Thirty-one attorneys in 12 U.S. offices from the Environmental Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are recognized in The Legal 500 United States 2022 Guide. David B. Weinstein was recognized in the U.S. Guide as a “Leading Lawyer” for Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort and Troy A. Eid as a “Leading Lawyer” for Industry Focus > Native American Law.
The annual Guide once again recognized the Environmental Practice in the following categories:
- Dispute Resolutions > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort
- Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco)
- Dispute Resolutions > Appellate: Court of Appeals
- Dispute Resolutions > Appellate: Supreme Courts (States and Federal)
- Dispute Resolution > Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Corporates
- Dispute Resolution > Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Individuals
- Real Estate > Land Use/Zoning
- Industry Focus > Native American Law
- Industry Focus > Energy Regulation: Conventional Power
- Industry Focus > Environment Litigation
- Industry Focus > Environment Regulatory
The practice scored a new recognition for Industry Focus > Environment Transactional as a “Firm to Watch”.
The Greenberg Traurig Environmental Practice attorneys listed below are recommended in the 2022 list:
| Attorney | Practice Area | Office |
| Jillian M. Askren | Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort | Tampa |
| Kerri L. Barsh |
Industry Focus > Environment Litigation Industry Focus > Environment Regulatory Industry Focus > Environment Transactional |
Miami |
| Christopher L. Bell |
Industry Focus > Environment Litigation Industry Focus > Environment Regulatory |
Houston |
| Diedre A. Carson | Real Estate > Land Use/Zoning | New York City |
| Francis A. Citera |
Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort Industry Focus > Environmental Litigation Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco) |
Chicago |
| John A. DeTore | Industry Focus > Energy Regulation: Conventional Power | Boston |
| Dominic E. Draye |
Dispute Resolution > Appellate: Courts of Appeals Dispute Resolution > Appellate: Supreme Courts (States and Federal) |
Washington DC |
| Jared E. Dwyer |
Dispute Resolution > Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Corporates Dispute Resolution > Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Individuals |
Miami |
| Iris Escarra | Real Estate > Land Use/Zoning | Miami |
| Troy A. Eid | Industry Focus > Native American Law; Leading Lawyer | Denver |
| Ryan T. Hopper | Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort | Tampa |
| Raymond D. Jackson | Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort | Tampa |
| Jillian C. Kirn | Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort | Philadelphia |
| Adam Kirschbaum | Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort | New York City |
| David G. Mandelbaum |
Industry Focus > Environment Litigation Industry Focus > Environment Regulatory |
Philadelphia |
| Kaitlyn R. Maxwell | Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort | Philadelphia |
| Deepi K. Miller | Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort | Sacramento |
| Gretchen N. Miller |
Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco) |
Chicago |
| Christopher J. Neumann | Industry Focus > Environment Litigation | Denver |
| Joseph H. Picone | Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort | Tampa |
| Steven C. Russo |
Industry Focus > Environment Litigation Industry Focus > Environment Regulatory Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort |
New York City |
| Elliot H. Scherker |
Dispute Resolution > Appellate: Courts of Appeals Dispute Resolution > Appellate: Supreme Courts (States and Federal) |
Miami |
| Paul M. Seby | Industry Focus > Environment Litigation | Denver |
| Keith E. Smith | Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort | Philadelphia |
| Libretta Stennes | Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort | Minneapolis |
| Tim Swickard | Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort | Sacramento |
| Christopher Torres | Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort | Tampa |
| Dale Wainwright |
Dispute Resolution > Appellate: Courts of Appeals Dispute Resolution > Appellate: Supreme Courts (States and Federal) |
Austin |
| Jennifer Weddle |
Industry Focus > Native American Law Dispute Resolution > Appellate: Courts of Appeals Dispute Resolution > Appellate: Supreme Courts (States and Federal) |
Denver |
| David B. Weinstein |
Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort; Leading Lawyers Industry Focus > Environment Litigation Industry Focus > Environment Regulatory |
Tampa |
| Christopher R. White | Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort | Tampa |
According to the publisher, the U.S. Guide’s acknowledgements recognize practice area teams and practitioners who are “providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel.” The recognitions are based on feedback from 300,000 clients worldwide, law firm submissions, and interviews with private practice lawyers, in addition to Legal 500’s independent research in the legal market.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Environmental Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s Environmental Practice represent clients with issues under the environmental and natural resource laws that affect their businesses. The firm’s environmental attorneys assist with securing permits and approvals; negotiating and closing transactions; defending clients in enforcement actions; handling a broad range of environmental and toxic tort litigation; ensuring the understanding and satisfaction of regulatory requirements; preparing for and responding to emergencies; crafting approaches for legacy cleanup issues; and developing solutions for product regulation, market access, and environmental policy challenges.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2400 attorneys 43 locations in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. The firm, often recognized for its focus on philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity and pro bono, reported gross revenue of over $2 Billion for FY 2021. The firm is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law 100, Am Law Global 100, NLJ 250, and Law360 (US) 400. On the debut 2022 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard, it is a Top 15 firm. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 4.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab and net carbon neutral with respect to its office energy usage. Web: www.gtlaw.com.