Akerman LLP today announced that Bruce Steinert has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in Los Angeles. A veteran debt finance lawyer, Bruce advises private equity sponsors, debt investment funds, publicly traded companies, and privately held ventures on leveraged buyout financings and a broad range of debt financing and related corporate matters.
Bruce’s practice spans acquisition facilities, refinancing facilities, recapitalizations, distressed and workout facilities, bond issuances, and second-lien and junior debt financings, both domestic and multijurisdictional. His experience reaches across a wide array of sectors, including software, IT, business services, health care, manufacturing, retail, insurance, and pharmaceuticals, and he has represented leading sponsors in financings supporting dozens of platform and add-on acquisitions.
“Bruce’s arrival strengthens our debt finance capabilities on the West Coast at a moment when our private equity clients are asking for exactly this kind of depth,” said Paul Quinn, co-chair of Akerman’s Corporate Practice Group. “His practical, deal-tested approach to sponsor-side financings makes him a tremendous addition to our national corporate team, and we are thrilled to welcome him to the firm.”
“Akerman’s private equity platform is one of the strongest in the country, and it is an ideal home for my practice,” said Bruce. “I look forward to working with my new colleagues to serve our sponsor and portfolio company clients on the financings that drive their most important transactions.”
Bruce is the second partner to join Akerman’s Los Angeles office in recent weeks, following the arrival of litigation partner Jade Faysal Jurdi, underscoring the firm’s continued growth in the market.
Bruce joins a private equity practice recognized among the nation’s best. Akerman was named the “2026 Leveraged Buyouts & Private Equity Law Firm of the Year” by Best Lawyers in its annual “Best Law Firms” survey, a distinction awarded to a single firm nationwide in each practice area, and the firm’s M&A practice is ranked nationally by The Legal 500.
He is admitted to practice in California and New York.
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