David practices in the areas of growth equity, private equity and venture capital (U.S. and emerging markets), M&A, and technology transactions. He commonly counsels investment firms and the companies in which they invest from inception to M&A, capital raise and operational milestones…

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Construction Law, Trey Tate focuses his practice on both contract preparation and negotiation and complex construction litigation. His work with complex construction litigation has a special emphasis on delay claims, construction defect claims, payment…

Nailah Tatum focuses her practice on commercial real estate transactions, including valuable experience representing developers, landlords, tenants, lenders, investors, educational institutions (charters schools, universities, and colleges), and governmental entities in connection with the…

Laura Taveras represents debtors and secured and unsecured creditors in bankruptcy proceedings. She also has experience guiding clients in insolvency-related litigation, out-of-court restructuring, and workouts. Laura's work includes debtor representations in Subchapter V and Chapter 15 for…

Mishell Parreno Taylor focuses her practice on employment litigation in federal and state courts and administrative agencies across the country. Mishell partners with stakeholders in organizations of all sizes, ranging from local to global corporations on a broad spectrum of employment law issues,…

Shawn Taylor is a litigator and trial attorney who represents companies, private equity firms, and individuals on matters both big and small. His practice focuses on complex commercial and securities litigation and class action defense.  He represents clients in federal and state courts,…

Madison Thibeaux-Brown is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group. She focuses her practice on M&A and corporate governance matters. She also has experience helping both emerging and established businesses understand and comply with legal requirements related to corporate transactions,…

Chandler Thompson is a partner in the Consumer Financial Services, Data and Technology (CFS+) Practice Group. His practice has included a wide variety of commercial litigation matters including extensive experience in consumer lending, construction litigation, toxic tort, and insurance litigation.…

John Thompson focuses his practice on complex Chapter 11 cases and debtor and creditor rights. He handles business reorganizations and cross-border insolvency matters, and has extensive experience representing debtors, creditors, acquirers, landlords, and equity holders both in and out of court…

Teresa Thornton-Hill focuses her practice on complex real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, financing, and loan investments. As a former associate general counsel for a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT), Teresa has first-hand experience handling a…

Stephen Tilbrook has more than 25 years of experience practicing land use and environmental law, and he focuses his practice on complex land use, development, and environmental matters throughout the state of Florida. He represents property owners, expanding businesses, developers, financial…

Leslie Tomczak serves as managing partner of Akerman’s Fort Lauderdale office. She 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,…

Cecilia Torres-Toledo practices in the area of land use and development and is a member of our Alcohol Beverage Sector Team. She represents real estate developers, landowners, institutional clients, lenders and other property owners in all aspects of local and state real estate permitting and…

Philip Touitou is a partner in the New York office and a member of the firm’s national Litigation Practice Group and Professional Liability Practice. An experienced trial and appellate lawyer, Phil regularly represents and defends law firms, including those listed annually in the AmLaw 100 and…

Kelley Truong represents master planned community developers and residential homebuilders in the acquisition, sale, and development of residential and commercial property. She has experience composing loan documents and supporting clients through the entire lifecycle of commercial projects from…

Carmen Tugender's practice focuses on commercial litigation, construction, product liability, and appellate work. She has litigated diverse matters in state and federal court, the American Arbitration Association (AAA), and other arbitration tribunals. She is also a member of the Chinese Drywall…

Ebony Turner focuses her practice on commercial real estate, representing developers, borrowers, and other industry clients in acquisitions, dispositions, and financings involving industrial, mixed-use, and retail properties. She has experience drafting and negotiating transactional documents,…

Jonathan Turner is an associate in Akerman’s Litigation Practice Group, where he represents and advises clients regarding a wide array of complex commercial disputes. Jonathan represents clients in all stages of litigation, from early phases of case assessment and discovery through final dispute…

Karene Tygenhof focuses her practice on commercial litigation and legal malpractice defense. She has significant experience in both federal and state courts in complex commercial and financial services related litigation, real estate disputes, business torts, contract disputes, and community…