Above the Law published an article titled, "The State Of The Lateral Hiring Market In Chicago," which named Akerman among the top four fastest-growing law firms in Chicago since the start of 2014. Akerman has tripled the size of the Chicago team since opening the office just six months ago. The most recent wave of laterals included prominent trial lawyers Douglas Albritton, Martin Tully and Dara Tarkowski, as well as litigators Lauren Cooper and Julian Dayal.