Top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP is pleased to announce that 22 of the lawyers in its New York office, the firm's largest, 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 New York team, led by co-office managing partners, Alan S. Cohen and Matthew A. Steinberg includes a multidisciplinary team of 117 lawyers with litigation and transactional experience in financial services, land use and real estate, M&A and private equity, labor and employment, healthcare, hospitality, intellectual property, retail, restaurants, bankruptcy and reorganization, tax, and trusts and estates matters.
The New York lawyers named to Best Lawyers are:
- Michael D. Bailkin: Land Use and Zoning Law
- Joshua D. Bernstein: Litigation – Real Estate, Leisure and Hospitality Law
- Raymond J. Berti: Labor and Employment Law - Management – Ones to Watch
- John P. Campo: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Dale A. Cohen: Franchise Law
- Paul Collins: Trusts and Estates
- Jessica Goldstein: Real Estate Law, Land Use and Zoning Law – Ones to Watch
- Cristina Gonzalez: Corporate Law – Ones to Watch
- Darryl R. Graham: Commercial Litigation
- Sahar Hakakian: Real Estate law – Ones to Watch
- Reena Jain: Litigation – Patent, Commercial Litigation – Ones to Watch
- Benjamin Joelson: Litigation - Real Estate
- Andrew Karter: Labor and Employment Law – Management – Ones to Watch
- Andrew Kim: Corporate Law – Ones to Watch
- Richard G. Leland: Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Land Use and Zoning Law
- Lisa S. Lim: Public Finance Law
- Bruce Meyerson: Real Estate Law
- Steven P. Polivy: Real Estate Law
- Jaclyn Scarinci: Real Estate Law – Ones to Watch
- Matthew A. Steinberg: Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Frank St. Jacques: Land Use and Zoning Law – Ones to Watch
- Samuel M. Zylberberg: Real Estate Law
About Akerman
Akerman LLP is a top 100 U.S. law firm recognized among the most forward-thinking firms in the industry by Financial Times. Its more than 700 lawyers and business professionals collaborate with the world’s most successful enterprises and entrepreneurs to navigate change, seize opportunities, and help drive innovation and growth.