Akerman is proud to share that Lawdragon has named Los Angeles-based Real Estate Partner Bill Bernfeld to this year's “500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers” list. Lawdragon is a leading legal industry publication and selects the lawyers for this annual list through submissions, journalistic research and editorial vetting from a board of peers.

Bernfeld focuses his practice on real estate and commercial law. He regularly assists clients in acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, and financing of real estate projects in a variety of sectors throughout California including office, retail, restaurant, and industrial. He regularly works on behalf of lenders to secure permanent, construction, and distressed project financing, as well as handling asset-based and commercial lending transactions on behalf of institutional clients. Bernfeld has also developed a niche practice in representing lenders in trusts and estates transactions. His background as a bankruptcy attorney puts him in a rare position to assist clients with distressed real estate transactions including loan workouts and other restructuring needs.