Firm Profiles
IN-DEPTH RESEARCH REPORT
on Greenberg Traurig P.A.
- - Financial Information
- - Compensation
- - Billing Rates
- - Lateral Partner Moves
- - Pro bono
- - Key Contacts
Greenberg Traurig
- Designation: National
- Head Count: 1,699
- Gross Revenues: $1,239,000,000
- Revenue Per Lawyer: $730,000
- Profits Per Partner: $1,360,000
- Year Over Year Change: 1
Greenberg Traurig is a big, iconoclastic firm. One of a dozen or so firms with more than $1 billion in annual revenues—it may have gotten its start in Miami, but it now counts New York as its largest office. It has a lot of other locations too, ranging from smaller American cities like Albany, to burgeoning global hot spots like Shanghai, to largely untapped (at least by most U.S. firms) markets like Tel Aviv.
Its passion for lateral hiring has helped Greenberg fill out its attorney roster. In a typical year, Greenberg will pick up dozens of partners from rival firms. Many lawyers are drawn by the firm’s entrepreneurial bent: Partners are given a lot of leeway to manage their practices as they see fit, and even Greenberg’s offices tend to enjoy an unusual amount of independence (there are more than 30 offices in all). The firm also fares well on diversity. With minorities composing roughly 14 percent of its U.S.–based lawyers, and 10 percent of its partnership, Greenberg ranked well above average on The American Lawyer’s 2011 Diversity Scorecard, coming in fifty–second of 194 firms.
Still, Greenberg, whose clients come from industries including information technology, energy, entertainment, telecommunications, and health care, isn’t one of the hyper–profitable shops among The Am Law 100. Although it has ranked around the top ten on gross revenues, when it comes to profits per partner, Greenberg has placed more around the top 50. But unlike many of its peers, Greenberg’s revenues stayed fairly stable during the recession, seesawing a bit but avoiding any heart–stopping drops. For a firm that likes to pitch itself not only to prospective clients but to prospective partners, that was a very good thing, indeed.
—Updated as of 1/1/12
Firm Rankings
| Survey | Rank | Year Over Year Change | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Am Law 100 | 11 | 1 | Gross revenue |
| Am Law 200 | 11 | 1 | Gross revenue |
| NLJ 250 | 9 | no change | Lawyer head count |
| The A-List | NR | N/A | Overall excellence |
| Pro Bono Scorecard | 200 | 26 | Pro-bono commitment |
| Diversity Scorecard | 46 | 6 | Minority head count |
| Midlevel Associates Survey | NR | N/A | Job satisfaction |
| Summer Associates Survey | NR | N/A | Summer programs |
In the News
Greenberg's Donn Beloff Led $400 Million Merger Of Spanish Media Firms
Steve Plunkett : Daily Business Review : May 15, 2013
A Greenberg Traurig team led by shareholder Donn Beloff arranged the merger of four Spanish-language media companies.
Trade Secrets Law Still Murky in Georgia Courts
Alyson M. Palmer : Daily Report : May 15, 2013
It remains to be seen how far a recent Georgia Supreme Court decision will go in limiting the ability of companies to stop their employees from jumping ship to competitors.
Trade Secrets Law Is Still Murky
Alyson M. Palmer : Daily Report : May 14, 2013
It remains to be seen how far a recent state Supreme Court decision will go in limiting the ability of companies to stop their employees from jumping ship to competitors. Greenberg Traurig's David Long-Daniels (above), who represented the executive sued by his ex-employer: the high court correctly balanced mobility and trade secret protection.
Industrial Guide 2013
Review staff : Daily Business Review : May 13, 2013
South Florida developers may have to get creative in the future, as the already strong local industrial market gets an additional boost from the spring 2015 completion of the $5.25 billion Panama Canal expansion.
Lenders' Ready To Deal ? If Properties Are Top Grade
Paola Iusa-Abbott : Daily Business Review : May 13, 2013
Greenberg Traurig attorneys Richard Giusto and Nancy Lash can testify to a revival in industrial lending as banks and insurance companies pursue high-quality borrowers.
D.C. MOVES
: The National Law Journal : May 13, 2013
Am Law 100 Trio Finds Right Fit for True Religion Sale
Brian Baxter : The Am Law Daily : May 10, 2013
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Greenberg Traurig, and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz have grabbed roles on private equity firm TowerBrook Capital Partners's $835 million purchase of struggling premium jeans maker True Religion Apparel.
The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200
Diane Jeantet : The Am Law Daily : May 10, 2013
Alston & Bird adds four partners to its capital markets department on the East Coast; the vice-chair of Greenberg Traurig's pharmaceutical, medical device, and health care litigation practice has left for Jones Day; and Locke Lord expands its Hong Kong office with five new attorneys. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.
O'Melveny Snags Cadwalader Bankruptcy Leaders
Brian Baxter : The Am Law Daily : May 7, 2013
John Rapisardi and George Davis—who joined Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft six years ago in a high-profile lateral move from Weil, Gotshal & Manges—are leaving the firm to cohead the global financial restructuring practice at O'Melveny & Myers.
Alabama Lawyer Is Elected as Next President of NRA
Todd Ruger : The National Law Journal : May 7, 2013
With Washington lawmakers still debating gun-control measures, the politically powerful National Rifle Association elected as its next president an Alabama lawyer who last year called Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. "rabidly un-American."
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