MIAMI (June 5, 2025) – Holland & Knight has 290 attorneys recognized as preeminent practitioners in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. In addition, the respected legal guide named Holland & Knight a leading law firm in 130 practice categories across the nation and regionally. The number of Holland & Knight attorneys and practice categories ranked by Chambers USA increased 7 percent and 10 percent, respectively, from 271 attorneys and 118 categories in 2024.
Chambers and Partners has published directories ranking the best law firms and lawyers since 1990. Rankings are based on law firm submissions and feedback received from thousands of lawyer and client interviews conducted by Chambers researchers.
This year's Chambers USA guide ranked Holland & Knight as Band 1 in 29 practice categories. In addition, the Firm was also recognized in the guide's nationwide "Elite" categories for Government Contracts and Healthcare.
Nationally, the firm ranked Band 1 in the following categories:
- Offshore Energy
- Transportation: NTSB Specialists
- Transportation – Road (Carriage/Logistics)
Regionally, the firm earned Band 1 rankings in the following categories:
- California – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
- District of Columbia – Real Estate
- Florida – Banking & Finance
- Florida – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (North & Central)
- Florida – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (South)
- Florida – Energy & Natural Resources
- Florida – Litigation: Appellate
- Florida – Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite
- Florida – Litigation: Securities
- Florida – Real Estate (North & Central)
- Florida – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (South)
- Florida – Tax
- Massachusetts – Construction
- Tennessee – Banking & Finance
- Tennessee – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Tennessee – Construction
- Tennessee – Corporate/M&A
- Tennessee – Environment
- Tennessee – Healthcare
- Tennessee – Insurance
- Tennessee – Labor & Employment
- Tennessee – Litigation: General Commercial
- Tennessee – Real Estate
- Texas – Real Estate
- Texas – Tax: Litigation
- Virginia – Corporate/M&A (Northern)
For a full list of other nationally and regionally recommended practice areas, click here.
The following Holland & Knight lawyers are recognized as leading attorneys in the 2025 Chambers USA guide, including those lawyers named nationally or regionally to "Eminent Practitioners," "Senior Statespeople," "Up and Coming" or "Associates to Watch" lists:
Nationwide
Sophia Agathis – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance (Up & Coming)
Benjamin Allen – Transportation: NTSB Specialists
Christopher Armstrong – Government Relations: Congressional Investigations
Olesya Bakar – Private Equity: Fund Formation
Philip Baker-Shenk – Native American Law
Jason Barker – Food & Beverages: Alcohol (Up and Coming)
Gregory Binns – Oil & Gas Litigation
David Black – Government Contracts: Bid Protests; Government Contracts
Justin Boose – Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
Charles Borden – Political Law
Frederick Braid – Occupational Safety and Health
Samuel Brown – Political Law
William Byrne – Transportation: Rail (for Railroads); Transportation: Road (Carriage/Logistics)
Keith Carroll – Sports Law
Greg Curry – Oil & Gas Litigation
Christopher DeLacy – Political Law
Andrew Derman – Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
David Dowd – Government Contracts
Phillip Durham – Transportation: Aviation: Finance
Nicole Elliott – Native American Law
Vincent Foley – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)
Paul Forshay – Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
Michael Frevola – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)
Robert A. Friedman – International Trade: CFIUS Experts; Space
Stacie Goeddel – Leisure & Hospitality
Richard Gold – Government Relations: Federal
Joseph Guay – Leisure & Hospitality
Shannon Hartsfield – Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare
Alexander Holtan – Derivatives
Mark Kalpin – Offshore Energy
Christopher Kelly – Transportation: Aviation: Litigation
Sarah Korapaty – Transportation: NTSB Specialist
Paul Lannon Jr. – Higher Education
Nathan Leavitt – Transportation: Aviation: Finance
Kristine Little – Transportation: Rail (for Shippers) (Associates to Watch)
Jessica Magee – Securities: Regulation: Enforcement
Allison McCarthy – Leisure & Hospitality
Chelsea McCarthy – ERISA Litigation (Up & Coming)
Mary McNulty – Tax: Controversy
James Meggesto – Native American Law
Mark Melodia – Privacy & Data Security: Litigation
Lee Meyercord – Tax: Controversy (Up & Coming)
Gerald Morrissey – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Regulatory
Anita Mosner – Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory
C. Anthony Mulrain – Sports Law: Esports; Sports Law
Judith Nemsick – Transportation: Aviation: Litigation
Michael Newman – Food & Beverages: Alcohol
Christopher Nolan – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Litigation (New York)
James Paine – Outsourcing
Emily Parker – Tax: Controversy (Senior Statespeople)
Kenneth Parsons – Native American Law
John Pritchard – Transportation: Aviation: Finance (Senior Statespeople)
Steve Raffaele – Transportation: Aviation: Litigation
Jameson Rice – Transportation: Road (Carriage/Logistics)
Christopher Rizek – Tax: Controversy
Joel Roberson – Government Relations: Federal
Holly Roth – Government Contracts
Edward Sarnowski – Startups & Emerging Companies
Benjamin Slocum – Transportation: Aviation: Regulatory
Ram Sunkara – Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
Jovi Tenev – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance
Michael Timpone – Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance
Robert Tompkins – Government Contracts
Tahlia Townsend – International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
Antonia Tzinova – International Trade: CFIUS Experts
Bradley Van Buren – Venture Capital: Fund Formation
Todd Wozniak – ERISA Litigation
Alabama
Bryan O. Balogh – Litigation: General Commercial
Larry Childs – Litigation: General Commercial
Kristen Larremore – Healthcare
Colin Luke – Healthcare
Beth Pitman – Healthcare
Eric Ray – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Jesse Vogtle Jr. – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
California
Susan Booth – Real Estate (Southern)
Stevens Carey – Real Estate (Southern)
Daniel Golub – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Jennifer Hernandez – Environment; Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Thomas Hill – Labor & Employment
Robert Labate – Media & Entertainment: Transactional
Chelsea Maclean – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Hamid Namazie – Banking & Finance
Tamsen Plume – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Douglas Praw – Real Estate (Southern)
Mark Spitzer – Banking & Finance
Nicholas Targ – Environment
Shalyn Watkins – Healthcare (Associates to Watch)
Grace Winters – Real Estate (Southern)
Kenneth Yood – Healthcare
Colorado
Seth Belzley – Corporate/M&A; Energy & Natural Resources
Stephen Dietrich – Corporate/M&A
Connecticut
Martin Clarke – Corporate/M&A
Thomas Freed – Corporate/M&A
Seth Milligan – Corporate/M&A
Evan Seideman – Corporate/M&A
Gloria Skigen – Corporate M&A
District of Columbia
Amy Edwards – Environment
Kyrus Freeman – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Leon Fresco – Immigration
Paul Kilmer – Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Gregory Koger – Construction
David Kully – Antitrust
Joshua Odintz – Tax
Christopher Rizek – Tax
Tara Scanlon – Real Estate
Janis Schiff – Real Estate
Amish Shah – Tax
Stephen Shapiro – Construction
Christine Shiker – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
David Silver – Real Estate
Florida
David Barkus – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (South)
Sara Bernard – Real Estate (North & Central)
Noel Boeke – Bankruptcy/Restructuring (North & Central)
Ivan Colao – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (North & Central)
Maria Currier – Healthcare
Lawrence Curtin – Environment
Vivian de las Cuevas-Diaz – Real Estate (South)
Richard Eckhard – Real Estate (North & Central)
Keith Fendrick – Bankruptcy/Restructuring (North & Central)
Andres Fernandez – Banking & Finance: Regulatory
Wifredo Ferrer – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Robert J. Friedman – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Joseph Goldstein – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (South)
Robert Grammig – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (North & Central) (Senior Statespeople)
John Halula – Real Estate (South)
Shannon Hartsfield – Healthcare
Jerome Hoffman – Antitrust
Adolfo Jimenez – Litigation: General Commercial
Stewart Kasner – Tax
Bradford Kimbro – Litigation: General Commercial
Tammy Knight – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (South)
Faisal Kraziem – Banking & Finance: Transactional (Up and Coming)
Jennifer Lowndes – Construction (Up and Coming)
Barbara Martinez – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
D. Bruce May – Energy & Natural Resources
Juan Mayol – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (South)
Tom McAleavey – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (North & Central)
Michael Mills – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (North & Central)
Tracy Nichols – Litigation: General Commercial; Litigation: Securities
Roberto Pupo – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (South)
Lara Rios – Energy & Natural Resources
Ira Rosner – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (South)
Christina Schwing – Energy & Natural Resources
Lawrence Sellers – Environment
William Sharp – Tax
Bill Shepherd – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
William Sherman – Tax
José Sirven – Banking & Finance: Transactional (Eminent Practitioners)
Aaron Slavens – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (South)
Monte Starr – Construction
Ben Subin – Construction
Sean Tevel – Tax
Melissa Turra – Real Estate (North & Central)
Joseph Varner III – Litigation: General Commercial
Stephen Warren – Litigation: Securities
Andrew Weinstein – Tax (Senior Statespeople)
Michael Wiener – Public Finance
Georgia
Jackson Allen – Energy & Natural Resources
Cindy Brazell – Banking & Finance
Chris Dillon – Banking & Finance
Kendel Drew – Banking & Finance
Allison Dyer – Public Finance
Robert Highsmith – Energy & Natural Resources
Roth Kehoe – Corporate/M&A
J. Allen Maines – Litigation: General Commercial
Summer Martin – Healthcare
Rebecca Merrill – Healthcare
James Paine – Technology & Outsourcing
Sarah Parker – Technology & Outsourcing (Up & Coming)
Woody Vaughan – Public Finance
Kyle Wamstad – Energy & Natural Resources
Lindsey Williamson – Energy & Natural Resources (Associates to Watch)
Todd Wozniak – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation; Labor & Employment
Illinois
Steven Block – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Glynna Christian – Technology & Outsourcing
R. David Donoghue – Intellectual Property
Wade Kennedy – Banking & Finance
Andrew McCune – Private Equity: Buyouts
Joshua Spencer – Banking & Finance
Loren Weil – Banking & Finance
Massachusetts
Dianne Bourque – Healthcare
Gina Fonte – Construction
Edwin Hall – Construction
Margot Mendelson Hammond – Real Estate
Julia Hesse – Healthcare
Robert Kaler – Litigation: General Commercial
Mark Kalpin – Energy & Natural Resources
Joshua Krumholz – Intellectual Property
Paul Lannon Jr. – Labor & Employment
Philip Lapatin – Real Estate (Senior Statespeople)
Diane McDermott – Real Estate
Miriam McKendall – Labor & Employment
Jeffrey Mittleman – Healthcare
John Monaghan – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Sean O'Brien – Real Estate
John O'Neill – Real Estate
Dianne Phillips – Environment
Jeffrey Porter – Environment
David Santeusanio – Labor & Employment
Jeremy Sternberg – Healthcare
Melissa Wong – Healthcare
Lynne Xerras – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
New York
Robert Bernstein – Construction
Frederick Braid – Labor & Employment; Labor Relations
Renee Covitt – Real Estate: Mainly Dirt (Up & Coming)
Kenneth Lowenstein – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Adam Paterno – Construction
Brian Platton – Healthcare
Henry Rosenzweig – Construction (Associates to Watch)
Stuart Saft – Real Estate: Mainly Dirt
Kimberly Smith – Public Finance
Howard Sokol – Labor & Employment
Nili Yolin – Healthcare
North Carolina
Richard Bange – Corporate/M&A (Charlotte & Surrounds)
Rebecca Chaffin – Banking & Finance
Kevin Christmas – Corporate/M&A (Charlotte & Surrounds)
John Gilson – Corporate/M&A (Charlotte & Surrounds)
David Iacuzio – Real Estate: Finance
Michael Miller – Corporate/M&A (Charlotte & Surrounds)
Timothy Ryan – Banking & Finance
Oregon
Shannon Armstrong – Litigation: General Commercial
Kristin Asai – Litigation: General Commercial (Up & Coming)
Clifford DeGroot – Corporate/M&A
Matthew Donohue – Litigation: General Commercial
Pennsylvania
Leonard Bernstein – Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory (Senior Statespeople)
John Devine – Healthcare
John Grugan – Litigation: Securities
Peter Hardy – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Kenneth Racowski – Antitrust
Eric Rubin – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Colby Smith – Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Philadelphia & Surrounds)
Tennessee
Taylor Askew – Litigation: General Commercial (Up & Coming)
Roddy Bailey – Corporate/M&A
Mark Bell – Construction
Tyson Bickley – Corporate/M&A
George Bishop III – Healthcare (Senior Statespeople)
Robert Boston – Labor & Employment; Litigation: General Commercial
Matthew Burnstein – Corporate/M&A (Eminent Practitioners)
Jeffrey Calk – Real Estate
Edward Callaway – Environment
Bo Campbell – Real Estate
Chase Cole – Corporate/M&A (Senior Statespeople)
Marcus Crider – Labor & Employment
Paul Davidson – Litigation: General Commercial
Vinh Duong – Immigration
Bob Felber – Intellectual Property
Stanley Graham – Labor & Employment
Lida Griest – Real Estate
Robert Harris – Banking & Finance
Robb Harvey – Media & Entertainment
Philip Head – Real Estate
Brent Hill – Healthcare
Aron Karabel – Labor & Employment (Up & Coming)
Nora Katz – Immigration (Up & Coming)
Steven Kirkham – Real Estate
Tyler Layne – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
David Lemke – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Nora Liggett – Healthcare: Regulatory
Gerald Mace – Banking & Finance
Elle McCulty – Banking & Finance
James Nixon – Corporate/M&A
Mark Peters – Labor & Employment
Colbey Reagan – Healthcare: Regulatory
Abbey Ruby – Banking & Finance
Wells Trompeter – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Joseph Watson – Construction
James Weaver – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Jennifer Weaver – Healthcare: Government Investigations & Fraud
Texas
Roger Aksamit – Tax
David Bennett – Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Anthony Campiti – Labor & Employment
Andrew Flint – Banking & Finance
James Harris – Environment; Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Robert Hill – Intellectual Property
Ronnie Johnson – Insurance: Regulatory
Eric Kimball – Banking & Finance
Marc Klein – Immigration
Jacob Lawler – Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Electricity) (Up & Coming)
Sam Louis – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Jessica Magee – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Jeremiah Mayfield – Corporate/M&A
James McKellar – Banking & Finance (Senior Statespeople)
Mary McNulty – Tax: Litigation
Bruce Merwin – Construction
Lee Meyercord – Tax: Litigation
Emily Parker – Tax: Litigation (Senior Statespeople)
Ashley Phillips – Environment
Jennifer Rangel – Healthcare
Richard Roper – Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Eugene Segrest – Real Estate
Mark Sloan – Real Estate
Mark Weibel – Real Estate
Parker Young – Banking & Finance (Up & Coming)
Virginia
Adam August – Corporate/M&A (Northern)
John Brownlee – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Megan Mocho – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
David Schneider – Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Northern)
Colin J. Smith – Real Estate (Northern)
Marisa Terrenzi – Corporate/M&A (Northern)
Eric Wechselblatt – Corporate/M&A (Northern)
Washington
Chris Brown – Tax