Bilzin Sumberg Lawyers Named Among Florida Trend's Legal Elite

Press Release
June 27, 2008

Miami, Florida, June 27, 2008 Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP is pleased to announce that it was recognized in Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite. Fourteen of the firm's partners were ranked as elite practitioners spanning a variety of practice areas including Corporate & Securities, Environmental, Government Relations, Litigation, Real Estate, Restructuring & Bankruptcy and Tax. Additionally, four lawyers were named as 2008 Up & Coming.

Legal Elite winners include:

    Brian L. Bilzin, Business Law Brian S. Adler, Government & Administrative A. Vicky Garcia-Toledo, Environment & Land Use Stanley B. Price, Environment & Land Use Mitchell E. Widom, Commercial Litigation James W. Shindell, Real Estate Transactions Scott L. Baena, Bankruptcy & Workout Samuel C. Ullman, Tax Richard M. Goldstein, Tax

 

Up & Coming include:

    Adam F. Haimo Melissa C. Pallet-Vasquez Jay M. Sakalo

    Published by Florida Trend magazine, Legal Elite is widely regarded as one of the preeminent referral guides to the legal profession. Of the nearly 60,000 Florida Bar members, only 949 statewide were chosen for this distinction.

    About Bilzin Sumberg

    Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP is a commercial law firm based in Florida. The firm’s core practices include Business Finance & Restructuring, Corporate, Environmental, International, Land Development & Government Relations, Litigation, Real Estate and Tax. For more information, please visit bilzin.com.

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