Greenberg Traurig's Philip Sellinger Recognized as a 2019 New Jersey Trailblazer
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (PRWEB) September 26, 2019 -- Philip R. Sellinger, a co-managing shareholder of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s New Jersey office, has been named a 2019 New Jersey Trailblazer by New Jersey Law Journal. According to the New Jersey Law Journal, New Jersey Trailblazers are “individuals that are truly agents of change and professionals who have made significant marks on practice, policy and the technological advancement of their practice.” Sellinger’s New Jersey Trailblazer profile appears in a Special Supplement of the New Jersey Law Journal.
“We are delighted that Philip has been recognized with this honor, as it is very well-deserved. He has been challenging the status quo of the New Jersey legal market for decades,” said David Jay, co-managing shareholder of the firm’s New Jersey office. “His legal, business, and volunteer work has had a significant and positive impact on the firm, the community, and our relationships with clients in New Jersey and beyond.”
Sellinger played an integral role in opening Greenberg Traurig’s New Jersey office and has served as a leader of the office since it opened in 2002. In addition, he recently served as co-chair of the firm’s global Litigation Practice. A former Assistant U.S. Attorney and New Jersey federal clerk, Sellinger has more than 30 years of trial experience and has led litigation teams around the country in a wide variety of class actions and other complex cases in state and federal trial courts and appellate courts, including the New Jersey Supreme Court. He has served as chair of the Lawyers Advisory Committee to the New Jersey federal judiciary and as a member of the New Jersey Supreme Court Civil Practice Rules Committee. He served as the founding chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Class Action Committee. Sellinger has represented the American Corporate Counsel Association and the New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association in litigation challenging the right of in-house counsel to appear in court. He has appeared as amicus counsel in the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of 29 top-ranking former senior U.S. military officers and civilian Department of Defense officials.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Litigation Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s Litigation Practice includes a team of more than 600 attorneys. The firm’s trial lawyers regularly appear in state and federal courts throughout the country, as well as in appellate courts and before international arbitration panels. They work closely with in-house counsel to develop a strategy that best fits a litigation cost and proficiency model appropriate to the client’s unique needs and goals.
About Greenberg Traurig — New Jersey: Established in 2002, Greenberg Traurig’s New Jersey office has grown to approximately 75 attorneys practicing in the areas of Complex Commercial and Class Action Litigation, Hatch-Waxman Litigation, Corporate, Restructuring & Bankruptcy, Construction Law, Franchise & Distribution, Immigration & Compliance, Intellectual Property & Technology, Labor & Employment, Real Estate, Tax, and Private Wealth Services. As a significant contributor to the firm's international platform, the New Jersey office includes a team of nationally recognized attorneys who provide legal advice to international, national, and local business and technology clients. The team offers clients both the dedication and responsiveness of a local firm with the combined know-how and geographic reach of a global law firm.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig (GT) has more than 2100 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: https://www.gtlaw.com/ Twitter: @GT_Law.
Lourdes Brezo Martinez, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, https://www.gtlaw.com/en, 212-801-2131, [email protected]
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