Akerman Ft. Lauderdale office Managing Partner Leslie Miller Tomczak was named to the inaugural "Women Power 100" published by City & State Florida, a magazine covering the powerful among Florida's government officials, lobbyists, lawyers, and others with influence around the state.

"These women and many others make up City & State Florida’s inaugural Women Power 100," the magazine wrote, introducing the list. "Elected officials and high-powered lobbyists are in the company of leaders from the worlds of business, nonprofits, media, social justice, conservative think tanks and what we call the 'persuasion industry': public relations, strategic messaging and fundraising."

Tomczak, a Real Estate Practice Group partner, is a construction attorney, board-certified by The Florida Bar in Construction Law, whose practice focuses primarily on the representation of lenders, developers, owners, landlords, contractors, subcontractors, architects and other design professionals, in a wide range of complex construction contract, project administration, lien, and construction litigation matters. Leslie is also a LEED® Accredited Professional who represents clients with respect to sustainable (“green”) building issues. 

She has been honored in such publications as Chambers USA, The Legal 500, Connect Media, Super Lawyers, South Florida Business Journal, Bisnow, and Florida Trend's Legal Elite.

About Akerman

Akerman LLP is a top 100 U.S. law firm recognized among the most forward-thinking firms in the industry by Financial Times. Its more than 700 lawyers and business professionals collaborate with the world’s most successful enterprises and entrepreneurs to navigate change, seize opportunities, and help drive innovation and growth.

Akerman’s Real Estate Practice Group offers comprehensive and fully integrated project counsel services to clients across the United States and Latin America. With substantial industry experience and local market insights, the firm represents clients in complex real estate transactions and financings, development and redevelopment projects, public-private initiatives, and litigation. Recognized as a national tier one law firm for real estate law by U.S. News - Best Lawyers, the group advises investors, developers, builders, lenders, retailers, owners, and corporate end users, often in high profile matters.