Greenberg Traurig Finalist for 4 2024 New Jersey Law Journal Legal Awards

NEW JERSEY - Sept. 5, 2024 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has been named a finalist in four categories for the 2024 New Jersey Law Journal Legal Awards. The firm is recognized for the Diversity Initiative award and Litigation Department of the Year - General. Additionally, Shareholder Barry J. Schindler is a finalist for the Innovators award, and Shareholder Ian S. Marx is a finalist for the Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year award. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony Oct. 29 at Park Chateau in East Brunswick.

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.

Schindler is co-chair of Greenberg Traurig's Global Patents and Innovation Strategies Practice - a group of over 100 attorneys and agents registered with the USPTO who handle over 4,000 domestic and foreign applications a year. He has over 30 years of legal experience in virtually all aspects of patent prosecution and intellectual property protection, representing numerous major companies and startups regarding patents and trade secrets and managing their worldwide patent portfolio in such relevant technical areas of AI and machine learning, AgriTech, FoodTech, Fintech, cloud computing, chemical, pharmaceutical, material science, and medical devices. Schindler has obtained hundreds of U.S. patents for his clients, and has worked with foreign counsel in China, France, Germany, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Russia, and the United Kingdom, among others, to obtain foreign patents for firm clients.

Marx, who is pro bono coordinator for Greenberg Traurig's New Jersey office, is a business litigator with varied and wide-ranging experience in the area of complex commercial litigation. He provides clients with representation and advice concerning a variety of disputes. Marx's courtroom experience includes appearances before numerous state and federal courts, bankruptcy courts, the surrogate's court, arbitration tribunals, and in mediation proceedings.

About Greenberg Traurig's Diversity Initiative: From its inception, Greenberg Traurig has been committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Greenberg Traurig is a uniquely empowering and diverse firm built on a foundation of fairness, equality, and authenticity. Through its Social, Racial, and Economic Justice Action Plan, the firm has committed $5 million over five years to help combat systemic racism and support impoverished communities. In addition, the firm's efforts have been recognized through its Mansfield Rule 6.0 Certification Plus, administered by The Diversity Lab, and by local, national, and global publications and organizations including Chambers and Partners. Web: https://www.gtlaw.com/en/general/our-firm/diversity X/Twitter: @GT_Drives.

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: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2750 attorneys in 47 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 6.0 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.