Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced that The Legal 500 has ranked the firm as a first tier law firm for mergers and acquisitions in the M&A: Middle Market (Sub-$500 Million) category. Akerman is one of only 11 firms in the United States to share this distinction.
Akerman lawyers in the Corporate and M&A Practices also were singled out as the best in their field by The Legal 500: Mary Carroll, chair of the Corporate Practice Group; Martin Burkett and Carl Roston, co-chairs of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice; and partners Jonathan Awner, Teddy Klinghoffer, and Stephen Roddenberry. Roston, along with Scott Bettridge, an immigration partner in Akerman's Labor & Employment Practice Group, received the highest honors by The Legal 500 as "Leading Lawyers," an elite list recognizing outstanding lawyers nationwide.
In addition to the M&A ranking, Akerman was recognized for the fourth consecutive year in three categories within Real Estate and Construction: Construction, Land Use/Zoning, and Real Estate, as well as in Labor and Employment – Immigration.
In total, 24 Akerman lawyers were recommended in their practice areas based on client and peer recognitions. The lawyers and the categories in which they are honored are listed below.
Labor and Employment – Immigration
- Michael M. Benchetrit
- Scott E. Bettridge
- Thomas L. Raleigh III
M&A: Middle Market (Sub-$500 Million)
- Jonathan L. Awner
- Martin G. Burkett
- Mary V. Carroll
- Teddy D. Klinghoffer
- Stephen K. Roddenberry
- Carl D. Roston
Real Estate and Construction – Construction
- Jeffrey G. Gilmore
Real Estate and Construction – Land Use/Zoning
- Michael Bailkin
- Cecelia Bonifay
Real Estate and Construction – Real Estate
- Israel Alfonso
- Yariv C. Ben-Ari
- Andrew R. Berman
- Richard Bezold
- Manuel A. Fernandez
- Neisen O. Kasdin
- Lisa S. Lim
- Steven P. Polivy
- Eric D. Rapkin
- Susan K. Robin
- Andrew S. Robins
- Brian Tague
More details on the survey's methodology, along with Akerman's rankings, are available on The Legal 500 website.
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 American Lawyer (2015) and The National Law Journal NLJ 350 (2015).