Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, is pleased to announce that Adrian Smith has been selected to be part of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity's (LCLD) 2020 class of Fellows, a landmark program created to identify, train, and advance the next generation of leaders in the legal profession.
Akerman and LCLD share a longstanding relationship, demonstrating the firm's ongoing commitment to build a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. Previous Akerman LCLD Fellows include Enjoliqué Aytch, Michael Marsh, Kimberly Lopez Narbona, Palash Pandya, Larry Ross II, and Naim Surgeon. Since 2011, LCLD's Fellows Program has trained more than 1,600 high-potential lawyers from diverse backgrounds, setting them on the path to leadership of their organizations. The Fellow program produces a generation of lawyers with strong leadership and relationship skills who are committed to fostering diversity within their institutions and the profession at large.
Smith, a partner in the firm's Corporate Practice Group in New York, represents private equity and corporate clients in a range of complex transactions, including leveraged buyouts, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, equity, and debt financings, including mezzanine financing. He regularly advises corporate clients and private equity portfolio companies on governance and commercial matters.
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