Greenberg Traurig Continues to Strengthen Corporate Practice with Addition of Matthew Frankle from Bank of America

NEW YORK, April 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues to grow its Corporate Practice with the strategic addition of Matthew Frankle as a shareholder in New York. He joins Greenberg Traurig as the firm continues to enhance its Corporate Practice with target lateral hiring, specifically in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and investment management.

Frankle's practice will focus on secured lending transactions with an emphasis on loans secured by equity collateral with varying levels of liquidity. He also has experience representing major financial institutions in securities law and equity derivative matters.

"The addition of Matt enhances our already outstanding team of corporate practitioners who provide excellent client service and a value proposition that no other firm offers," said Alan I. Annex, co-chair of the Global Corporate Practice. "Clients and his colleagues at Greenberg Traurig will benefit from his wealth of knowledge and intimate experience working at a major financial institution."

"Greenberg Traurig is dedicated to delivering excellence and quality to our clients," said New York Co-Managing Shareholders Nancy A. Mitchell and Stephen L. Rabinowitz in a joint statement. "Matt's addition highlights this commitment of hiring top-tier practitioners in the strategic areas that are important to our clients and their businesses."

"I look forward to working alongside the talented and well-respected attorneys at Greenberg Traurig," Frankle said. "I was drawn to the firm's depth of practice areas and global reach – an unparalleled platform that is unique to Greenberg Traurig."

Frankle received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he was the articles editor of the Cardozo Law Review and was the recipient of the American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence. He has a B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, he was a Director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

About Greenberg Traurig's Corporate Practice
Greenberg Traurig's Corporate Practice comprises more than 400 lawyers who advise public and privately held companies and investment funds on global mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, private equity and venture capital, underwritten and syndicated offerings, commercial finance and syndicated lending, cross-border transactions, and general corporate matters. The group's industry experience includes transactions in a wide range of fields, from the pharmaceutical, medical devices, and life sciences fields, to representations involving clients in the aviation, banking, energy, health care, manufacturing, technology, and telecommunications sectors.

About Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GTLaw) has more than 2,000 attorneys in 38 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East and is celebrating its 50^th anniversary. One firm worldwide, GTLaw has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, was named the second largest firm in the U.S. by Law360 in 2016, and among the Top 20 on the 2016 Am Law Global 100. Web: www.gtlaw.com Twitter: @GT_Law.

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