Nate Balint represents private equity funds, strategic acquirers, and entrepreneurs on the purchase and sale sides of merger, acquisition, and leveraged buyout transactions, including associated equity and debt arrangements. His experience spans several key sectors, including technology, media &…

Jerrod Bevan is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group where he focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, and securities transactions. Jerrod also handles general corporate representations and governance matters. Prior to attending law school,…

Jarrett Bingemann represents residential homebuilders, master planned community developers, commercial property owners, and institutional investors on all aspects of the evaluation, acquisition, sale, and development of properties throughout the United States. In addition, Jarrett has experience…

As an urban planning professional with more than 20 years of experience in central Florida, Jamie Boerger has worked in both the public and private sectors. Her past experience includes working with public school systems, local municipalities, regional planning councils, and development companies.…

Sara Brubaker's practice focuses on complex commercial, real estate, and construction litigation with an emphasis on contract and business disputes, including franchisor-franchisee disputes and intellectual property disputes. Prior to joining Akerman, Sara interned with the in-house counsel…

Ginny Childs is the Orlando Office Managing Partner. She is a commercial litigator with significant experience in business torts, complex commercial foreclosures, non-compete agreements, creditors' rights, and real estate and lender liability. Clients turn to Ginny for help with their most…

Patrick Chistiansen is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. His practice focuses on working with public and private companies, financial institutions, and private equity funds in the middle market on mergers and acquisitions, financings, and other transactional matters. He has experience…

Described in Chambers USA as “an outstanding bankruptcy lawyer,” Jules Cohen represents banks and other lenders as secured creditors in bankruptcy proceedings in all types of businesses. He has represented clients in notable bankruptcy proceedings, including, the billion dollar Chapter 11 case of…

A first chair litigator and trusted counselor to business executives, owners, entrepreneurs, and investors, Megan Costa DeLeon has achieved landmark victories, set precedent, and impacted the business landscape for her clients, including global Fortune 500 companies, private equity funds and their…

Matthew Emery is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group, where he specializes in commercial lending transactions. He represents financial institutions, private equity sponsors, credit funds and corporate borrowers in a wide variety of debt financing transactions, including syndicated credit…

Troy Finnegan represents clients in transactional real estate matters, including the acquisition, development, financing, leasing, and sale of real estate. Troy’s practice is focused on all aspects of residential development, including single family, multifamily housing, and mixed-use…

Jed Freeland represents buyers and sellers in M&A, leveraged buyout and recapitalization transactions with a focus on representing private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in a wide range of industries. Jed also has broad experience in corporate restructurings, debt and equity…

Allison Gallagher litigates commercial disputes in both state and federal courts. She represents clients in all aspects of commercial disputes, including business and contractual disputes, commercial and residential mortgage foreclosures, consumer protection defense, and business torts. In addition…

James Goldsmith represents private companies, including private equity funds, in M&A, private equity, federal income tax, and securities. He also represents local government entities in a multitude of areas including federal and state regulatory matters. He serves clients in the technology,…

Amanda Gunter is an experienced commercial real estate attorney who focuses her practice on complex commercial real estate transactions. She represents master planned community developers and residential homebuilders in the acquisition, sale, and development of residential and commercial property.

Laura Guzmán is an associate in Akerman’s Consumer Financial Services, Data and Technology (CFS+) Practice Group. Laura represents a wide array of financial services companies in state and federal litigation, class actions, and investigations conducted by regulatory agencies and state attorneys…

William Handle is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group. William represents financial institutions, business owners, and individuals in a variety of federal and state civil matters, including complex commercial litigation, fraud claims, and disputes involving city, county and local…

Carolyn Haslam represents owners and developers in all facets of real estate developments, including entitlements and concurrency. Her primary focus is in land use, including office, retail, mixed-use, and residential, as well as large planned community projects. This includes counseling clients on…

Chris Hayes represents developers, homebuilders, and investors in the acquisition, development, and sale of real property in Florida and California. He has overseen numerous complex acquisitions and dispositions. As part of his transactional practice, Chris also represents clients in retail and…

Melissa Hill assists the General Counsel with legal, ethical, and internal risk management matters.

John Hood advises healthcare industry clients with transactional, operational, and regulatory matters. He has experience with physician group practice acquisitions, ambulatory surgery center transactions and licensure matters, and regulatory compliance issues.

Paula Howell focuses her practice on litigation matters. Paula regularly counsels clients involved in complex commercial and construction litigation. Paula also has experience with matters involving torts, trademark infringement, and employment-related disputes. She has conducted numerous…

Amanda Joynt is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group. Her practice focuses on M&A transactions.

Joshua Kammeraad represents residential homebuilders, master planned community developers, commercial property owners, and institutional investors on all aspects of the evaluation, acquisition, development and sale of real estate. In addition, he is experienced in commercial leasing and financing…

Melissa Koch is a business and technology lawyer with more than 25 years of experience advising tech and tech-enabled companies across industries. As a former in-house counsel, she brings exceptional depth and breadth of strategic legal expertise. In her transactional practice, Melissa structures,…

Monica Kovecses represents businesses, individuals, and municipalities in various contract and tort disputes in both state and federal court. She also has experience representing attorneys and other professionals in malpractice and related disputes, including successfully defending a prominent law…

James Macpherson focuses his practice on corporate matters. He represents domestic and international clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, and other complex business transactions. James also provides securities compliance, corporate governance, and…

Kevin McGavock focuses his practice on complex business and commercial litigation, handling all aspects of litigation from case initiation to trial, and appeal. Kevin has experience with trust and fiduciary litigation, construction litigation, and civil trial. He is also Board Certified in…

Esther McKean focuses her practice on business bankruptcy, creditor's rights, and commercial litigation. She helps creditors and trustees in bankruptcy proceedings recover assets, obtain relief from the automatic stay, and negotiate plan provisions. Esther also represents debtors in bankruptcy…

Jim McNeil serves as chair of Akerman's Residential Development Practice, a highly experienced team representing national builders and developers of master planned and mixed-use residential communities throughout the real estate development process.  Jim represents developers, homebuilders, and…

Andrew Meinking focuses his practice on transactional matters. He has experience with corporate and securities law compliance and drafting private market fundraising documents, corporate formation, mergers, acquisitions, commercial contracting, and counseling clients on other general corporate and…

Sam Miller focuses his practice in investigating and prosecuting fraudulent conduct on behalf of his clients. With a wide range of experience, he is able to work efficiently and creatively to solve his client’s problems. From representing receivers and Bankruptcy trustees in cases arising from Ponzi…

Nicole Mundell assists the General Counsel in protecting the firm and its clients through risk management, professional liability, compliance, contractual, employment disputes, and ethics counseling.

A commercial and business litigator, Kimberly Lopez Narbona appears on behalf of clients in courts across the state of Florida and in U.S. district courts across the nation. She prosecutes and defends claims for trademark infringement, deceptive business practices, fraud, antitrust, tort, and…

Robyn Neely focuses her practice on environmental site contamination issues related to real estate and corporate sales and acquisitions, and leases, including pre-acquisition, pre-leasing and pre-foreclosure due diligence analysis. Her practice also includes managing the investigation and…

Thu Pham is an partner in the Real Estate Practice Group. She has experience representing clients, both in the public and private sectors, in land use related matters such as comprehensive plan amendments, rezoning, code violations, right-of-way vacations, special assessments, impact fees, and…

Having successfully represented prominent developers and home builders, Robert Poppell maintains a vibrant real estate development and transactional practice. He represents developers of large scale, mixed-use planned developments, as well as residential home builders, in connection with…

Stacey Prince-Troutman works with individuals and families in probate, trusts and estates, and transfer tax controversy matters and has significant experience working with business owners and professional athletes.  Stacey focuses her practice on administering estates and trusts; planning…

Riya Resheidat focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, routinely representing individuals and businesses of all sizes in actions pending in federal and state court. She has experience handling all stages of litigation through trial and appeal in a broad array of matters, including…

Chris Roper is a land use lawyer focused on real estate development, entitlements, and concurrency. He has experience throughout central Florida representing clients in due diligence, re-zonings, comprehensive plan amendments, vested rights, Developments of Regional Impact (DRIs), binding letters,…

David Rosen represents motor vehicle manufacturers, finance companies, lessors, dealership groups, and other automotive industry participants before tax and regulatory authorities across the United States. He helps clients navigate the taxation of transportation technologies and services, and…

Robert Slavkin is the chair of the Healthcare Practice Group, a multidisciplinary team recognized nationally for representing sector participants in regulatory compliance, insurance, and transactional issues. A former healthcare corporate counsel, compliance, and privacy officer for a publicly…

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…

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…

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…

Gary Whitlock represents major financial institutions in a broad range of transactions. He routinely represents lenders making commercial and real estate loans, and has assisted his clients with loan restructurings and workouts. Gary also has significant experience working on loans to companies in…

A well-rounded trial attorney, Kenway Wong is an emerging industry leader focusing his practice on products liability, commercial, real estate, and international disputes, with an emphasis on contract and business litigation. While maintaining a practice in Florida, Kenway represents clients with…