Holland & Knight With over 650 lawyers practicing in more than 65 diversified areas of the law, Holland & Knight is one of the largest firms in the world. The firm has offices in Atlanta, New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., ten cities throughout Florida, and Mexico City, Mexico. Holland & Knight clients range from large multinational corporations to small businesses; from billionaires to entrepreneurs armed only with a new idea. Find out more about the firm by visiting the Law-Watch website The firm has a rich tradition of public service that is still a cornerstone of the firm's culture and philosophy today. The essence of the firm is contained in the Holland & Knight Commitment, which serves as the polestar for everything the firm does. The Holland & Knight Commitment We think it is important for clients to understand the values that guide and direct how Holland & Knight operates as a firm and by which we ask and expect our clients to judge us. These values are expressed in our commitment to: Providing superior legal services, measured by: --The quality of our efforts as legal counselors, advocates and draftsmen (how thorough and well reasoned is our analysis; how sound is our judgment; how effective is our presentation); --Our success in advancing or protecting the lawful interests of our clients; --Our ability to match the requirements of the client's matter (its significance, complexity and urgency) with an efficient mix and amount of lawyer effort and other resources; and --Our faithfulness to the ethical principles and other standards of responsibility for the legal profession. Cherishing and nurturing the firm's relationships with its clients, achieved by: --Understanding and always being directed by the lawful objectives of the client, but without compromising the independence and objectivity that is essential to discharging our professional responsibilities to the client; --Helping the client understand what lawyers and the legal system can and cannot do, what benefits and risks are involved in pursuing alternative courses of action and what the cost is likely to be; --Building the client's trust and confidence that the firm's commitment to serving the interests of the client is not subject to any undisclosed competing interest and that the firm will always give the extra effort required for success; --Carefully planning and managing a client's matter so that the necessary services are supplied in the quantity and quality required, at the right time, and at a fair and reasonable cost to the client; and --Caring deeply about, soliciting and reacting to the client's opinions on all aspects of the firm's services. Consistently encouraging cross-utilization and support between different specialties, offices and other elements of the firm, through: --Sharing information, strengths and opportunities with other lawyers in the firm; --Promoting the recognition and advancement within and without the firm of other lawyers; --Relinquishing responsibility to other lawyers when their special talents, expertise, and level of experience best serve the interests of the client; --Making room for others to excel; and --Maintaining a working relationship among our lawyers that rests on common goals, mutual trust and respect, team effort and shared glory. Advancing the interests of the legal profession and our judicial system, by: --Distinguishing ourselves as practitioners so that we are recognized as experts in our fields, and by our example encouraging others to strive for excellence; --Participating in the organized bar in order to enforce high professional and ethical standards among lawyers, to promote improvements in the structure and operation of the judicial system, and to enhance the reputation of lawyers with the general public; --Contributing our services as lawyers to persons and causes for whom our system of justice will not work without our voluntary help; and --Being leaders in developing new techniques and approaches to legal problem solving and client service. Staying ahead of the competition by responding quickly and decisively to developments and opportunities we identify through integration with and feedback from the major elements of the environment in which we operate, including: --The business community; --The organized bar and other professional associations; --Civic organizations; --Government; and --The lawyers who represent the other parties or interests in the matters in which we are involved professionally.