Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced that Miami partners Francisco Rodriguez with the Litigation Practice Group, and Jennifer Williams with the Labor & Employment Practice Group, were recognized among the top 40 South Florida lawyers under the age of 40 by the Daily Business Review (DBR). Each year, the publication recognizes outstanding legal professionals for their leadership and contributions to the practice of law and their communities.
Rodriguez focuses his practice on cross-border disputes and international arbitration and litigation. He represents parties in matters involving complex civil and common law issues before international arbitration panels and U.S. courts. His experience includes bi-lingual representation of U.S. and Latin American multinationals in international arbitrations in both English and Spanish. The DBR named Rodriguez in its 2014 Most Effective Lawyers list for helping Raytheon Corp.'s subsidiary Raytheon Anschutz successfully challenge an arbitration award involving navigation equipment on two Venezuelan submarines. For four consecutive years, Rodriguez also has been recognized by Super Lawyers in the International, Business Litigation and Appellate Law categories.
Williams is a partner in the Labor & Employment Practice Group and represents management in all facets of labor and employment law. Her experience includes representation of a broad range of local, regional and national clients in Title VII, Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, and statutory whistleblower actions before federal and state courts and various government agencies. Williams has drafted, negotiated and litigated several non-compete and restrictive covenant agreements. Further, she conducts diversity and harassment training for multiple employers and provides consultation and advice to employers regarding personnel issues and policies. Williams is board certified by The Florida Bar in Labor and Employment Law, and has been recognized by Chambers USA since 2006.
The DBR will honor the next generation of legal industry leaders at an award ceremony on Sept. 17 at the Rusty Pelican in Key Biscayne.
About Akerman LLP
Akerman LLP 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 600 lawyers and government affairs professionals and a network of 20 offices, it is ranked among the top 100 law firms in the United States by The National Law Journal NLJ 350 (2014). Akerman also is ranked among the top 50 law firms for diversity in The American Lawyer's Diversity Scorecard (2014).
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