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Mark Bernet has joined Akerman Senterfitt as a shareholder in the firm's Litigation Practice Group in Tampa.

Bernet focuses his practice on complex commercial and business litigation, bankruptcy, creditors' rights and appellate matters in both state and federal court. His clients include local, regional and national banks and other financial institutions. He routinely documents commercial and real estate workouts, and also has developed a specialization in the aircraft finance industry. Bernet is also experienced in conducting fraud investigations and recoveries, including tracing and recovering transfers of funds and property. He has been appointed as receiver by federal courts in multiple states for numerous companies in several different cases brought by the FTC charging companies and principals with engaging in conduct that defrauded consumers, in violation of the FTC Act.

Bernet joins Akerman from Kass Shuler, P.A.

The Akerman Litigation Practice Group is recognized nationally by U.S. News - Best Lawyers in the Commercial Litigation category and as a national tier one law firm for International Arbitration. The team has vast experience in a wide range of civil and criminal litigation, including actions involving banking, securities, healthcare, insurance, real estate and construction.

About Akerman Senterfitt
Akerman 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.

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