A former deputy general counsel of the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation (now DEP), Silvia Alderman is the chair of Akerman's Water Task Force, a team of multidisciplinary legal professionals and consultants advising on the regulatory and environmental challenges facing our clients.…

Diane DeWolf focuses her practice on handling complex civil and administrative appeals and is board certified by The Florida Bar in Appellate Practice. Diane has presented oral arguments in the Florida Supreme Court, Florida’s district courts of appeal, and the Federal 11th Circuit and Northern…

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law, Martin Dix focuses his practice primarily on pharmacy and drug distribution law. His clients encompass nearly all aspects of the legal drug delivery system, including pharmacies, pharmacists, and pharmacy benefit managers; drug wholesalers; drug and…

Recognized by Florida Trend, Benchmark Litigation, and Super Lawyers, Kristen Fiore is a seasoned, board certified appellate attorney, who has handled hundreds of complex commercial appeals and orally argued dozens of those cases, including appeals in all six Florida District Courts of Appeal, the…

A former interim Medicaid Director, Assistant Deputy Secretary, Deputy General Counsel, and Chief Medicaid Counsel for the State of Florida, Steven Grigas has presided over the State of Florida's $15 billion Medicaid program with particular focus in managed care, disease management, pharmacy…

Michael Larson advises clients on a range of complex environmental law issues arising in litigation, regulatory, and transactional matters. In addition to handling environmental disputes, he routinely assists clients with the cleanup, reuse, repurposing, and redevelopment of Brownfields and other…

John Loar focuses his practice on healthcare regulatory and litigation matters, commercial litigation, tort litigation, real estate litigation, and administrative litigation. John represents a diverse set of clients, from business leaders to healthcare professionals, in regulatory matters such as…

Li Massie is an associate in the Government Affairs and Public Policy Practice Group. She counsels clients on international trade, antidumping duty proceedings, and customs law. She also has a strong focus on complex legal issues concerning constitutional, administrative, civil, criminal, and family…

International Trade and Customs Felicia Leborgne Nowels is Board Certified in International law, and focuses her practice on international trade and customs law. Felicia assists domestic and foreign companies with cross-border movement of goods and services. Whether drafting international…

Richard Pinsky has 35 years of government affairs experience in Florida and Washington, D.C. He has an extensive background representing clients before the legislature as well as local government from helping to navigate the budget and appropriation process to issue advocacy. Helping clients…

With a background in healthcare and medical technology, Bruce Platt helps insurers, continuing care retirement communities, providers, and related companies navigate federal and state regulations and administrative law. Clients rely on Bruce for guidance on complex regulations, such as the Florida…

Having spent nearly a decade working for a national biopharmaceutical company, including five years in management, Tom Range possesses invaluable experience in the biotechnology sector, which allows him to better serve his broad client base.  Because he has worked in facilities regulated by the…

Keeley Smith is an associate in the Real Estate Practice Group. Keeley focuses her practice on commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and mortgage loan financing. She works with developers and other property owners in both the public and private sectors…

Board Certified in Health Law by The Florida Bar and licensed in Georgia, Florida and Virginia, Philip Sprinkle has, for 43 years, represented privately-held companies with an emphasis on physician groups, academic medical centers, and affiliated providers, in M&A, board governance, joint…

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…

Ashlee Tising's more than 15 years of experience in Florida politics started when she interned with U.S. Senator Bill Nelson in 2004. Since then, she has called Florida her home and has successfully advocated before the Florida Legislature and Cabinet on behalf of both public and private sector…

Nancy Wallace is a partner with the Consumer Financial Services, Data and Technology (CFS+) Practice Group, which is among the largest national legal teams supporting consumer financial service providers. Nancy has successfully represented the practice group's clients in over 1000 appeals, ranging…

Bruce Wiener serves as managing partner of Akerman's Tallahassee office. Board Certified by The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education in Real Estate Law, he focuses his practice on transactional real estate law, commercial lending, and land use. He represents buyers and sellers in…

Bedford Wilder guides property owners, developers, and lenders in commercial real estate, including the acquisition, sale, leasing, and development of real property. He also counsels financial institutions in negotiating and documenting loan transactions, including real estate, asset-based lending,…