Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its award-winning Global Real Estate Practice with the addition of Shawn K. Ronda as a shareholder in the firm’s Chicago office. He joins the firm from DLA Piper.

“Shawn has deep experience in alternative and emerging asset classes, including mixed-use, multi-family, hotel, medical office, student housing, senior housing, and storage facility projects, both in Chicago and across the U.S. This is an important attribute in today’s rapidly changing market and makes Shawn a strong addition to our dynamic team in Chicago – as well as globally,” said Rita M. Alliss Powers and John F. Gibbons, co-managing shareholders of Greenberg Traurig’s Chicago office, in a joint statement.

Ronda represents developers, institutional clients, private equity companies, investors, and joint venture partners. He works with clients through virtually all aspects of real estate acquisitions and dispositions, as well as finance, leasing, and real estate development.

“Greenberg Traurig provides a tremendous platform for efficiently and effectively serving the various needs of our clients across asset classes in an ever-evolving commercial real estate market. I am thrilled to be joining a highly skilled real estate practice group that focuses on meeting clients’ complex needs even in today’s challenging market,” Ronda said.

Ronda earned his J.D. from Washington University and his B.A. from Cornell University.