PHOENIX, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ --The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced today that David D. Cleary has joined its Phoenix office as a shareholder. Cleary, who was a Business Reorganization & Bankruptcy shareholder in Greenberg Traurig's Chicago office from 2001 to 2004, will lead the Phoenix bankruptcy team. Prior to returning to the firm, Cleary was a partner in the Chicago office of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP.
"Since leaving Greenberg Traurig, I have maintained close friendships and relationships with my former colleagues. I'm excited about the opportunity to return to a wonderful firm and strengthen our bankruptcy presence in Phoenix," said Cleary. "I look forward to returning to my hometown and reconnecting with the legal and business communities, as well my former colleagues I worked with many years ago."
Cleary represents a variety of constituents in sophisticated workouts and bankruptcies and has appeared in bankruptcy courts across the country. He was most recently actively involved in assisting General Motors in preparing for its restructuring. He also represented the City of Chicago and O'Hare International Airport in the United Airlines bankruptcy case.
"Welcoming David back to the firm is like bringing home a member of the family," said Keith J. Shapiro, co-chair of the firm's Global Business Reorganization & Bankruptcy Practice and co-managing shareholder of the Chicago office. "It's not common for a firm to get someone of David's caliber to relocate. We feel very fortunate that he has agreed to rejoin us and lead our very active Phoenix Bankruptcy Practice. David is legendary at Greenberg Traurig for his regular pre-dawn arrivals at the office, tireless work ethic and attention to detail."
"There is a great deal of sophisticated bankruptcy work generated by our Phoenix office, and we are thrilled to have David lead our team," said Jeffrey H. Verbin, managing shareholder of the firm's Phoenix office. "David is recognized as a topnotch attorney whose reputation precedes him. His extensive experience in many of the country's most sophisticated bankruptcy matters will enhance the bankruptcy services we provide to our clients."
Cleary earned a J.D., with honors, from DePaul University College of Law, and a B.A., cum laude, from Arizona State University.
With more than 90 bankruptcy attorneys in offices located across the United States, Greenberg Traurig's Business Reorganization & Bankruptcy Practice is one of the country's largest. The group's attorneys have decades of experience handling the many complex issues that arise in reorganizations, restructurings, workouts, liquidations, distressed acquisitions and sales, and cross-border proceedings. Our attorneys practice regularly in courts throughout the country, as well as in other jurisdictions around the world, representing clients in a wide range of industries.
About Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, full-service law firm with approximately 1750 attorneys serving clients from more than 30 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. In the U.S., the firm has more offices than any other among the Top 20 on The National Law Journal's 2008 NLJ 250. In the U.K., the firm operates as Greenberg Traurig Maher LLP. Additionally, Greenberg Traurig has strategic alliances with the following independent law firms: Studio Santa Maria in Milan and Rome and TA Lawyers GKJ in Tokyo. The firm was Chambers and Partners' USA Law Firm of the Year in 2007 and among the Top 3 in the International Law Firm of the Year at the 2009 The Lawyer Awards. For additional information, please visit www.gtlaw.com.
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