Richard J. Giusto and Alan T. Dimond, Shareholders in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A.'s Miami office, have been named winners of Connect CRE's 2023 Lawyers in Real Estate Awards.
The third-annual awards program recognizes attorneys who excel in their practices and make significant contributions to their communities, according to the publication. Giusto and Dimond are among 110 recipients of the award nationwide.
Giusto, Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig's Global Real Estate Practice, handles a wide range of corporate and commercial real estate transactions for major clients including AvalonBay Communities, BBX Capital, Hannon Armstrong, Invesco Realty Advisors, Pero Family Farms, Seagis Property Group, and 26North Partners. His notable representations have included advising Invesco in the national acquisition, disposition, and management of real estate assets and guiding AvalonBay Communities through multistate real estate and corporate transactions. Giusto is former Chair of The Miami Foundation and the University of Chicago's Parent Leadership Council and a former board member for the I Care I Cure Foundation. He also serves on FinanzButik's board of directors and TopMed Realty's advisory board.
Dimond, a Shareholder in the firm's Litigation Practice, offers over 40 years of "first chair" experience in commercial and real estate-related litigation. Among his notable representations, he has acted as lead litigation attorney for Fisher Island's developers and led the trial team that obtained a $30 million settlement for the Estate of Eastern Air Lines from various insurance companies based on environmental damage at several major U.S. airports. Dimond is a past President of The Florida Bar and past Chair of the American Bar Association's Commission on the American Jury. He has been an adjunct professor with the University of Miami School of Law and a member of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce's board of directors. He previously served as Chairman of the Jackson Memorial Hospital Foundation and on the boards of The George Washington University Law School and United Way. He now serves as a member of the Baptist Foundation's Executive Committee.