August 27, 2012

The Daily Business Review highlighted Akerman Senterfitt in, "More Legal Heavyweights are Making the Big Switch." The article discusses the marquee-name senior partners who switched law firms in the last year or so, making 2011 the year of the senior lateral in South Florida.

Among the laterals mentioned in the article were Akerman attorneys, Lawrence Silverman, who specializes in "bet-the-company litigation"; Richard Sharpstein, who focuses his practice on white-collar defense; Elizabeth Hernandez, the former city attorney for Coral Gables; Richard Tuschman, a labor and employment attorney; Jacqueline Arango, a former federal prosecutor; and Manuel Fernandez, a real estate attorney. They were among 18 laterals who joined the firm in South Florida since the beginning of 2011

Andrew Smulian, Chairman and CEO of Akerman Senterfitt, was interviewed for the article. "Compared to the rest of the country, South Florida was an early leader in seeing people move from one firm to another compared to more established markets in the Northeast," Smulian said. "The word is out that we are a good place to come to, and we have a lot of demand. I think we are seeing more senior-level resumes."