Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
About
Chief Executive Officer: Brian L Duffy
Executive Chairman: Richard Rosenbaum
Firm Overview: 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 5.0 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.
Asia-Pacific Region
Greenberg Traurig provides comprehensive legal services to companies across the Asia region, including North Asia (South Korea, Japan, Greater China, and Taiwan), Southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam), and South Asia (India and Bangladesh). We bridge diverse legal systems and cultures with a focus on efficient and effective legal services. We also advise U.S. and European companies engaging in transactions throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Our attorneys provide strategic advice and legal services in connection with mergers and acquisitions, financings and securitization activities, intellectual property, trade and governmental strategies, international dispute resolution, infrastructure and project development and finance, export controls, and business immigration issues. The practice brings together attorneys from our Shanghai, Seoul, Singapore, and Tokyo offices along with numerous multilingual attorneys from across GT’s global organization with experience handling client matters in Asia.
GT Offices in Asia:
Seoul: Attorneys in Greenberg Traurig's Seoul office advise Korean, U.S., and other international clients with respect to both inbound and outbound matters. Our attorneys have decades of experience in areas including intellectual property litigation, commercial litigation, international arbitration, investments, tax, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, antitrust, restructuring and reorganizations, international trade, structured products, and regulatory and commercial law.
Our office serves as a point of access to opportunities in Korea and other parts of Asia, and our Korean-speaking attorneys are acutely familiar with Korea’s business, culture, and legal and regulatory systems. We have strong relationships with established Korean law firms and other professional services firms to support dispute resolution and other commercial matters throughout Korea.
Shanghai: Greenberg Traurig's China team advises U.S. and international clients entering the Chinese market, as well as those with established business interests in the region. We assist in negotiating, structuring, and documenting transactions within and between Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Additionally, we regularly counsel clients on the U.S. legal implications of their overseas activities, and we represent Chinese companies in their transactions and other business dealings in the U.S. and abroad.
Our attorneys have the depth and breadth of experience to provide strategic advice across the full gamut of legal services, including foreign direct investments; mergers and acquisitions; financings and securitization activities; intellectual property; trade and governmental strategies; international dispute resolution; infrastructure and project finance; technology and telecommunications; export controls; and business immigration issues. Our market-leading global real estate practice is also a core component of our China practice. We advise international private equity funds, asset managers, banks, financial institutions, and investors in making cross border equity and debt investments into greater China.
Singapore: Strategically positioned in the heart of Southeast Asia, Singapore serves as a thriving hub for legal services and inbound and outbound investment activities in the Asia-Pacific region. Greenberg Traurig's Singapore office is home to a highly regarded team of attorneys, offering comprehensive services to sophisticated clients from the APAC region, United States, Europe, and the Middle East. Our Singapore team's experience spans corporate M&A, project development and financing, disputes, and capital markets, with a strong focus on the energy and infrastructure industries. As the firm's clients expand their reach in Asian business markets, Greenberg Traurig Singapore can meet their legal needs by providing on-the-ground counsel on venture capitalism, private equity, private wealth management, business disputes, and international corporate issues, among other matters.
Tokyo: At Greenberg Traurig, we understand the legal and economic forces that affect our clients’ global business environment. Our Tokyo office comprises an award-winning team of attorneys and professionals, who provide multinational and Japanese clients with innovative, strategic advice and legal services in a market known as a gateway to international business opportunities. Utilizing our understanding of the local culture and practical aspects of Japanese business, our multidimensional team offers custom strategies to fulfill our clients’ needs.
Drawing on resources from our offices around the world, our Tokyo attorneys bring a range of functional and industry experience to assist our clients. We are focused on helping businesses make significant sustainable progress toward achieving their most important legal goals. Our Japanese-speaking attorneys provide legal services tailored to the Japanese market in a global context in a variety of areas including Corporate and Securities, Real Estate and Hospitality, Capital Markets, Funds and Investment Management, Financial Regulatory and Compliance, Dispute Resolution, Labor and Employment, Intellectual Property and Infrastructure.
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- Miami333 SE 2nd Avenue Suite 4400 , Miami, Florida, USA, FL 33131
- Web: www.gtlaw.com
- Tel: +1 305 579 0500
- Fax: +1 305 579 0717
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- Tokyo14th Floor, Meiji Yasuda Seimei Building, 2-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo-to, JapanView ranked office
- Singapore88 Market Street #39-16 CapitaSpring , Singapore, Singapore Island, Singapore, 048948View ranked office
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Greenberg Traurig Continues Expanding California Employment Practice with John Zaimes
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Labor & Employment Practice with John P. Zaimes, who will be based in both the Los Angeles and Orange County offices. Zaimes joins the firm from ArentFox Schiff LLP.
Jonathan Shamay Draluck Rejoins Greenberg Traurig as Shareholder in its Digital Infrastructure Group
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its market-leading Digital Infrastructure, Data Center and Cloud Computing Industry Group with the return of Jonathan Shamay-Draluck as a shareholder in the Washington, D.C. office. Shamay-Draluck rejoins from The Tomorrow Companies Inc.
Greenberg Traurig Further Grows Middle East International Arbitration and Corporate Capabilities
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig continues to grow its Middle East capabilities with the addition of International Arbitration & Litigation lawyer Nils de Wolff and Corporate/M&A lawyer Krishen Patel.
Greenberg Traurig Expands Energy Practice with Addition of Former FERC Attorney Michael Kaufmann
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to strengthen its Energy & Natural Resources Practice with the addition of Michael E. Kaufmann as of counsel in its Washington, D.C., office.
Greenberg Traurig Adds Capital Markets Shareholder Fritz Ernemann in London
Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its global Capital Markets capabilities with the addition of Fritz Ernemann as a shareholder in London. Ernemann, who joins from Latham & Watkins where he was a partner, is the London office’s ninth new shareholder this year.
Greenberg Traurig Continues West Coast Expansion of Corporate Practice with John Cleary
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP added John P. Cleary to its Corporate Practice in San Diego. He joins the firm from Procopio, where he was the leader of the firm’s corporate and transactional practice.
Greenberg Traurig Expands California Real Estate Practice, Adds Ankush R. Israni in Los Angeles
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues the strategic expansion of its Real Estate Practice in California with the addition of Ankush R. Israni as a shareholder in its Los Angeles office. Israni joins the firm from Jones Day.
Greenberg Traurig Strengthens Private Equity and Health Care Practices with Stephan Rau
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig continues to strengthen its Private Equity and Health Care practices with the addition of renowned Private Equity and M&A lawyer Stephan Rau as shareholder.
Piotr Nerwinski joins Greenberg Traurig as head of the Project and Structured Finance Practice
In another strategic expansion aimed at solidifying its market prominence in Poland, Greenberg Traurig is pleased to announce that Piotr Nerwiński joins the firm’s Warsaw office with his specialized team of six lawyers.
Greenberg Traurig Expands Financial Regulatory & Compliance Practice with Jera L. Bradshaw
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to grow its Financial Regulatory & Compliance Practice to meet client demand with the addition of Shareholder Jera L. Bradshaw in the firm’s Dallas office.
Greenberg Traurig Expands in Milan with Addition of Renowned Banking, Finance and Restructuring Lawy
Greenberg Traurig Santa Maria continues to grow in Milan with the addition of a three-partners strong team led by Riccardo Agostinelli, a leader in the banking and finance sector.
Greenberg Traurig Adds Top Tier International Arbitration Lawyer Nassif BouMalhab in UAE Location
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig further expands its International Arbitration & Litigation Practice with the addition of Nassif BouMalhab as a shareholder in the firm’s United Arab Emirates location (UAE).
Greenberg Traurig Continues M&A and Private Equity Growth with Antitrust Shareholder in D.C.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added Justin P. Hedge as a shareholder in the Antitrust Litigation & Competition Regulation Practice, resident in the Washington, D.C., office.
Greenberg Traurig Amsterdam Expands Tax Practice with 4 New Colleagues
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Amsterdam office welcomes four new lawyers, with Partner Wesley Boldewijn, Senior Associates Aukje Strik and Thomas de Booij, and Associate Alexander van Rijckevorsel van Kessel joining the Tax Practice from Dentons.
Greenberg Traurig Enhances London Tax Practice with Appointment of Alex Tostevin
After years of building world-class Private Equity, Corporate/M&A, Real Estate, and related Tax practices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America, Greenberg Traurig, LLP adds Alex Tostevin as a Tax shareholder focusing on these areas in Greenberg Traurig's London offic
Greenberg Traurig Increases Bandwidth in Telecommunications Sector with Three Shareholder Team in D.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Technology, Media and Telecommunications Practice with the addition of three shareholders in Washington, D.C., from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.
Greenberg Traurig Bolsters Competition Offering with Fifth London Shareholder Hire This Month
Greenberg Traurig, LLP has enhanced its Global Competition Regulation capabilities with the addition of Manish Das as a shareholder in the firm’s London office. Das is the fifth new shareholder appointment in London this month, and the second within the London Corporate Practice.
Greenberg Traurig Expands International Arbitration Offering with Trio of London Shareholders
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its International Arbitration Practice in London with the appointment of three new shareholders, Jason Hambury, Gurmukh Riyat, and Clea Bigelow-Nuttall, from Pinsent Masons.
Greenberg Traurig Doubles Size of San Diego Office
Firm Significantly Expands Private Wealth Services Practice Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP significantly expanded its San Diego footprint, including five attorneys and two paralegals, who joined the firm’s Private Wealth Services Practice from Withers LLP.
Greenberg Traurig Adds Top Philanthropy Lawyer Erika Mayshar as Chair
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expands its Tax-Exempt Organizations & Philanthropy Practice with Shareholder Erika Mayshar, who will chair the group. She will be based in the firm’s Orange County and Los Angeles offices.
World Renowned Banking and Financial Restructuring Team Joins Greenberg Traurig
Leading banking, finance, and restructuring lawyer Kalyan “Kal” Das joined Greenberg Traurig, LLP along with Sharan Calay and Andrew Silverstein. They join from Seward & Kissel, where Das has spent over three decades and was head of its Global Bank and Institutional Finance & Restructuring Practice.
Greenberg Traurig Continues to Strengthen Energy Project Finance Capabilities with Addition of Noah
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP added Noah Pollak as a new key member of the firm’s growing Energy Project Finance & Development Practice.
Greenberg Traurig Expands Corporate Practice in Atlanta
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Corporate Practice in Atlanta with the addition of Toni N. Brown as of counsel.
Greenberg Traurig Adds Veteran Banking Attorney to its Financial Regulatory & Compliance Practice
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expands its Financial Regulatory & Compliance capabilities with the addition of Mark D. Shaffer as a shareholder in the New York office.
Leading State and Local Tax Attorney Nikki Dobay Joins Greenberg Traurig
Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its State and Local Tax (SALT) and Government Law & Policy Practices with the addition of Nikki E. Dobay as shareholder in the Portland, Oregon, and Sacramento offices.
Greenberg Traurig Adds Premier Israeli Corporate Team in New York and Tel Aviv
Strategically Grows Firm's Leading Israeli Practice and Strengthens Link Between Israeli Business and Its Clients Worldwide. Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP added four Corporate shareholders in its growing New York and Tel Aviv offices, all from McDermott.
Greenberg Traurig Mexico City Office Continues Strategic Expansion; Adds Tax Team
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues the strategic expansion of its Mexico office, with the addition of a tax team
Greenberg Traurig Texas Strategically Adds Shareholder James Peacock to Growing Team
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP strategically expanded its Health Care & FDA Practice with the addition of James Peacock as a shareholder in the Dallas office.
Greenberg Traurig Further Expands its Land Use Practice with the Addition of John R. DiCioccio
Greenberg Traurig Further Expands its Growing Land Use Practice on Long Island with the Addition of Islip Town Attorney John R. DiCioccio in Bridgehampton
Veteran Trial Lawyer Ethel J. Johnson Joins Greenberg Traurig’s Growing Houston Office
Veteran trial lawyer Ethel J. Johnson joined global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a shareholder in its growing Houston office.
Greenberg Traurig Continues Expanding California Employment Practice with John Zaimes
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Labor & Employment Practice with John P. Zaimes, who will be based in both the Los Angeles and Orange County offices. Zaimes joins the firm from ArentFox Schiff LLP.
Jonathan Shamay Draluck Rejoins Greenberg Traurig as Shareholder in its Digital Infrastructure Group
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its market-leading Digital Infrastructure, Data Center and Cloud Computing Industry Group with the return of Jonathan Shamay-Draluck as a shareholder in the Washington, D.C. office. Shamay-Draluck rejoins from The Tomorrow Companies Inc.
Greenberg Traurig Further Grows Middle East International Arbitration and Corporate Capabilities
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig continues to grow its Middle East capabilities with the addition of International Arbitration & Litigation lawyer Nils de Wolff and Corporate/M&A lawyer Krishen Patel.
Greenberg Traurig Expands Energy Practice with Addition of Former FERC Attorney Michael Kaufmann
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to strengthen its Energy & Natural Resources Practice with the addition of Michael E. Kaufmann as of counsel in its Washington, D.C., office.
Greenberg Traurig Adds Capital Markets Shareholder Fritz Ernemann in London
Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its global Capital Markets capabilities with the addition of Fritz Ernemann as a shareholder in London. Ernemann, who joins from Latham & Watkins where he was a partner, is the London office’s ninth new shareholder this year.
Greenberg Traurig Continues West Coast Expansion of Corporate Practice with John Cleary
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP added John P. Cleary to its Corporate Practice in San Diego. He joins the firm from Procopio, where he was the leader of the firm’s corporate and transactional practice.
Greenberg Traurig Expands California Real Estate Practice, Adds Ankush R. Israni in Los Angeles
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues the strategic expansion of its Real Estate Practice in California with the addition of Ankush R. Israni as a shareholder in its Los Angeles office. Israni joins the firm from Jones Day.
Greenberg Traurig Strengthens Private Equity and Health Care Practices with Stephan Rau
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig continues to strengthen its Private Equity and Health Care practices with the addition of renowned Private Equity and M&A lawyer Stephan Rau as shareholder.
Piotr Nerwinski joins Greenberg Traurig as head of the Project and Structured Finance Practice
In another strategic expansion aimed at solidifying its market prominence in Poland, Greenberg Traurig is pleased to announce that Piotr Nerwiński joins the firm’s Warsaw office with his specialized team of six lawyers.
Greenberg Traurig Expands Financial Regulatory & Compliance Practice with Jera L. Bradshaw
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to grow its Financial Regulatory & Compliance Practice to meet client demand with the addition of Shareholder Jera L. Bradshaw in the firm’s Dallas office.
Greenberg Traurig Expands in Milan with Addition of Renowned Banking, Finance and Restructuring Lawy
Greenberg Traurig Santa Maria continues to grow in Milan with the addition of a three-partners strong team led by Riccardo Agostinelli, a leader in the banking and finance sector.
Greenberg Traurig Adds Top Tier International Arbitration Lawyer Nassif BouMalhab in UAE Location
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig further expands its International Arbitration & Litigation Practice with the addition of Nassif BouMalhab as a shareholder in the firm’s United Arab Emirates location (UAE).
Greenberg Traurig Continues M&A and Private Equity Growth with Antitrust Shareholder in D.C.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added Justin P. Hedge as a shareholder in the Antitrust Litigation & Competition Regulation Practice, resident in the Washington, D.C., office.
Greenberg Traurig Amsterdam Expands Tax Practice with 4 New Colleagues
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Amsterdam office welcomes four new lawyers, with Partner Wesley Boldewijn, Senior Associates Aukje Strik and Thomas de Booij, and Associate Alexander van Rijckevorsel van Kessel joining the Tax Practice from Dentons.
Greenberg Traurig Enhances London Tax Practice with Appointment of Alex Tostevin
After years of building world-class Private Equity, Corporate/M&A, Real Estate, and related Tax practices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America, Greenberg Traurig, LLP adds Alex Tostevin as a Tax shareholder focusing on these areas in Greenberg Traurig's London offic
Greenberg Traurig Increases Bandwidth in Telecommunications Sector with Three Shareholder Team in D.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Technology, Media and Telecommunications Practice with the addition of three shareholders in Washington, D.C., from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.
Greenberg Traurig Bolsters Competition Offering with Fifth London Shareholder Hire This Month
Greenberg Traurig, LLP has enhanced its Global Competition Regulation capabilities with the addition of Manish Das as a shareholder in the firm’s London office. Das is the fifth new shareholder appointment in London this month, and the second within the London Corporate Practice.
Greenberg Traurig Expands International Arbitration Offering with Trio of London Shareholders
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its International Arbitration Practice in London with the appointment of three new shareholders, Jason Hambury, Gurmukh Riyat, and Clea Bigelow-Nuttall, from Pinsent Masons.
Greenberg Traurig Doubles Size of San Diego Office
Firm Significantly Expands Private Wealth Services Practice Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP significantly expanded its San Diego footprint, including five attorneys and two paralegals, who joined the firm’s Private Wealth Services Practice from Withers LLP.
Greenberg Traurig Adds Top Philanthropy Lawyer Erika Mayshar as Chair
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expands its Tax-Exempt Organizations & Philanthropy Practice with Shareholder Erika Mayshar, who will chair the group. She will be based in the firm’s Orange County and Los Angeles offices.
World Renowned Banking and Financial Restructuring Team Joins Greenberg Traurig
Leading banking, finance, and restructuring lawyer Kalyan “Kal” Das joined Greenberg Traurig, LLP along with Sharan Calay and Andrew Silverstein. They join from Seward & Kissel, where Das has spent over three decades and was head of its Global Bank and Institutional Finance & Restructuring Practice.
Greenberg Traurig Continues to Strengthen Energy Project Finance Capabilities with Addition of Noah
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP added Noah Pollak as a new key member of the firm’s growing Energy Project Finance & Development Practice.
Greenberg Traurig Expands Corporate Practice in Atlanta
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Corporate Practice in Atlanta with the addition of Toni N. Brown as of counsel.
Greenberg Traurig Adds Veteran Banking Attorney to its Financial Regulatory & Compliance Practice
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expands its Financial Regulatory & Compliance capabilities with the addition of Mark D. Shaffer as a shareholder in the New York office.
Leading State and Local Tax Attorney Nikki Dobay Joins Greenberg Traurig
Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its State and Local Tax (SALT) and Government Law & Policy Practices with the addition of Nikki E. Dobay as shareholder in the Portland, Oregon, and Sacramento offices.
Greenberg Traurig Adds Premier Israeli Corporate Team in New York and Tel Aviv
Strategically Grows Firm's Leading Israeli Practice and Strengthens Link Between Israeli Business and Its Clients Worldwide. Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP added four Corporate shareholders in its growing New York and Tel Aviv offices, all from McDermott.
Greenberg Traurig Mexico City Office Continues Strategic Expansion; Adds Tax Team
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues the strategic expansion of its Mexico office, with the addition of a tax team
Greenberg Traurig Texas Strategically Adds Shareholder James Peacock to Growing Team
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP strategically expanded its Health Care & FDA Practice with the addition of James Peacock as a shareholder in the Dallas office.
Greenberg Traurig Further Expands its Land Use Practice with the Addition of John R. DiCioccio
Greenberg Traurig Further Expands its Growing Land Use Practice on Long Island with the Addition of Islip Town Attorney John R. DiCioccio in Bridgehampton
Veteran Trial Lawyer Ethel J. Johnson Joins Greenberg Traurig’s Growing Houston Office
Veteran trial lawyer Ethel J. Johnson joined global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a shareholder in its growing Houston office.