Akerman is pleased to share that the 2025 Legal 500 U.S. Guide ranked a record number of the firm’s practices and lawyers for excellence on a national level. The honors span a broad range of firm strengths, including construction, corporate, eDiscovery, immigration, insurance litigation, international arbitration, labor and employment, land use/zoning, litigation, M&A and private equity, real estate, and tax. Legal 500 rankings are based on client feedback, market analysis, the complexity of matters handled, and results achieved.
Among its practice accolades, the publication recognized Akerman with its highest ranking in the categories of M&A/Corporate and Commercial – M&A Middle-Market (Sub-$500m) and Real Estate – Land Use/Zoning. A complete listing of Akerman’s nationally ranked practices in the 2025 guide includes:
- Dispute Resolution – eDiscovery
- Dispute Resolution – International Arbitration
- Insurance – Advice to Insurers
- Labor and Employment – Immigration
- Labor and Employment – Disputes (Including Collective Actions)
- Latin America: City Focus – Miami
- Latin America: International Firms – International Arbitration
- M&A/Corporate and Commercial – M&A Middle-Market (Sub-$500m)
- Real Estate
- Real Estate – Construction (Including Construction Litigation)
- Real Estate – Land Use/Zoning
- U.S. Taxes – Contentious
Notable individual honors include Corporate Practice Group Co-Chair Emeritus Carl Roston, who was named a member of the “Hall of Fame,” an elite list of outstanding lawyers nationwide. Corporate Practice Group Co-Chair Jonathan Awner, Land Use Practice Co-Chair T. Spencer Crowley, and Construction Practice Co-Chair Stacy Bercun Bohm were designated “Leading Partners,” in recognition of their central roles in multiple significant matters and their industry-wide reputations. Partners Jaclyn Scarinci and Daniel Miktus were named “Next Generation Lawyers,” a select group of up-and-coming lawyers nationwide. A complete listing of the lawyers recommended in the guide includes the following:
Dispute Resolution – E-discovery
Dispute Resolution – International Arbitration
Insurance – Advice to Insurers
- Amy Doehring
- Gary Guzzi
- Jason Heep
- Robin Johnson
- Antonio Morin
- Anthony W. Morris
- Jason Oletsky
- Matt Schroeder
- Elliot Strader
- Lawrence Rochefort
- Michael R. Weiss
Labor and Employment – Disputes (Including Collective Actions)
Labor and Employment – Immigration
M&A/Corporate and Commercial – M&A Middle-Market (Sub-$500m)
- Santiago Assalini
- Jonathan Awner (“Leading Partner”)
- David Birke
- Martin Burkett
- Jed Freeland
- Andrew Hard
- Sergey Kotelnikov
- E. Paul Quinn
- Carl Roston (“Hall of Fame”)
- Kenneth Wiggins
Real Estate
Real Estate – Construction (Including Litigation)
- Stacy Bercun Bohm (“Leading Lawyer”)
- Jeffrey Gilmore
- Ross Heft
- Stephen Hurlbut
- Daniel Miktus (“Next Generation Partner”)
- George (“Trey”) Tate, III
- Leslie Miller Tomczak
Real Estate – Land Use/Zoning
- T. Spencer Crowley (“Leading Partner”)
- Meg George
- Carolyn Haslam
- Neisen Kasdin
- Dennis Kerbel
- Lisa Kolieb
- Rick Leland
- Eleanore (“Nora”) Martins
- James McNeil, Jr.
- Joshua Rinesmith
- Jaclyn Scarinci (“Next Generation Partner”)
U.S. Taxes – Contentious
About Akerman
Founded in 1920, Akerman is recognized as one of the country’s premier law firms, with more than 700 lawyers in 25 offices throughout the United States.