We are proud to share that Akerman lawyers Ross Heft and Dan Miktus are Connect CRE 2023 "Next Generation Awards" winners. The award recognizes young professionals in the real estate industry who stand out because of their talent, drive, and fresh ideas. Heft and Miktus are both partners in the firm's Real Estate Practice Group.

Heft is based in Fort Lauderdale where he represents clients in all facets of commercial real estate transactions, with a strong concentration in advising developers, owners, lenders, and operators of hotels, resorts, condominiums, and mixed-use real estate developments. He structures and negotiates complex construction contracts for the design and construction of projects spanning across multiple asset classes, including mixed-use high rise buildings, hotels, resorts, condominiums, multifamily apartments, golf courses and clubs, custom designed homes, arenas, retail, houses of worship, educational facilities, office buildings, and warehouses.

Miktus is based in Washington, D.C. where he represents clients in the areas of construction contract drafting and negotiation, construction litigation, and government contract litigation. He has considerable experience representing clients in complex private and public construction and development disputes. Miktus’ construction practice focuses on large-scale commercial, multifamily, energy, hospitality, transportation, mixed-used, and warehouse/logistics developments. He is licensed to practice in the state and federal courts of the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland, and has also represented clients in the Civilian and Armed Forces Boards of Contract Appeals, Government Accountability Office Contract Appeals Board, as well as the District of Columbia Contract Appeals Board.