Top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP is pleased to announce that 24 of the lawyers in the firm's Labor and Employment 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 labor and employment lawyers, led by Best Lawyers of the Year honoree Eric A. Gordon (West Palm Beach) in the Litigation – Labor and Employment  category, defend employers throughout the United States in all types of litigation under federal, state and local employment laws, including the Fair Labor Standards Act. Adept at class and collective actions defense, the group represents clients in connection with employment law compliance, collective bargaining and NLRB proceedings, ADA public access, global workforce issues, immigration and non-compete and trade secret advice and litigation.

The Akerman labor and employment lawyers named to Best Lawyers are:

• Zoe Bekas, Los Angeles: Labor and Employment Law – Management – Ones to Watch
• Raymond J. Berti, New York: Labor and Employment Law - Management – Ones to Watch
• James S. Bramnick, Miami: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Karen M. Buesing, Tampa: Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Maria I. Casablanca, Miami: Immigration Law
• Melissa L. Cizmorris, Denver: Litigation – Labor and Employment – Ones to Watch
• Ana C. Dowell, Atlanta: Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Christopher S. Duke, West Palm Beach: Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Ashlea A. Edwards, Jacksonville: Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment – Ones to Watch
• Amy Moor Gaylord, Chicago: Employment Law - Management
• Eric A. Gordon, West Palm Beach: Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Phillip J. Harris, Tampa: Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Tiffany Hendricks, Fort Lauderdale: Litigation – Labor and Employment, Labor and Employment – Management – Ones to Watch
• Andrew Karter, New York: Labor and Employment Law – Management – Ones to Watch
• Arlene K. Kline, West Palm Beach: Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Ryan Krone, Houston: Labor and Employment Law, Litigation – Labor and Employment – Ones to Watch
• Thomas Mandler, Chicago: Employment Law – Management
• Erica V. Mason, Atlanta: Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Lillian Moon, Orlando: Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Denise Gavica Perez, Miami: Employment Law – Management
• John Roache, Chicago: Employment Law - Management
• Scott T. Silverman, Tampa: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Nancy Sotomayor, Los Angeles: Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Matthew A. Steinberg, New York: Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment

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