Akerman is pleased to announce that the 2026 Legal 500 U.S. Guide nationally ranked the firm’s practices and lawyers for excellence. The practice honors span the firm's capabilities, including construction, corporate, eDiscovery, immigration, insurance litigation, labor and employment, land use/zoning, litigation, M&A and private equity, real estate, and tax. 

In addition to the firm’s rankings, nine Akerman lawyers were identified by The Legal 500 as either a member of the “Hall of Fame,” “Leading Partners,” or “Next Generation Partners" in their respective practice areas. These lawyers, and the categories in which they were recognized, are:

• Jonathan Awner, Leading Partners: M&A
• David Blum, Hall of Fame: U.S. Taxes: Contentious
• Stacy Bercun Bohm, Leading Partners: Construction
• Spencer Crowley, Leading Partners: Land Use/Zoning
• Andrew Dupre, Leading Partners: Delaware Counsel
• Daniel Miktus, Next Generation Partners: Construction
• John Neary, Leading Partners: Construction
• Carl Roston, Hall of Fame: M&A
• Jaclyn Scarinci, Next Generation Partners: Land Use/Zoning

Legal 500 rankings are based on client feedback, market analysis, the complexity of matters handled, and results achieved. Recognition is based on feedback from more than 300,000 clients worldwide, law firm submissions, and interviews with private practice lawyers, in addition to Legal 500’s independent research.

A full list of the lawyers recommended in the 2026 Legal 500 Guide includes:

Construction

• Stacy Bercun Bohm
• Daniel Miktus
• Jason Margolin
• John Neary
• George (“Trey”) Tate, III
• Leslie Miller Tomczak

eDiscovery

• David Grasher
• Elan Hersh

Immigration Strategic Planning and Compliance

• Denise Gavica Perez
• Andres Urdaneta Brylkin
• Adam Mocciolo

Insurance Litigation

• Amy Doehring
• Gary Guzzi
• Anthony Morris
• Jason Oletsky
• Matt Schroeder
• Elliot Strader
• Lawrence Rochefort
• Michael R. Weiss

Labor and Employment

• Marissa Alguire
• Eric Gordon
• Arlene Kline
• Ryan Krone
• John Linker
• Scott Silverman
• Mishell Parreno Taylor

Land Use/Zoning

• Spencer Crowley
• Meg George
• Neisen Kasdin
• Dennis Kerbel
• Eleanore (“Nora”) Martins
• Joshua Rinesmith
• Jaclyn Scarinci

M&A and Private Equity

• Jonathan Awner
• David Birke
• Martin Burkett
• Andrew Hard
• Sergey Kotelnikov
• E. Paul Quinn
• Carl Roston

Real Estate

• Lawrence Eiben
• James Grice
• Vivien Krieger
• Andres Mendoza
• Allison Nelson
• Eric Rapkin
• Elissa Weiss
• Benjamin Wilson

Tax

• David Blum
• Stefi George
• Erin Hines
• Peter Larsen
• Jennifer Lindy
• Brittney Little
• William Sullivan