Firm Summary
Greenberg Traurig
Founded in Miami in 1967, Greenberg Traurig was modeled after the boutique transactional firms in New York. Over 50 years later, the firm now has over 2,000 attorneys in 40 offices in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The firm’s client roster includes some of the world’s biggest organizations in nearly all sectors, including information technology, energy, telecommunications, financial services, and health care. The firm is perhaps most renowned for its expertise in the areas of Real Estate and Entertainment & Media.
Firm Stats
- Firm Name
- Greenberg Traurig
- U.S. Lawyer Headcount
- 1780
- Headcount Change Since 2016
Overall +151
Partner +78
- Salary Scale
- Market
- Hours Required
- Unspecified
- Top Feeder Schools
- University of Miami School of Law, University of Florida - Levin College of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
- Average Lawyer Tenure at Firm (Years)
- 5.7
- Revenue Per Lawyer Change Over Five Years
- 8%
- Women Partners (as Percentage of U.S. Lawyer Headcount)
- 14%
- Women Partners (As a Percentage of U.S. Partnership)
- 25%
- Promotion Rate
- 4%
- Most Common Federal Case Types
- Personal Injury, Medical/Pharmaceutical Product Liability, Contract
- Most Active Federal Jurisdictions
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- Frequent Federal Litigation Clients
- C.R. Bard Inc., Bard Peripheral Vascular Incorporated, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Firm Policies
Work/Life Balance
- 12 weeks primary caregiver leave
- 6 weeks family leave
- Flex and/or reduced hours
Benefits and Perks
- $5K bar stipend (Denver)
- $5K bar stipend and pro-rated bonus (Miami)
Superstars
Lori Cohen
Vice Chair
Based in Atlanta, Cohen is vice chair of the firm and co-chair of tits Litigation Practice. She has been recognized for her litigation prowess by countless organizations and publications over the years, including being named four times on Benchmark Litigation’s “Top 10 Women in Litigation” list.
Stephen Rabinowitz
Co-Chair - Global Real Estate Practice, Chair - New York Real Estate Practice
Rabinowitz is Co-Chair of the firm’s Global Real Estate Practice and Chair of the New York Real Estate Practice. He is renowned for his expertise in advising private equity funds, asset managers, developers, and institutional and entrepreneurial investors and operators in high-stakes, high-value commercial real estate transactions.
Barbara Meili
Vice Chair - Global Entertainment and Media Practice, Chair - New York Entertainment and Media Practice
Meili is the Vice Chair of the firm’s Global Entertainment and Media Practice and Chair of the New York Entertainment and Media Practice. Barbara regularly represents clients in the U.S. broadcast and cable industries, including counseling clients in virtually all aspects of license and distribution arrangements, merger and acquisition activity and regulatory issues.
Daniel Black
Vice Chair - Global Entertainment and Media Practice, Chair - West Coast Entertainment and Media Practice
Based in Los Angeles, Black is Vice Chair of the firm’s Global Entertainment & Media Practice and Chair of the West Coast Entertainment and Media Practice. He has extensive experience in all aspects of the entertainment business and has been repeatedly included on The Hollywood Reporter’s Power Lawyers List.
Above the Law Coverage
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It’s Greenberg Traurig, Bitch! Britney Spears Hires A Biglaw Partner
New legal representation for the legendary Miss Britney Spears.
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Greenberg Traurig Offers Voluntary Buyouts With ‘Enhanced’ Severance
This is much better than layoffs.
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Greenberg Traurig Wants Absolutely Nothing To Do With Rudy Giuliani
This isn’t the first time the firm has tried to distance itself from Rudy.
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Greenberg Traurig Pays Cravath Scale Bonus… To Buy A Goat
Why does a law firm need a goat?
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