Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Hamilton Hackney Appointed to Environment and Infrastructure Subcommittee of NAIOP

BOSTON--(Business Wire)--
The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced that Boston real
estate shareholder Hamilton Hackney has been appointed to the Environment and
Infrastructure Subcommittee of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development
Association. His term on the subcommittee will run until December 31, 2010.

NAIOP is the leading organization for developers, owners and related
professionals in office, industrial and mixed-use real estate. The organization
provides unparalleled industry networking and education, and advocates for
effective legislation on behalf of its members. NAIOP advances responsible,
sustainable development that creates jobs and benefits the communities in which
its members work and live.

"Ham has wide-ranging experience helping clients investigate and manage the
environmental liabilities that can have a significant impact on their real
estate and corporate transactions," said Robert J. Ivanhoe, Chair of Greenberg
Traurig`s Real Estate Practice. "He brings critical experience to our clients,
and is sure to be an equally valuable resource for NAIOP and its members."

Hackney focuses his practice on environmental law and commercial real estate. He
regularly represents clients in environmental permitting and other
administrative proceedings, compliance counseling and enforcement matters. His
environmental experience includes matters arising under federal, state and local
laws relating to asbestos, air and water emissions, hazardous waste, toxic
chemicals, wetlands, endangered species, environmental impact review,
underground storage tanks, solid waste and land use issues.

About Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, full-service law firm with
approximately 1750 attorneys serving clients from more than 30 offices in the
United States, Europe and Asia. In the U.S., the firm has more offices than any
other among the Top 20 on The National Law Journal`s 2008 NLJ 250. In the U.K.,
the firm operates as Greenberg Traurig Maher LLP. Additionally, Greenberg
Traurig has strategic alliances with the following independent law firms: Studio
Santa Maria in Milan and Rome, TA Lawyers GKJ in Tokyo, and Weber Law Office in
Zurich. The firm was Chambers and Partners` USA Law Firm of the Year in 2007 and
among the Top 3 in the International Law Firm of the Year at the 2009 The Lawyer
Awards. For additional information, please visit www.gtlaw.com.

Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Cynthia Brennan, 617-310-6221
brennanc@gtlaw.com

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