MIAMI (September 22, 2017) – Twenty-one Holland & Knight attorneys have been named leading advisers to wealthy individuals and families in the Chambers High Net Worth 2017 guide. In addition, the firm’s Private Wealth Services Group received a Band 1 ranking, the guide’s highest, in Florida, Massachusetts and Oregon. Its private aircraft practice was ranked in Band 1 globe-wide.
The guide, which was launched last year by Chambers & Partners, covers the private wealth market in 35 jurisdictions around the world, ranking accountancy firms, lawyers, multi-family offices, private banks, tax advisers and wealth managers.
The following Holland & Knight attorneys were recognized:
Private Wealth Disputes: USA
Bruce S. Ross (Band 1)
Vivian L. Thoreen (Band 1)
Private Wealth: USA
Private Wealth: Central Region (USA)
Christine L. Albright
Private Wealth: Eastern Region (USA)
John Dadakis
Edward Koren (Band 1)
David Scott Sloan
Private Wealth Law: Alaska
Abigail E. O’Connor (Band 1)
Private Wealth Law: Florida
Christopher W. Boyett
Stewart Kasner
Edward Koren (Band 1)
Kevin Packman
Private Wealth Law: Illinois
Christine L. Albright
Private Wealth Law: Massachusetts
Meredeth Beers
Shari Levitan (Band 1)
David Scott Sloan (Band 1)
Bradley Van Buren
Private Wealth Law: New York
John D. Dadakis
Private Wealth Law: Northern California
Stacie Polashuk Nelson
Private Wealth Law: Oregon
Joshua Husbands
J. Alan Jensen (Band 1)
Private Wealth Law: Southern California
Bruce S. Ross
Vivian L. Thoreen
Private Aircraft: Global-Wide
Giles Cornwall
Jonathan M. Epstein
Juan Carlos Ferrer
John F. Pritchard
Robert Ricketts
The rankings are based on independent research conducted by a dedicated team of private wealth researchers, who interviewed hundreds of lawyers, family offices, accountancy professionals, tax advisers, bankers, investment managers and high-end real estate agents to get a comprehensive understanding of the private wealth sector in each of the jurisdictions covered.
As the largest private wealth services practice in the United States, Holland & Knight’s Private Wealth Services Group represents high-net-worth individuals, substantial closely held and family businesses, charitable organizations, educational institutions, banks and trust companies. In 2017, Holland & Knight was named "Law Firm of the Year" in Trusts & Estates Law in the U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" guide.