Greenberg Traurig’s Barbara A. Jones Wins Two National Titles at 2015 U.S. Rowing Masters’ National Championships
Boston, Massachusetts (PRWEB) August 25, 2015 -- Barbara A. Jones, Corporate & Securities shareholder at international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, won two national championship titles at the 2015 U.S. Rowing Masters’ Nationals Championships, Aug. 13-16 in Camden, New Jersey.
This year’s championships were the largest in U.S. rowing history, with over 2,000 athletes competing. Racing as a member of Chinook Performance Racing, Jones won the national championship in the women’s double sculls (F) and women’s coxed eights (F), in hotly contested 1,000 meter races that included fending off former U.S. Olympic and national team members by tight one-second margins. Jones also captured a silver medal in the women’s straight (coxless) four (F) and a bronze in the women’s quadruple sculls (F). The wins are all the more impressive given that Jones has only been rowing since 2012, inspired by her son, Benjamin, who rowed for Belmont Hill School in Belmont, Massachusetts and then at Cornell University.
In 2013, Jones competed in her first Head of the Charles Regatta in a single scull, placing fifth in a highly competitive field. In addition to training for the upcoming Head of the Charles race, Jones is now preparing to compete at the World Rowing Masters Championships in Belgium in September 2015. Jones is a member of the Cambridge Boat Club in Cambridge, Massachusetts and trains under Head Coach Boris Kusturic.
Jones coordinates Greenberg Traurig’s Global Securities Practice and serves as co-coordinator of the firm’s interdisciplinary Conflict Minerals Compliance Initiative. Jones is a highly-seasoned corporate and securities lawyer with extensive international experience, and is a trusted advisor to executive management and boards of directors, capitalizing on her private practice and in-house experience. She specializes in complex international and domestic transactions, including private and public financings; M&A/recaps; and licensing, joint venture, and distribution arrangements; as well as regulatory reporting and compliance. In addition to her prior in-house experience, she now regularly serves as outside general counsel for public and private companies, working closely with management and boards on strategic initiatives. Her clients include companies in the life sciences, technology, entertainment/media, and energy sectors, as well as financial institutions. Jones also represents Olympic and national team athletes, typically on a pro bono basis.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Boston Office
Established in 1999, Greenberg Traurig’s Boston office is home to more than 65 attorneys practicing in the areas of corporate, emerging technology, energy, governmental affairs, healthcare, intellectual property, labor and employment, life sciences and medical technology, litigation, public finance, real estate and securities. An important contributor to the firm's international platform, the Boston office includes a team of nationally recognized attorneys with both public and private sector experience. The team offers clients the value of decades of legal experience and hands-on knowledge of the local business community, supported by the firm's vast network of global resources.
About Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, multi-practice law firm with approximately 1800 attorneys serving clients from 37 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. The firm is among the 2015 BTI Brand Elite and among the most “Tech Savvy.” It was on the 2013-2015 BTI Client Service 30 listings of firms “most recognized by clients for providing excellent client service,” and one of the 2014 BTI Client Relationship Scorecard “Power Elite,” based on the nature and strength of its client relationships. More information at: http://www.gtlaw.com.
Lisa Murray, Greenberg Traurig, http://www.gtlaw.com, +1 617.835.0396, [email protected]
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