Akerman LLP, a leading law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced that it has named 16 new partners. The announcement follows reports of a third consecutive year of growth for the firm, achieving record gross revenues of $297.5 million for the 2013 fiscal year. Total lawyer headcount also increased by more than 6 percent to nearly 600 lawyers and government affairs professionals.
"We are proud to elevate this exceptionally skilled group of Akerman lawyers," said Andrew Smulian, chairman and CEO of Akerman. "These future leaders exemplify the entrepreneurial spirit and deep commitment to serving as effective allies to our clients and to each other that are true hallmarks of our firm."
The new partners serve clients in the Corporate, Financial Services, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Litigation, Real Estate, and Tax practice areas and are located in several of the firm's offices across the United States.
Deborah Catalano, Labor & Employment
Christian Dodd, Litigation
Jennifer Glasser, Litigation
Darla Graff, Intellectual Property
Brian Harris, Tax
J. Martin Hayes, Litigation
Arlene Kline, Labor & Employment
Mark Lafayette, Litigation
Suzanne Liotta, Consumer Finance
Walter McInnis, Consumer Finance
Palash Pandya, Corporate
Scott Silverman, Labor & Employment
Andrew Sodl, Real Estate
Heather Solanka, Litigation
Carrie Wozniak, Litigation
Thomas Yaegers, Litigation
About Akerman LLP
Akerman LLP is a leading transactions and trial law firm known for its core strengths in middle market M&A, within the financial services and real estate industries, and for a diverse Latin America practice. With more than 550 lawyers and government affairs professionals and a network of 19 offices, it is ranked among the top 100 law firms in the United States by The National Law Journal NLJ 350 (2013). Akerman also is ranked among the top 100 law firms for diversity by MultiCultural Law magazine (2012) and recognized as the Law Firm of the Year for Diversity – South by Benchmark Litigation (2012). More information can be found at akerman.com or twitter.com/akerman_law.