Akerman partners Kristen Fiore, Christian George, and Ryan Roman were honored among Benchmark Litigation's 40 & Under Hot List. This accolade recognizes the achievements of the nation's most accomplished partners who are 40 years old or younger.

Partner Kristen Fiore focuses on complex appellate matters, with significant areas of focus in financial, insurance, and labor and employment disputes. She has extensive experience in civil and administrative cases touching on a wide range of law, including constitutional issues, discover, class actions, damages, bankruptcy, malpractice, probate, Indian law, taxation, and family, among others.

Jacksonville Office Managing Partner Christian George has a statewide practice focusing on both commercial and bankruptcy litigation. He protects the interests of businesses and individuals in disputes relating to contracts, negotiable instruments, and tort actions. Christian routinely represents financial institutions and other lenders, shareholders, members and partners in professional corporations, LLCs and partnerships, as well as all types of businesses, individuals, and families.

Partner Ryan Roman focuses his practice on securities litigation, securities fraud, and shareholder class action defense on behalf of large sophisticated companies and directors and officers of public companies. He also defends businesses in antitrust litigation, consumer class actions, and other complex litigation, as well as representing private equity firms and their portfolio companies.

The lawyers were selected based upon an extensive peer review and case examination process among thousands of leading practitioners in the United States.