UPDATE, 8/8/12, 3:20 p.m. EDT: The fourth paragraph of this story has been revised to with an updated statement from Greenberg Traurig CEO Richard Rosenbaum. The story has also been revised to reflect the fact that the capital affects all of the firm’s shareholders, not just equity shareholders. 

For the first time in more than a decade, Miami-based Greenberg Traurig has issued a capital call to raise $24 million from its shareholders. The 1,700-lawyer firm said it took the action as a safeguard against “uncertainty” in the U.S. and international markets, and that it is not facing any immediate cash needs.