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LITIGATION
Akerman has more than 200 trial lawyers in offices throughout Florida, New York, California, Colorado, Washington, D.C., Virginia and Texas. Our Litigation Practice Group offers a wide range of services including: financial services; complex class actions; consumer finance litigation; white collar and criminal investigations; complex securities litigation and regulatory proceedings; bankruptcy and creditors rights; real estate litigation; construction litigation; and e-Discovery.
Practice Highlights
| ● | One of the largest litigation teams in Florida with market leading practice in representation of financial institutions in a wide range of lender liability issues, foreclosures of large real estate projects and CMBS foreclosures |
| ● | Experienced securities litigation practice including approved securities litigation counsel for directors & officers (D&O) insurance policies |
| ● | Dominant firm for representation of insurance industry in complex litigation and regulatory matters in Florida |
| ● | Extensive national practice in consumer finance litigation, serving global financial institutions in Florida, New York, Colorado, Texas, and California |
| ● | Innovative practice focused on representing creditors in all aspects of dealership financing matters related to automobile, marine, aircraft, equipment and other sectors |
| ● | Complex real estate litigation experience – ILSA, complex land use, environmental crimes, eminent domain and property rights |
| ● | National and international experience in dispute resolution for the construction industry, with vast experience in infrastructure and energy |
| ● | Strong class action experience in consumer fraud, securities fraud, food liability |
| ● | Appellate practice with experience representing national industry associations |
| ● | Nationally recognized thought-leaders in e-discovery – members of the Sedona Conference |
| ● | Two former chief judges are currently senior shareholders in our Litigation Practice, Edward B. Davis, who formerly served as Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and Joseph W. Hatchett, who formerly served as Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and a former Florida Supreme Court Justice |
Service Offerings
| ● | Consumer Finance Litigation |
| ● | Environmental Litigation |
| ● | International Dispute Resolution |
| ● | Labor & Employment Litigation |
| ● | Products Liability & Mass Torts |
| ● | White Collar Crime & Government Investigations |
Industry Recognition
| ● | Chambers USA – Ranked as one of the leading Litigation law firms in Florida since 2003 |
| ● | Chambers USA – Ranked #1 for Transportation: Shipping: Litigation (outside New York) in the U.S. since 2005 |
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