Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – September 11, 2025 – Greenspoon Marder is proud to announce that eight Litigation practice group attorneys, including co-managing director Michael E. Marder, national litigator chair Beth-Ann E. Krimsky, and partners Jeffrey A. Backman, Irina Dashevsky, Richard W. Epstein, Brant Kuehn, James J. McGuire, and Philippe A. Zimmerman have been recognized in the 2026 guide of Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Litigators in America. This designation is determined by a journalistic research process that combines nominations, editorial vetting, and peer review.
Based in the firm’s Orlando office, Mr. Marder uses his decades of experience to create processes to support and guide his clients through project planning, structure, regulatory, financing, title, associations, and administration of their properties.
Based in the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office, Ms. Krimsky is a seasoned commercial litigator and trial attorney whose practice includes a wide variety of business cases, including complex real estate and land use litigation, commercial disputes, fraud-based litigation, class action defense, estate and probate law litigation, and compliance matters.
Based in the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office, Mr. Backman focuses his practice on complex class action defense and general commercial litigation. He has defended clients in federal courts throughout the country and is at the forefront of the legal landscape involving the telemarketing industry.
Based in the firm’s Chicago office, Ms. Dashevsky advises clients on legal, regulatory, and legislative developments in the highly regulated and competitive cannabis industry. She is also a seasoned commercial litigator.
Based in the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office, Mr. Epstein assists various types of clients with litigation and arbitration involving highly regulated industries including timeshare, sales and marketing, debt relief, labor and employment, contract disputes and securities.
Based in the firm’s New York office, Mr. Kuehn advises clients on a wide range of disputed situations, including civil securities cases, restructurings and distressed situations, contested mergers and acquisitions, and securitizations, as well as managed regulatory investigations and internal investigations.
Based in the firm’s New York office, Mr. McGuire focuses his diverse practice on complex civil litigation, white-collar criminal and regulatory proceedings, and international arbitration.
Based in the firm’s New York office, Mr. Zimmerman has over three decades of experience with commercial disputes, including contract, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair competition, misappropriation of ideas, and ownership disputes.