July 25, 2012

Akerman Senterfitt today announced that Everett Wilson, a shareholder in the firm's Miami office and a member of the Healthcare Practice Group, was named a Power Leader in Health Care by South Florida Business Journal. Power Leaders were recognized by the paper for making a positive impact on the healthcare industry in the region through a range of roles, including leading some of South Florida's largest hospitals, training the next generation of medical professionals, conducting cutting-edge research, providing advice on how to overcome legal challenges, or introducing new technologies and services.

Wilson's practice is devoted to the representation of healthcare providers and other entities involved in the healthcare and healthcare insurance industries. For more than 20 years, he has assisted clients meet the myriad of challenges presented by a complicated and highly regulated industry. With experience in nearly every aspect of health law, he focuses primarily on issues relating to Medicare and Medicaid, regulatory compliance, provider operations, and managed care.

Advising clients on a wide range of complex regulatory, risk management, and business matters, the Akerman Healthcare Practice Group includes a fully integrated team of multi-disciplinary professionals and Board Certified lawyers. Akerman lawyers represent many of the leading hospitals, health systems, and physician groups in Florida and throughout the United States. The team also represents practitioners, pharmacies, managed care organizations, health insurers and medical device manufacturers.

About Akerman Senterfitt
Akerman is a leading transactions and trial law firm known for its core strengths in middle market M&A, within the financial services and real estate industries, and for a diverse Latin America practice. With more than 500 lawyers and government affairs professionals and a network of 19 offices, it is ranked among the top 100 law firms in the U.S. by The National Law Journal NLJ 250 (2012). Akerman also is ranked among the top 100 law firms for diversity by MultiCultural Law magazine (2012) and recognized as the Law Firm of the Year for Diversity – South by Benchmark Litigation (2012). More information can be found at akerman.com or twitter.com/akerman_law.