Akerman was named the Florida Firm of the Year by Benchmark Litigation at the seventh annual U.S. awards, an honor which recognizes the country's most distinguished litigators and their firms for their work over the past twelve months. Akerman litigators were previously recognized by the publication as "local litigation stars" in appellate, general, real estate, securities and white-collar crime.

The firm boasts one of the largest trial teams in the state and throughout the United States with more than 350 litigators across 25 offices.