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David B. Weinstein

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2005.
101 East Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1900 Tampa, Florida 33602
(813) 318-5700
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weinsteind@gtlaw.com
Firm: Greenberg Traurig
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Greenberg Traurig


Years In Practice


Phone Number (813) 318-5700

David Weinstein is the Managing Shareholder of GT’s Tampa office. With over 30 years of experience, David is a “go to” litigator and strategist for high-stakes and complex civil and white-collar litigation, including business, environmental, toxic tort, real estate, land use, health care, and other challenging matters. An accomplished litigator who takes pride in his courtroom advocacy, David also works to help clients find practical and effective out-of-court approaches to their legal issues whenever appropriate. Drawing on his business experience and acumen, David handles a wide variety of matters and enjoys assisting clients with overcoming their most difficult challenges. In the civil context, he represents clients in class actions, mass torts, and other complex litigation. He also represents organizations and individuals in federal and state white-collar criminal investigations. In addition, David assists clients with developing and implementing crisis management, public relations, and other external and internal communications strategies for both civil actions and government investigations. He has significant “first-chair” trial experience in jury and non-jury trials, as well as arbitrations. David also serves as the Chair of the firm’s Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation Practice.

David’s versatility and skills are exemplified by his recognition in multiple categories by the most prestigious legal rating services. Both Chambers and Partners USA Guide and The Best Lawyers in America list David in three distinct categories: Commercial Litigation, White-Collar Criminal Defense, and Environmental Law. In 2022, The Legal 500 United States recognized him as one of only seven “Leading Lawyers” nationally in “Litigation - Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense: Toxic Tort.” Who's Who Legal describes him as “a distinguished litigator and a well-known name for civil and white-collar disputes,” and Benchmark Litigation recognizes David as a “Litigation Star.” David is recognized as one of “Florida's Legal Elite” by Florida Trend magazine—which inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 2010. And Florida Super Lawyers has rated David as one of Florida's “Top 100” lawyers seven times.

Ranked in Chambers and Partners USA Guide since 2009, David has been described by clients in the following ways:

  • “[A] really fabulous lawyer . . . well-liked by clients . . . the kind of guy you would want leading the charge if you had a problem.”
  • “[A] stellar reputation” with a “wealth of expertise in high-stakes civil and white-collar criminal disputes. He offers additional strengths in appellate work, healthcare disputes, and wider business litigation. Interviewees report that he ‘has good judgement and is a pleasure to work with.’”
  • “‘[I]ncredibly skilled and adept in the courtroom.’”
  • “‘[A] master litigator not only in the thoughtfulness of his drafting and pre-trial work, but also as a great trial attorney.’ He is recognized for his litigation strength in matters including toxic tort class action cases as well as in criminal environmental cases.”
  • “[A] respected and very skillful lawyer.”
  • “He's top-notch, he's one of the best. If I was accused of a white-collar environmental crime I would use him. He's tenacious, bright and extremely capable.”

David has a long record of service to the legal profession and the community, which include: Member, Board of Directors, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay; Former Member, Board of Trustees, Straz Center for the Performing Arts; Member, Former Chair and current Co-Chair, Environmental Enforcement and Crimes Committee, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources; and Co-Chair, Criminal Litigation and Enforcement Subcommittee, ABA Environmental Litigation Committee. He is also a member emeritus of the Herbert G. Goldburg-Ronald K. Cacciatore Criminal Law American Inn of Court and a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. A Fourth-Degree Black Belt, David served as the senior instructor of Tampa Moo Duk Kwan, a not-for-profit martial arts club.

David was recently recognized by the Tampa Bay Business Journal as a member of their “Power 100” and in Florida Trend’s “People to Know in Tampa/Hillsborough County.”

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Environmental Law
Litigation - Environmental
Awards
    • Team Member, a Law360 “Environmental Practice Group of the Year,” 2022
    • Listed, Chambers and Partners USA Guide, an annual listing of the world's leading business lawyers and law firms, 2009-2023: “Environment,” “Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations,” “Litigation: General Commercial”
    • Listed, The Legal 500 United States, 2011-2023:
    • Recognized as one of only ten “Leading Lawyers” nationally in Dispute Resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action - Defense: Toxic Tort, 2021-2023
    • Listed, Industry Focus - Environment: Transactional, "Recommended Lawyer," 2023
    • Listed, Industry Focus - Environment Litigation, 2016-2022
    • Listed, Industry Focus - Environment Regulatory, 2018, 2020-2022
    • Listed, Dispute Resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action - Defense: Toxic Tort, 2011-2014, 2016-2023
    • Listed, Dispute Resolution - Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense, 2017-2019
    • Listed, Dispute Resolution - Appellate, 2019
    • Listed, Benchmark Litigation, “Litigation Star,“ 2023
    • Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 2005-2023: Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Environment; Environmental Law; and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
    • Listed, Florida Trend, Legal Elite - Notable Managing Partners, 2023
    • Listed, Who's Who Legal, 2013-2022
    • Global Leader, Environment, 2013-2022
    • National Leader, Florida - Environment, 2013-2021
    • Team Member, U.S. News – Best Lawyers, “Law Firm of the Year: Litigation - Real Estate,“ 2022
    • Team Member, The American Lawyer, “Florida Regional Litigation Department of the Year,” 2019
    • Team Member, a Law360 “Florida Powerhouse,“ 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2022
    • Listed, Florida Trend magazine, “Legal Elite,“ 2004-2022
    • “Hall of Fame,“ 2010-2022
    • “Litigation,“ 2021
    • “Environmental & Land Use,“ 2004-2022
    • Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Florida Super Lawyers, 2009-2023
    • Listed as one of the “Top 100 Lawyers in Florida“ seven times
    • Recipient, “Excellence in Writing Award,“ Journal & News Editorial Board, The Florida Bar, 2015
    • Listed, “People to Know in Tampa/Hillsborough County,” Florida Trend, November 2020
    • Listed, Tampa Bay Business Journal, “Power 100,“ 2021
    • Rated, AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5.0
Languages
English
Education
Graduated
University of Florida, BSBA
Graduated 1981
Contact Details and Office Locations
Other: (813) 318-5700
weinsteind@gtlaw.com
101 East Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1900
Tampa, Florida 33602
Tampa, Florida 33602
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