MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global
law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP received the "Law Firm of the Year"
and "M&A Advisor of the Year" awards at the 2020 Finvest Global
Summit Awards on Feb. 13, 2020 in
Zurich for its involvement in
complex and historic transactions and representations in the Cloud
sector. Northern Virginia office
Corporate Practice Shareholder Kemal Hawa, who leads the firm's
team dedicated to Cloud industry clients, accepted both awards on
behalf of Greenberg Traurig.
The M&A award was based on, among others, the firm's
representation of a client in what is considered the largest data
center M&A transaction in history. The multidisciplinary,
Amsterdam-based Greenberg Traurig
team on this transaction was led by shareholder Bas Vletter
(M&A/ECM) and lead associates Laurens
Timmer and Rutger Sterk
(Corporate/M&A) and included shareholders Thomas van der Vliet (Tax), Thédoor Melchers
(M&A), Paul Westhoff
(Corporate), Thomas Timmermans
(Employment), Wietse de Jong (ECM),
further supported by associates Suzanne
Walstra (Tax), Lotte Kuhn,
Monisha Sardjoe and Jan Herfkens
(Corporate/M&A).
Greenberg Traurig regularly represents Cloud sector clients in
complex wholesale and retail data center leases, build-to-suit
deals, M&A and other strategic investments, financings,
business rollouts, and regulatory and compliance matters.
"We are proud to be working with clients who are on the cutting
edge of this dynamic industry and thank them for their trust –
resulting in these honors," Hawa said.
About Greenberg Traurig's Corporate Practice: Greenberg
Traurig's Corporate Practice comprises more than 450 lawyers in
the United States, Europe, Asia,
the Middle East and Latin America who regularly advise public and
privately held companies, entrepreneurs and investment funds on
global mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, private
equity and venture capital, underwritten and syndicated offerings,
commercial finance and syndicated lending, cross-border
transactions, and general corporate matters. The group's industry
experience includes transactions in a wide range of fields, from
the pharmaceutical, medical devices, and life sciences fields, to
representations involving clients in the aviation, banking,
consumer products, energy, food and beverage, health care,
manufacturing, media, technology, and telecommunications
sectors.
About Greenberg Traurig, LLP: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has
approximately 2200 attorneys in 41 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia,
and the Middle East. GT has been
recognized for its philanthropic giving, diversity, and innovation,
and is consistently among the largest firms in the U.S. on the
Law360 400 and among the Top 20 on the Am Law Global 100. Web:
http://www.gtlaw.com Twitter: @GT_Law.
SOURCE Greenberg Traurig, LLP