Akerman real estate partner Bill Ellis has been selected as a Top 100 Lawyer in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal. The award recognizes lawyers who have demonstrated outstanding legal skill, significant professional accomplishments, and a positive impact on the Los Angeles business and legal landscape. Bill was honored at the Top 100 Lawyers Awards event on April 18 and highlighted in a special edition of the publication, which came out on April 21.

Bill represents private equity funds, global financial institutions, investment banks, REITs, other investment funds, and private developers in real estate transactions, including workouts/restructurings, leasing, acquisitions, dispositions, financing, joint ventures, and development, across the United States. As a former general counsel for a leading real estate developer, owner, and operator and with decades of market experience, his clients rely on his comprehensive real estate perspective.