Top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP is pleased to announce that 71 of the lawyers in its Real Estate Practice Group are among the record 276 Akerman lawyers named to The Best Lawyers in America 2023 list.
The annual Best Lawyers list is based on peer review surveys in which more than 100,000 leading lawyers cast nearly 13 million votes on the legal abilities of their peers in their practice areas.
The Akerman real estate lawyers, led by Best Lawyers of the Year honoree Eric Rapkin (Fort Lauderdale) in the Real Estate Law category, make up one of the largest legal real estate teams in the United States, with nearly 150 lawyers and development professionals serving investors, developers, builders, lenders, retailers, owners, and corporate end users throughout all 50 states and across Latin America. With substantial industry experience and local market insights, the lawyers represent clients in complex real estate transactions and financings, development and redevelopment projects, public-private initiatives, and litigation.
The Akerman real estate lawyers named to Best Lawyers are:
Marissa R. Amuial, Miami: Land Use and Zoning Law – Ones to Watch
Michael D. Bailkin, New York: Land Use and Zoning Law
Nicholas J. Barshel, Miami: Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law – Ones to Watch
Robert Barkin, West Palm Beach: Real Estate Law
William J. Bernfeld, Los Angeles: Real Estate Law
Joshua D. Bernstein, New York: Litigation – Real Estate, Leisure, and Hospitality Law
Richard Bezold, Miami: Real Estate Law
Jarrett D. Bingemann, Orlando: Real Estate Law
Stacy Bercun Bohm, Fort Lauderdale: Construction Law
Cecelia Bonifay, Orlando: Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
Robert W. Bowser, Orlando: Real Estate Law
Janis K. Cheezem, Miami: Real Estate Law
Dana Clayton, Miami: Litigation – Real Estate
Spencer Crowley, Miami: Real Estate Law
Daphna Davidovits, Los Angeles: Real Estate Law – Ones to Watch
William D. Ellis, Los Angeles: Real Estate Law
Andrew Felts, Winston-Salem: Real Estate Law
John J. George, Chicago: Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
Jeffrey G. Gilmore, Washington, D.C.: Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Mediation
Jennifer Glasser, Miami: Leisure and Hospitality Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Brenda Goerks, Miami: Real Estate Law
Andrew P. Gold, Fort Lauderdale: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate
Jessica Goldstein, New York: Real Estate Law, Land Use and Zoning Law – Ones to Watch
Michelle N. Gonzalez, Miami: Real Estate Law
Sahar Hakakian, New York: Real Estate law – Ones to Watch
Carolyn R. Haslam, Orlando: Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law – Ones to Watch
Benjamin O. Hedrick, Miami: Real Estate Law – Ones to Watch
Ross Heft, Fort Lauderdale: Construction Law and Real Estate Law – Ones to Watch
Wesley Hevia, Miami: Land Use and Zoning Law – Ones to Watch
Paula J. Howell, Orlando: Commercial Litigation, Construction Law
Stephen B. Hurlbut, Washington, D.C.: Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Benjamin Joelson, New York: Litigation - Real Estate
Neisen O. Kasdin, Miami: Land Use and Zoning Law
Robert A. Leapley, Jr., Jacksonville: Real Estate Law
Richard G. Leland, New York: Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Land Use and Zoning Law
Lisa S. Lim, New York: Public Finance Law
Kristofer Machado, Chicago: Real Estate Law – Ones to Watch
Mark McElree, Dallas: Real Estate Law
Theresa M. McLaughlin, Fort Lauderdale: Real Estate Law
Michael P. McMahon, Orlando: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Real Estate
James H. McNeil, Jr., Orlando: Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
Rachel McRoskey, Los Angeles: Real Estate Law – Ones to Watch
Andres G. Mendoza, Miami: Real Estate Law, Banking and Finance Law, Litigation – Securities
Bruce Meyerson, New York: Real Estate Law
Daniel Miktus, Washington, D.C.: Construction Law – Ones to Watch
Allison R. Nelson, Denver: Real Estate Law
John M. Neary, Washington, D.C.: Construction Law
Thu Pham, Orlando: Land Use and Zoning Law – Ones to Watch
Tracy S. Plott, Atlanta: Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
Steven P. Polivy, New York: Real Estate Law
Robert M. Poppell, Orlando: Real Estate Law
James J. Porter, Tampa: Real Estate Law
Brenda Radmacher, Los Angeles: Construction Law
Eric D. Rapkin, Fort Lauderdale: Real Estate Law
Andrew S. Robins, Boca Raton: Leisure and Hospitality Law, Real Estate Law
Christopher P. Roper, Orlando: Land Use and Zoning Law
Scott W. Rostock, Fort Lauderdale: Litigation – Construction, Litigation - Real Estate
Janice L. Russell, Miami: Real Estate Law
Jaclyn Scarinci, New York: Real Estate Law – Ones to Watch
Bryan G. Scott, Winston-Salem: Construction Law, Litigation - Construction
Owen J. Shean, Washington, D.C.: Construction Law, Litigation - Construction
Robert J. Smith, Madison: Construction Law
Frank St. Jacques, New York: Land Use and Zoning Law – Ones to Watch
Brian Tague, Miami: Real Estate Law
George W. Tate III, Orlando: Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Stephen K. Tilbrook, Fort Lauderdale: Real Estate Law, Land Use and Zoning Law
Elissa Weiss, Fort Lauderdale: Real Estate Law – Ones to Watch
Bruce Wiener, Tallahassee: Real Estate Law
Gary Whitlock, Orlando: Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Real Estate Law
Kenway Wong, Orlando: Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation – Construction – Ones to Watch
Samuel M. Zylberberg, New York: Real Estate Law
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