Background
Coglianese, Matthew P. was born on August 5, 1953 in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States.
Coglianese, Matthew P. was born on August 5, 1953 in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States.
University of Rhode Island (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1976). Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University (Doctor of Philosophy, Biology, 1981). University of Miami School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1984).
Worked at Holland & Knight Limited Liability Partnership (Miami, Florida) specializing in General Practice including Administrative Law, Admiralty, Agribusiness, Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Civil and White Collar Criminal Litigation, Computer Law, Construction Law, Environmental and Land Use, Energy, Financial Institutions, General Corporate, Health Care, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International Business, Labor/Employment/Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Legislation, Media Law, Probate and Estate Planning, Public Finance, Real Property, Securities and Corporate Finance, Taxation (State, Federal and International) and Workers" Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1985, Florida. 1991, California; United States.
District Court for the Northern and Middle Districts of California and Southern and Middle Districts of Florida.
Author: "Environmental Crimes - You Could Be a Criminal and Not Know lieutenant," Florida Environments, 1996. "The Self-Critical Analysis Privilege," Florida Bar Environmental and Land Use Law Section Bulletin, 1995.
"The Clean Air Acting," Executive Enterprises, Environmental Regulation Course, 1993 and 1995. "Environmental Law in Florida," The Oxford Group, 1990, 1992.
Lecturer: Brownfields, Florida Chamber of Commerce-Environmental Permitting Summer School, 1997.
Brownfields-What Are They & Why Do They Matter?, Florida Bar, 1996. Annual Environmental and Land Use Update, The Florida Bar, 1995, 1996. Code Enforcement Officer, Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Management, 1984.
Assistant Regional Counsel, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1985-1987.
Member: Dade County (Chair, Environmental Law Committee, Dade County Bar, 1995-1996), Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member, Section on Environmental Law).
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce (Environmental Roundtable). Holland & Knight is the largest law firm in Florida, with offices throughout Florida (Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Miami, Orlando, Saint St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach), in Atlanta, Georgia and in Washington, District of Columbia The firm traces its origins to two separate firms, one which dates from the 1880"s and the other from the early 1900"son
Spessard L. Holland, former Florida Governor and United States Senator, founded one of the firms.
Peter O. Knight, one of the organizers of Tampa Electric Company and The Exchange National Bank of Tampa (the predecessor of NationsBank of Florida), founded the other. The two firms merged to form Holland & Knight in July 1968. The firm comprises approximately 500 lawyers, including Chesterfield Smith, a former president of the American Bar Association, a former president of the State Bar of Georgia, two past presidents of The Florida Bar and many other lawyers who have distinguished themselves in public and professional service on local, state, national and international levels.
Member: Dade County (Chair, Environmental Law Committee, Dade County Bar, 1995-1996), Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member, Section on Environmental Law). Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce (Environmental Roundtable).