29 Nov 2007
DLA Piper Real Estate group receives highest honors from Who's Who Legal
Press Release
(CHICAGO) – DLA Piper’s global real estate group has once again been recognized as the leading real estate practice in the world, this time in the 2008 edition of
International Who’s Who of Real Estate Lawyers. Twenty-three lawyers from DLA Piper were identified as leaders in the practice of real estate law, “a feat,”
Who’s Who Legal notes, "unmatched by any other firm.”
The
International Who’s Who of Real Estate Lawyers is published by
Who’s Who Legal, a United Kingdom-based publication that identifies the leading private practice lawyers in 29 different areas of business law all around the world. As part of its research, the publication interviews and compiles data from law firm clients and other lawyers in the field. This year’s real estate
Who’s Who features 428 leading real estate lawyers from 34 global jurisdictions.
DLA Piper is recognized in the article as a firm excelling in both the US and international real estate markets. The 23 lawyers profiled in the guide have made a significant name for themselves within the global practice of real estate law. Profiling each lawyer, the publication recognizes the individuals’ contributions to the field. DLA Piper’s lawyers were individually lauded in the editorial as “impressive,” “technically brilliant,” “stars,” and as “major players in the market.”
The complete list of DLA Piper real estate attorneys in the 2008 edition of International Who’s Who includes:
Steve Cowan (San Francisco)
Chuck Edwards (Chicago)
Jay Epstien (Washington, DC)
Francois de Montpellier (Brussels)
David Glickstein (Chicago)
Bob Goldman (Chicago)
Howard Kane (Chicago)
Fred Klein (Washington, DC)
Ed Levin (Baltimore)
Michael Meyer (Los Angeles)
Portia Morrison (Chicago)
Ted Novak (Chicago)
Tom O’Grady (Dubai)
Martin Polevoy (New York)
Harold Pomerantz (Chicago)
Olaf Schmidt (Milan)
Elliot Surkin (Boston)
David Taylor (London)
Alan Wayte (Los Angeles)
Caryl Welborn (San Francisco)
Phil Weller (Dallas)
Pam Westhoff (Los Angeles)
and Oskar Winkler (Vienna)
About DLA Piper’s Real Estate practice group Consistently ranked as the world’s top real estate practice by leading industry research firms, DLA Piper continues to diversify its real estate practice by expanding is global capabilities through the addition of leading practitioners throughout the world. With more than 250 real estate lawyers in offices throughout the United States, and more than 550 throughout the world, DLA Piper provides a full range of transactional and advisory services to real estate-related firms, such as developers, investors, lenders and asset managers. The firm also provides advice relating to acquisitions, dispositions, financing, leasing, entitlements, economic incentives, corporate facilities and related legal services to its clients.
About DLA Piper DLA Piper has 3,600 lawyers in 24 countries and 63 offices throughout the U.S., U.K., Continental Europe, Middle East and Asia. It has leading practices in corporate, finance, human resources, litigation, real estate, regulatory and legislative, tax, and technology, media and communications. Former Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell is Chairman of DLA Piper. In certain jurisdictions, this information may be considered attorney advertising.