Akerman is a sponsor of the Hillsborough County Bar Foundation's annual Law & Liberty Dinner. Proceeds from this signature event have helped the Bar Foundation provide local legal-related charities with more than $725,000 in support and grants. Past beneficiaries have included Bay Area Legal Services L. David Shear Children’s Law Center and Voices for Children Guardian ad Litem Program, among others. The featured speaker will be Admiral William H. McRaven, USN (Ret.), who most recently served as the ninth commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, leading 69,000 men and women with an annual budget of over $10 billion.