Akerman served as U.S. counsel for Ondas Inc. (Nasdaq:ONDS), a leading provider of advanced autonomous systems and next-generation defense and security technologies and services, in its acquisition of GATE Technologies Ltd., an Israeli-based defense technology company specializing in Electronic Safe & Arm Devices ("ESADs") and advanced electronic fuzing technologies used across modern precision weapons and autonomous strike systems and Bron Technologies Ltd., a European manufacturing, certification and an affiliated company to GATE's systems. Under the terms of the transaction, Ondas paid $205 million, consisting of $105 million in cash and $100 million in Ondas common stock, plus a working capital adjustment.

The Akerman team advising Ondas was led by Corporate Practice Group Co-Chair Christina Russo and Corporate Practice Group Associate Taylor Jobb.

Also during August and September 2026, Akerman represented Ondas as U.S. Counsel in connection with the business acquisitions of  Cyberhawk Holdings Limited, Insignito Solutions Ltd., CaribouLabs Ltd. and Ottopia Technologies Ltd.  The Akerman team included the following partners: Brian Bianco, David Birke, Sarah DeFranco, Phillip J. Harris, Christy Hawkins, Matthew Hendy, Gabriel Marinaro, Esther Moreno, Kourtney A. Mulcahy, John Neary, Felicia Leborgne Nowels, Austin Ownbey, Heather Preston, Ryan Roman, Christina Russo, Paul Russo, Sarah Campbell Smith, and Bill Sullivan.  Additional support was provided by the following associates: Megan Coughlin, Charles Filips, Arielle Flamenbaum, Rachel Gillooly, Brooke Gonzalez, Reginald Janvier, Taylor Jobb, Santiago Lopez, Marc Orlando, and Amanda Weinick.

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