Thirty attorneys in 13 U.S. and Latin America offices from the Environmental Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are recognized in The Legal 500 United States 2023 Guide and The Legal 500 Latin America 2023 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; Troy A. Eid was recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” for Industry Focus > Native American Law; and Erick Hernández Gallego was recognized as a “Next Generation Partner” for Latin America – Mexico: Environment and Latin America – Mexico: Energy and Natural Resources.
The annual Guides once again recognized the Environmental Practice in these 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
- Industry Focus > Native American Law
- Industry Focus > Energy Regulation: Electric Power
- Industry Focus > Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas
- Industry Focus > Environment Litigation
- Industry Focus > Environment Regulatory
- Industry Focus > Environment Transactional
- Latin America – Mexico: Environment
- Real Estate > Land Use/Zoning
The practice scored elevations for Industry Focus > Environment Transactional and Latin America – Mexico: Environment.
The Greenberg Traurig Environmental Practice attorneys listed below are recommended in the 2023 list:
| Attorney | Practice Area | Office |
| Luis Jorge Akle | Latin America – Mexico: Environment | Mexico City |
| 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 |
| Thomas R. Brill | Industry Focus > Energy > Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas | Orange County |
| 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: Electric 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 |
| David C. Fixler | Industry Focus > Energy Regulation: Electric Power | Boston |
| Erick Hernández Gallego | Latin America – Mexico: Environment; Next Generation Partner Latin America – Mexico: Energy and Natural Resources; Next Generation Partner | Mexico City |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 Industry Focus > Environment Regulatory Industry Focus > Environment Transactional | Denver |
| Brian C. Porter | Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort | Tampa |
| Steven C. Russo | Industry Focus > Environment Litigation Industry Focus > Environment Regulatory Industry Focus > Environment Transactional 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 |
| 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 |
| David B. Weinstein | Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort; Leading Lawyer Industry Focus > Environment Litigation Industry Focus > Environment Regulatory Industry Focus > Environment Transactional | Tampa |
| Christopher R. White | Dispute Resolution > Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort | Tampa |
According to the publisher, the Guides 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, along with 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. Greenberg Traurig received a first tier ranking in the “Environmental Law” and “Litigation – Environmental” categories in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers 2022 “Best Law Firms” report and was selected as “Practice Group of the Year” by Law360 for 2022.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2650 attorneys in 45 locations in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 250. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: www.gtlaw.com.