Greenberg Traurig LLP issued the following announcement on July 31.
The Tampa office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A has added Christopher R. White as an associate in the firm’s Litigation Practice.
White focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and internal investigations. He previously worked as a fellow at the Public Interest Law Initiative, Alliance for the Great Lakes and as an Employment Law Extern at the Environmental Protection Agency. While in the Chicago office Kirkland & Ellis, he represented national clients in major antitrust cases, international private equity firms in the acquisition of numerous companies both domestically and abroad, and represented C-suite executives of public traded companies in major SEC investigations.
White received his J.D., cum laude, from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law where he was the Managing Editor of Northwestern University Law Review and a John Henry Wigmore Scholar, and his B.A., with highest honors, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
“We are proud of the important recognition that our Tampa Litigation Practice has received and look forward to Chris playing a key role as part of our team,” said David B. Weinstein, managing shareholder of Greenberg Traurig’s Tampa office and chair of the firm’s national Environmental & Toxic Torts Litigation Practice. “Bringing in young talent like Chris with a proven track record of success is part of our commitment to strategically expanding our presence in the Tampa market and providing our clients with the top level of legal services.”
White is also active in the Tampa community, where he has been a member of Tampa Connection and was recently appointed to serve a three-year term on the organization’s board of directors. Tampa Connection is a local organization that is committed to building Tampa Bay’s future leaders with programming that emphasizes leadership development, networking skills, and professionalism.
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