Top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP is pleased to announce that six of its partners in Miami have been featured among Lawdragon's 500 Leading Dealmakers in America for 2022, which recognizes advisors that lit up the economy with an avalanche of dealmaking over the past year – from IPOs and transportation mergers to distressed finance and life sciences funding. This is Lawdragon's third guide to the nation’s top dealmakers, which is created through a curation of submissions and original research into the lawyers leading the biggest and most impactful deals of the prior year, in particular. They are vetted by an editorial board of their peers. 

The Akerman lawyers ranked by Lawdragon include:

Jonathan Awner, Co-Chair, Corporate Practice Group

• Ranked by Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, and The Legal 500 as a preeminent corporate lawyer, Awner advises clients in transactions in automotive retail, aviation, distribution, hospitality, logistics, manufacturing, services, technology and other industries.

David Birke, Co-Chair, Corporate Practice Group

• Birke's practice focuses on representing private equity funds, family offices and their portfolio companies in complex acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, restructurings, growth capital investments, and debt and equity financings. 

Esther Moreno, Co-Chair, Capital Markets Practice

• With broad-ranging experience advising public and private companies, including real estate investment trusts (REITS) Moreno focuses her practice on complex and innovative capital markets transactions, disclosure and corporate governance matters, and M&A transactions.

Stephen Roddenberry, Corporate Partner

• Veteran dealmaker Roddenberry advises clients in corporate compliance and governance issues, public and private securities transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity investments. Described as a “masterful strategist” by Chambers USA, he has built longstanding relationships with many of Akerman's most noteworthy others.

Carl Roston, Co-Chair Emeritus, Corporate Practice Group

• Ranked as top tier by Chambers USAfor Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Roston represents private equity funds, private companies and large family offices in acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, joint ventures, co-investments, and growth capital investments. 

Christina Russo, Co-Chair, Capital Markets Practice

• With extensive experience representing public and private companies, Russo routinely advises clients on corporate and securities matters, and mergers and acquisitions. Russo also counsels boards and senior management on a variety of corporate governance matters, including Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters.

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