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Friday, 08/18/2006 11:06:36 PM

Friday, August 18, 2006 11:06:36 PM

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I like the credentials that Greenberg Traurig brings to the table... Not really worth the read, easy to get the idea early onwink Dressel certainly has his stuff together.

Greenberg Traurig ranks No. 1 on The American Lawyer's 2006 Lateral Report, Top Gainers list.

Greenberg Traurig ranks No. 7 on The American Lawyer's 2006 Am Law 100 listing of the largest law firms in the U.S., based on number of lawyers.

Greenberg Traurig ranks No. 8 on The National Law Journal's 2005 annual listing of the nation's largest law firms based on number of lawyers.

Greenberg Traurig ranked No. 1 in the U.S. for 5-year growth leaders in The National Law Journal Millennium NLJ 250 annual survey of the nation's 250 largest law firms.

No. 1 Ranking, Number of Minority Partners, Diversity Scorecard 2006, The Minority Law Journal.

No. 1 Ranking, Number of Hispanic American Attorneys, Diversity Scorecard 2006, The Minority Law Journal.

No. 4 Ranking, Number of African American Attorneys, Diversity Scorecard 2006, The Minority Law Journal.

No. 5 Ranking, Percentage of Hispanic American Attorneys, Diversity Scorecard 2006, The Minority Law Journal.

Cesar Alvarez, President and CEO of Greenberg Traurig, was named "Lawyer of the Year" by the Hispanic National Bar Association, 2001; and has twice been recognized in the National Law Journal's "100 Most Influential Lawyers in America." In addition, he twice has been honored as one of America's "100 Most Influential Hispanics" by Hispanic Magazine.

The Chicago Lawyer recognized Greenberg Traurig Chicago as having the highest percentage growth in its 2004 annual listing of the largest law firms in Illinois.

Greenberg Traurig ranks among the Top 25 on Florida Trend Magazine's 2006 listing of the Top 200 Private Companies in Florida.

Greenberg Traurig ranks No. 1 on South Florida Business Journal's 2005 annual listing of South Florida's largest law firms.

Greenberg Traurig ranks among the Top 20 on South Florida Business Journal 2006 listing of South Florida's 100 Largest Private Companies.

Greenberg Traurig's Miami Corporate and Securities Practice ranked No. 1 for the fifth consecutive year in the annual "Leaders in 50 Metro Areas" survey published by Corporate Board Member, June 2006. Corporate Board Member is a leading information resource for senior officers and directors of publicly traded corporations, large private companies, and Global 1000 firms.

European Legal 500 ranked Greenberg Traurig's Amsterdam office No. 25 on the list of Largest law firms in The Netherlands. The office was also ranked among the top law firms in The Netherlands for: Arbitration, Asset Finance and Structured Finance, Banking and Finance, Commercial Litigation, Corporate and Commercial, Environment and Planning, Real Estate and Tax.

The 2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America lists 104 attorneys from the international law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP. This publication is universally regarded as the definitive referral guide to legal excellence in the United States.

The 2006-2007 Chambers & Partners USA Guide, a prestigious international publication that annually lists the leading business lawyers and law firms in the world, included more than 70 Greenberg Traurig attorneys and several firm practice areas by geographic region.

Two Greenberg Traurig attorneys have been named top litigators by U.S. legal trade publications. The National Law Journal's June 2, 2003 issue named Roderick MacLeish one of the country's top 10 litigators and Legal Times named C. Allen Foster one of Washington, D.C.'s top 20 leading litigators in the June 16, 2003 issue.

Greenberg Traurig ranks No. 59 in The American Lawyer mid-level associates' annual job satisfaction survey published in October 2002. The survey included information on 132 participating law firms nationwide.

Greenberg Traurig's Summer Associate Program ranks among the top five in the nation according to survey results published by L Magazine/American Lawyer, January 2002. The firm topped the Florida rankings as well. Summer associates rated the firm's program in several categories, including atmosphere, interesting work, training and mentoring, use of technology, prestige, expectation of a job offer and overall learning experience.

In the winter 2003 edition of AmLaw Tech, the technology magazine of The American Lawyer, Greenberg Traurig LLP's technological capabilities ranked No. 10 among mid-level associates surveyed at 159 firms nationwide.

The 2004 edition of Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms ranks Greenberg Traurig as one of the top firms in the United States. The rankings are based on survey results from nearly 12,000 associates at the nation's leading firms. Greenberg Traurig was ranked as follows: among the Top 10 in the areas of Quality of Life – Satisfaction and Best in Diversity – Diversity for Minorities; among the Top 15 in the areas of Quality of Life – Hours and Best in Diversity – Diversity for Women; and among the Top 20 for Quality of Life – Offices.

Greenberg Traurig is ranked No. 25 among "the world's highest-grossing law firms in 2003," up from No. 30 in the previous year, in The American Lawyer's "The Global 100," November 2004.
Ranked among the top ten lobbying teams in the United States by National Journal and The Roll Call newspaper.

Nationally recognized as top lobbyists by the New York Post, Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Washington Post, Washington Times, and Hill newspapers.

The firm was among the Top 10 Best Law Firms in the 2001 New York Digital Industry "best of" list for various types of businesses. The magazine is a leading publisher of news for the New York Information Technology community.

Greenberg Traurig LLP's Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy practice ranks No. 6 in the February 2002 issue of Turnarounds & Workouts, a prestigious industry publication. The ranking is based on number of attorneys in the practice.

Greenberg Traurig ranked No. 15 among the United States' Top Trademark Application Filers as published in Intellectual Property Today, June 2003.

Thomson Media publishers of The Bond Buyer and The Bond Buyer’s Municipal Marketplace, ranked the Firm No. 2 in Florida as bond counsel for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2004, based upon having issued approving opinions on $2.217 billion of publicly offered long-term tax exempt bonds in 57 issues and No. 2 in Arizona for the same period based upon our having issued approving opinions on $1.335 billion of publicly offered long-term tax exempt bonds in 40 issues. As underwriter’s counsel, we were ranked No. 10 in the nation for the same period based on our having issued opinions on $4.187 billion of publicly offered long-term tax exempt bonds in 115 issues; No. 7 in Florida based on our having issued opinions on $627 million of publicly offered long-term tax exempt bonds in 39 issues; No. 1 in Arizona based on our having issued opinions on $2.697 billion in 53 financings, and No. 9 in Pennsylvania based on our having issued opinions on $301.3 million of publicly offered long-term tax exempt bonds in 5 financings.

No. 5 on The American Lawyer’s Corporate Scorecard as underwriters’ counsel in municipal bond issuance in 2004.

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