DLA Piper Dubai partner named in Who'S Who coveted legal list

Twenty-two practitioners are featured from 13 of the firm's offices across the globe including the UAE, a figure unrivalled by any other firm.

DLA Piper is the current holder of Who's Who Legal's Real Estate Law Firm of the Year, having won the award every year since its inception in 2006.

The book is a result of six months of independent research incorporating feedback from lawyers and in-house counsel, and covers 470 lawyers in 39 separate jurisdictions.

Editor-in-chief Callum Campbell, said:

"It is impossible to buy entry into this publication, only those lawyers who receive sufficient nominations from their peers are included. This book represents a truly global, highly qualitative survey of only the best real estate lawyers, based on exhaustive research. The unparalleled levels of positive feedback we received for DLA Piper from numerous countries worldwide testifies to its continued excellence confirms it as the leading firm in this field."

DLA Piper lawyers included in the book are:
o Tom O'Grady, Dubai
o Edward J. Levin, Baltimore
o Elliot M. Surkin, Boston
o Francois de Montpellier, Brussels
o Charles L. Edwards, Chicago
o David Glickstein, Chicago
o Robert H. Goldman, Chicago
o Howard E. Kane, Chicago
o Portia Owen Morrison, Chicago
o Theodore J. Novak, Chicago
o Harold Pomerantz, Chicago
o Philip D Weller, Dallas
o David Taylor, London
o Alan Wayte, Los Angeles
o Michael E. Meyer, Los Angeles
o Olaf Schmidt, Milan
o Martin D. Polevoy, New York
o Stephen A. Cowan, San Francisco
o Oskar Winkler, Vienna
o Frederick L. Klein, Washington
o Jay A. Epstien, Washington.

The sixth edition of The International Who's Who of Real Estate Lawyers will be included in the 2010 edition of The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, a compendium volume of all 31 practice areas covered by Who's Who Legal's separate single volume publications. The information is also available without charge on WhosWhoLegal.com and is updated on a daily basis.

In 2008, Who's Who Legal was named the Strategic Research Partner of the American Bar Association Section of International Law, in addition to its position as Official Research Partner of the International Bar Association.

In 2006, Who's Who Legal's parent company Law Business Research was recognised by The Queen's Award for Enterprise in the area of international trade. These awards are the most prestigious a British company can receive.