Greenberg Traurig Named New Jersey Law Journal’s 2024 General Litigation Department of the Year

EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Oct. 31, 2024 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP won the General Litigation Department of the Year award at the 2024 New Jersey Law Journal Legal Awards event Oct. 29. Greenberg Traurig's New Jersey office was honored for a variety of statewide and national litigation victories, including quashing potential class actions and providing life-altering pro bono work for The Innocence Project.

"Receiving this recognition for the exceptional work that our New Jersey litigation team does on behalf of our clients is a true honor and we thank the New Jersey Law Journal for this," New Jersey Co-Managing Shareholders David Jay and David W. Oppenheim said in a joint statement. "Providing our clients with unrivaled service and legal excellence is our top priority and we thank our clients for placing their trust in us again and again for their most important legal matters throughout the Garden State and around the country."

The New Jersey Law Journal Legal Awards aim to honor outstanding individuals and organizations in the legal profession, focusing on those who have made significant contributions and are advancing the industry. The awards are designed to recognize excellence and innovation within the legal community. Greenberg Traurig was named 2022 New Jersey Litigation Department of the Year by The American Lawyer, a fellow ALM publication. It also was named New Jersey Law Journal's Litigation Department of the Year - Class Action in 2016, and its General Litigation Department of the Year in 2013.

"We congratulate the highly skilled and dedicated New Jersey litigation team on this very well-deserved honor," Greenberg Traurig Litigation Co-Chairs Lori G. Cohen and Masoud Zabeti said in a joint statement. "They are an integral part of the overall success of our firm's global Litigation Practice, which excels in serving the interests of our clients worldwide."

The New Jersey Litigation Practice earned this honor for handling cases including the successful resolution of Helman v. Marriott, a putative class action in which plaintiffs alleged entitlement to more than $500 million in claimed damages. Shareholders Roger B. Kaplan, Ian S. Marx, and David E. Sellinger defeated class certification and resolved the matter on an individual basis, in a case that was the final chapter of several mass and class actions relating to the Ritz Carlton Destination Club luxury fractional interest timeshare program.

Greenberg Traurig also assisted, with Marx and Caroline J. Heller working on a pro bono basis, in the New Jersey Supreme Court's landmark decision in State v. Watson, and its follow-up case, State v. Washington, which set precedent concerning witness identifications in criminal cases, eliminating the main source of wrongful convictions.

The firm also achieved landmark results for longstanding clients, such as Consolidated Edison Solutions, Inc., Live Nation Entertainment Inc.

In addition, Greenberg Traurig was a finalist in three other categories of the awards series: the firm for Diversity Initiative, Shareholder Barry J. Schindler for the Innovators award, and Marx for Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year.

About Greenberg Traurig's Litigation Practice: Greenberg Traurig's Litigation Practice includes a team of more than 800 attorneys. The firm's trial lawyers regularly appear in state and federal courts throughout the country, as well as in appellate courts and before international arbitration panels. They work closely with in-house counsel to develop a strategy that best fits a litigation cost and proficiency model appropriate to the client's unique needs and goals.

About Greenberg Traurig's New Jersey Office: Established in 2002, Greenberg Traurig's New Jersey office has grown into a team of nationally recognized attorneys who provide legal advice to international, national, and local business and technology clients. The New Jersey office's practice areas include Complex Commercial and Class Action Litigation; Hatch-Waxman Litigation; Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation; Product Liability & Mass Torts; Corporate; Restructuring & Bankruptcy; Construction Law; Franchise & Distribution; Immigration & Compliance; Intellectual Property & Technology; Labor & Employment; Real Estate; Tax; and Private Wealth Services. As a significant contributor to the firm's international platform, the New Jersey team offers clients both the know-how and geographic reach of a global law firm combined with the dedication and responsiveness of a local firm.

About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2750 attorneys in 48 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI "Highly Recommended Law Firm" for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA's Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: www.gtlaw.com.