – Banking & Finance
Oregon
Shannon Armstrong – Litigation: General Commercial
Kristin Asai – Litigation: General Commercial (Up and Coming)
Matthew Donohue – Litigation: General Commercial
Pennsylvania
Sara Begley – Labor & Employment
Leonard Bernstein – Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory (Senior Statespeople)
Craig Circosta – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Philadelphia & Surrounds)
John Devine – Healthcare
Paul Jaskot – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Philadelphia & Surrounds)
John Martini – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Kenneth Racowski – Antitrust
Eric Rubin – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Rachel Cutler Shim – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Colby Smith – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Philadelphia & Surrounds)
David Surbeck – Banking & Finance (Philadelphia & Surrounds)
Tennessee
Lida Alsobrooks – Real Estate (Up and Coming)
Roddy Bailey – Corporate/M&A
George Bishop III – Healthcare (Senior Statespeople)
Robert Boston – Labor & Employment; Litigation: General Commercial
Matthew Burnstein – Corporate/M&A (Eminent Practitioners)
Jeffrey Calk – Real Estate
Edward Callaway – Environment
Robert Campbell Jr. – Real Estate
Chase Cole – Corporate/M&A (Senior Statespeople)
Marcus Crider – Labor & Employment
Paul Davidson – Litigation: General Commercial
Bob Felber – Intellectual Property
Stanley Graham – Labor & Employment
Robert Harris – Banking & Finance
Robb Harvey – Media & Entertainment
Philip Head – Real Estate
Brent Hill – Healthcare
Aron Karabel – Labor & Employment (Up and Coming)
Steven Kirkham – Real Estate
David Lemke – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Nora Liggett – Healthcare: Regulatory
Gerald Mace – Banking & Finance
Elle McCulty – Banking & Finance (Up and Coming)
Marlee Mitchell – Banking & Finance: Regulatory
Donald Moody – Corporate/M&A
James Nixon – Corporate/M&A
Mark Peters – Labor & Employment
Abbey Ruby – Banking & Finance
Michael Stagg – Environment
Jack Waddey – Intellectual Property (Senior Statespeople)
Joseph Watson – Construction
Jennifer Weaver – Healthcare: Government Investigations & Fraud
Texas
Roger Aksamit – Tax
David Bennett – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Fletcher Brown – Healthcare
Anthony Campiti – Labor & Employment
Andrew Flint – Banking & Finance
Herbert Hammond – Intellectual Property
James Harris – Environment; Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Bill Katz – Antitrust
Todd Keator – Tax (Up and Coming)
Jessica Magee – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
James McKellar – Banking & Finance (Senior Statespeople)
Mary McNulty – Tax: Litigation
Bruce Merwin – Construction
Lee Meyercord – Tax: Litigation (Up and Coming)
James Morriss – Environment (Senior Statespeople)
Emily Parker – Tax: Litigation (Senior Statespeople)
Ashley Phillips – Environment
Jennifer Rangel – Healthcare
John Riley – Environment
Richard Roper – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Eugene Segrest – Real Estate
Mark Sloan – Real Estate
Bruce Sostek – Intellectual Property
Eric Taube – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Mark Taylor – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Mark Weibel – Real Estate
Virginia
Adam August – Corporate/M&A (Northern)
John Brownlee – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Megan Mocho – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Up and Coming)
Michelle Rosati – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Northern)
Colin J. Smith – Real Estate (Northern)
Marisa Terrenzi – Corporate/M&A (Northern)
Eric Wechselblatt – Corporate/M&A (Northern)
