September 17, 2012

Akerman Senterfitt announced that Susan Eisenberg, shareholder with the firm's Labor & Employment Practice Group, has been appointed as the Employer Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association's Labor and Employment Section's Trial Advocacy Competition Committee for a one year term. As vice chair of the competition committee, Eisenberg will help create and implement a trial advocacy program in major regional cities throughout the country, each of which culminates with a timed mock trial put on by participant teams. 

The American Bar Association's Section of Labor and Employment Law established the Trial Advocacy Competition to introduce law students to the challenges and rewards of labor and employment litigation. Students who participate in the competition have the opportunity to develop their trial advocacy technique in a mock courtroom experience. The competition offers participating students a forum in which they may develop the skills they will be using as practitioners, and a chance to meet and network with fellow law students and labor and employment law practitioners. This year's competition will feature tournaments in Boston, Mass.; Chicago, Ill.; Dallas, Texas; Los Angeles, Calif.; Miami, Fla.; New York, N.Y.; San Francisco, Calif.; and Washington, D.C.

Eisenberg has more than 25 years of experience exclusively representing management in labor and employment matters. She is a recognized trial attorney having tried employment cases on behalf of employers in both state and federal courts. Eisenberg also provides day-to-day advice to her clients regarding employment issues, including audits to insure compliance with wage and hour laws. She is nationally known for her work in wage and hour matters. Eisenberg is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Labor and Employment Law and is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.

Ranked as one of the leading Labor & Employment law firms in Florida by Chambers USA and ranked as a leading Immigration law firm in the United States by The Legal 500, the Akerman team includes lawyers who are Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law by The Florida Bar as specialists in the field. Akerman represents employers throughout the United States in virtually every major industry and in connection with all aspects of labor relations and employment-related issues in the workplace, including labor and employment law compliance and litigation, workplace safety, immigration, and non-compete/trade secret issues.

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.