The 2014 edition of the Chambers USA Guide, which lists leading law firms and lawyers in an extensive range of practice areas throughout each region, awarded Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, high rankings in 14 practice areas. The publication also ranked 57 Akerman lawyers representing 20 practice areas across the U.S.
Akerman's core practices in Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Real Estate and Insurance once again received top honors in Florida — a distinction held by the firm's Corporate Practice Group for more than a decade. Other firm practices ranked by Chambers USA include Antitrust; Banking & Finance; Bankruptcy & Restructuring; Construction; Environment; Healthcare; Labor & Employment; Litigation: General Commercial; Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use, and Tax.
The number of Akerman lawyers recognized by Chambers USA increased by 26 percent in four years, which underscores the firm's growing distinction in a number of key sectors. In addition to the practices mentioned, Akerman lawyers were ranked in areas including: Leisure & Hospitality (National); Banking & Finance: Transactional (Florida); Litigation: Appellate (Florida); Tax: State & Local (Florida), among others. With the accelerated growth of Akerman's Alcohol Beverage Industry Practice, the firm also received its first national ranking in the Food & Beverages: Alcohol category.
The Chambers USA Guide is part of a series of Chambers & Partners research-based guides to the legal profession. They rank the leading law firms and lawyers in an extensive range of practice areas throughout each region.
A collective list of the 57 Akerman lawyers recognized by Chambers USA includes:
Antitrust (Florida)
Lawrence D. Silverman
Banking & Finance: Regulatory (Florida)
Russell B. Hale
Virginia B. Townes
Banking & Finance: Transactional (Florida)
William C. Arnhols
Bradley D. Houser
Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Florida)
Jules S. Cohen (Senior Statesman)
Michael I. Goldberg
John B. MacDonald
Construction
Kimberly A. Ashby (Florida)
Stacy Bercun Bohm (Florida)
Donald G. Gavin (Virginia)
Jeffrey G. Gilmore (Virginia)
Stephen B. Hurlbut (Virginia)
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Florida)
Jonathan L. Awner
Bradley D. Houser
Teddy D. Klinghoffer
Stephen K. Roddenberry
Environment (Florida)
Silvia M. Alderman
Edward Cole (Up and Coming)
Jason S. Lichtstein
Robyn D. Neely
Food & Beverages: Alcohol
Robert F. Lewis
Healthcare (Florida)
Marshall R. Burack
Kirk S. Davis
Joseph W. N. Rugg
William J Spratt, Jr.
Insurance (Florida)
Marcy Levine Aldrich
Labor & Employment (Florida)
James S. Bramnick
Karen M. Buesing
Susan N. Eisenberg
Scott T. Silverman
David I. Spector
Richard D. Tuschman
Jennifer T. Williams
Leisure & Hospitality (National)
Andrew S. Robins
Litigation: Appellate (Florida)
Gerald B. Cope Jr.
Katherine Eastmoore Giddings
Litigation: General Commercial (Florida)
Joseph E. ('Ed') Foster
William P. Heller
David I. Spector
Real Estate (Florida)
Richard Bezold
Manuel A. Fernandez
Theresa M. McLaughlin
Eric D. Rapkin
Janice L. Russell
Andrew M. Smulian
Brian Tague
Susanne Zabloudil (Up and Coming)
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Florida)
Cecelia Bonifay
Neisen Kasdin
Tax (Florida)
L. Frank Cordero
Donald K. Duffy
Russell B. Hale
Henry H. Raattama Jr.
Tax: Employee Benefits (Florida)
Richard T. Hurt
Peter Salomon
Tax: State and Local (Florida)
Russell B. Hale
Peter O. Larsen
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 600 lawyers and government affairs professionals and a network of 20 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 50 law firms for diversity in The American Lawyer's Diversity Scorecard (2013). More information can be found at akerman.com or twitter.com/akerman_law.