Super Lawyers Magazine named seven Los Angeles-based Akerman lawyers in its 2025 issue recognizing many of California's top practitioners. The Akerman lawyers include Kanika D. Corley and Caroline H. Mankey ranked as “Super Lawyers,” a distinction that goes to top-rated practicing attorneys, and five ranked as “Rising Stars,” lawyers who are 40 years or younger or in practice for 10 years or fewer.
The California lawyers and the categories in which they are honored are noted below.
Super Lawyers 2025
- Kanika D. Corley, Partner, Business Litigation
- Caroline H. Mankey, Partner, Intellectual Property Litigation
Rising Stars 2025
- Daphna R. Davidovits, Associate, Real Estate
- Allison B. Etkin, Partner, Construction Litigation
- Matthew D. Gurnick, Associate, Employment & Labor
- Christopher McAndrew, Associate, Intellectual Property Litigation
- Nancy Sotomayor, Partner, Civil Litigation: Defense
Akerman’s Los Angeles office, led by Office Managing Partner Michael R. Weiss, includes 39 lawyers with litigation and transactional strengths in a range of practices and client sectors, including financial services, land use and real estate, M&A and private equity, labor and employment, healthcare, intellectual property, bankruptcy and reorganization, and tax, as well as government affairs and public policy.
Super Lawyers Magazine, a Thompson Reuters publication, rates outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The patented selection process includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.