Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

Greenberg Traurig, LLP has announced that Craig H. Solomon, Gary S. Kleinman, Howard R. Shapiro, Joseph D. D'Angelo, Nicole Fenton, Howard Schochet, Dana Gallo and Andrew Kellner, in addition to a number of associates, have joined the Real Estate Department in New York. Bennett I. Deutsch will bolster the firm's REIT tax practice and Steven Sinatra has joined the litigation practice. Additionally, Cory Gray has joined the New Jersey office in the litigation department.

Previously, Solomon was the cofounder and managing partner of a real estate boutique, where the others also worked. The group consists of approximately 18 lawyers. Solomon's list of clients includes SL Green Realty Corp., IXIS Real Estate Capital Inc., Gramercy Capital Corp., Blackacre Capital Management LLC, Taconic Investment Partners, LLC and various real estate opportunity funds.