We are proud to announce that a team of Akerman lawyers successfully represented Dolphin Aviation in its purchase by Hawthorne Global Aviation Services. The acquisition grows Hawthorne Global's already expanding position in the fixed base operator market.

Our team was led by corporate partner David Doney in Tampa and included real estate partner Robert Leapley Jr. in Jacksonville, Environment and Natural Resources Practice Chair Robyn Neely in Orlando, real estate partner Jim Porter in Tampa, Federal Tax Practice Chair Bill Sullivan in Fort Lauderdale, tax associate Chelsy Lutz in Fort Lauderdale, corporate associate Josh Van Kirk in New York, and paralegal Cavell Anderson in West Palm Beach.