July 6, 2011

The 2011 edition of Chambers USA Guide, an annual listing of the leading lawyers and law firms in the United States, has awarded Akerman Senterfitt high rankings in multiple practice areas in different markets. Chambers USA also listed 48 Akerman attorneys as leading practitioners in their respective areas of practice. 

A total of 14 practices were ranked, with the corporate and insurance practice groups receiving top honors in Florida.  The corporate practice group has received this distinction eight consecutive years. The firm’s construction practice was recognized for its work nationally and in Virginia. 

Other practices recognized by Chambers include: banking & finance, bankruptcy/restructuring, environment, healthcare, labor & employment, litigation, real estate, real estate: zoning/land use and tax.

The Chambers USA Guide is one of a series of Chambers & Partners research-based guides to the legal profession. It ranks the leading firms and lawyers in an extensive range of practice areas throughout America. The research is based on thousands of interviews with practicing lawyers and clients around the world.  The guide is read by industry-leading companies and organizations throughout the United States and worldwide. It is also widely used by firms in all states for referral purposes.

A full list of Akerman shareholders and practice groups recognized in the 2011 Chambers USA Guide includes:

Intellectual Property (Colorado)
• George G. Matava

Antitrust (Florida)
• Ronald B. Ravikoff
• Lawrence D. Silverman

Banking & Finance: Regulatory (Florida)
• Russell B. Hale
• Virginia B. Townes

Banking & Finance: Transactional (Florida)
• Bradley D. Houser

Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Jules S. Cohen
• Michael I. Goldberg

Construction (Florida)
• Kimberly A. Ashby
• Stacy Bercun Bohm

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Florida)
• Jonathan L. Awner
• Bradley D. Houser
• Teddy D. Klinghoffer
• Esther L. Moreno
• Stephen K. Roddenberry
• Carl D. Roston

Environment (Florida)
• Silvia M. Alderman
• Michael R. Goldstein
• Jason S. Lichtstein

Healthcare
• Marshall R. Burack
• Kirk S. Davis
• Martin R. Dix
• Joseph W. N. Rugg

Insurance (Florida)
• Marcy Levine Aldrich

Labor & Employment (Florida)
• James S. Bramnick
• Karen Meyer Buesing
• Susan Nadler Eisenberg
• Scott T. Silverman
• David I. Spector
• Jennifer T. Williams

Litigation: Appellate (Florida)
• Katherine E. Giddings

Litigation: General Commercial (Florida)
• Joseph E. Foster
• William P. Heller
• Jason S. Oletsky

Real Estate (Florida)
• Theresa M. McLaughlin
• Janice L. Russell
• Andrew M. Smulian

Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Florida)
• Cecelia Bonifay
• Neisen O. Kasdin

Tax (Florida)
• L. Frank Cordero
• Donald K. Duffy
• Russell B. Hale
• Henry H. Raattama Jr.

Tax: Employee Benefits (Florida)
• Richard T. Hurt
• Peter E. Salomon

Tax: State & Local (Florida)
• Russell B. Hale
• Peter O. Larsen

Construction (Virginia)
• Donald G. Gavin
• Jeffrey G. Gilmore
• Stephen B. Hurlbut
• Owen J. Shean

About Akerman Senterfitt
Akerman is ranked among the top 100 law firms in the United States by The National Law Journal NLJ 250 (2011) in number of lawyers and is the leading Florida firm. With 500 lawyers and government affairs professionals, Akerman serves clients throughout the United States and overseas from Florida, New York, Washington, D.C., California, Virginia, Colorado, Nevada and Texas.  More information can be found at www.akerman.com or www.twitter.com/akerman_law.