Amy Errichiello focuses her practice on complex civil litigation, representing corporate and institutional clients in a range of business litigation matters, including mass tort claims, labor and employment, securities, finance, intellectual property, and construction litigation. She also has…

Drew Felts focuses his practice on commercial real estate transactions. He has extensive experience representing buyers, sellers, developers, investors, landlords, tenants and lenders in all facets of complex commercial real estate deals and financing throughout the Southeast and other parts of the…

A leading corporate and securities lawyer, Paul Foley serves as Chair of Akerman’s Investment Management Practice Group. Paul also serves as the Managing Partner of Akerman’s North Carolina office. He offers his clients practical, business-oriented solutions. Paul focuses his practice on…

Michael Fulks is an experienced transactional attorney with a diverse corporate practice. Described by clients as a “rising star” with “an incredible work ethic” in Chambers USA’s Corporate/M&A rankings, Michael counsels entrepreneurs, investors, and other businesses of all sizes on both key…

Hannah Mashburn focuses her practice on commercial real estate matters, including acquisitions, sales, and leasing.

Emily Neely focuses her practice on commercial real estate, including purchase and sale agreements, leases, easement agreements, and restrictive covenants. She has experience representing clients in renewable energy, assisted living, retail, and financial services industries, among others.

Kelly Otis focuses her practice on commercial real estate transactions. Kelly regularly represents purchasers, sellers, and developers with the acquisition, development, financing, sale and lease of commercial real estate, including the drafting and negotiation of contracts, leases and loan…

Jasmine Pitt is based in the firm's Winston-Salem, North Carolina office where her practice focuses on commercial litigation in state and federal courts. She has experience analyzing and navigating business disputes, general liability, insurance defense, and contract disputes. Her clients include…

Donald Pocock focuses his practice on  business litigation, construction law, creditor’s rights and insolvency litigation, and financial services litigation. Don represents clients in all phases of litigation including pleadings, discovery, document production, depositions, mediations, motions,…

Brittany Puckett is an associate in the firm’s Investment Management Practice, where she focuses her practice on corporate and securities law.

Kiki Scarff focuses her practice on investment management matters with an emphasis on investment adviser regulation. She represents institutional and retail investment advisers with formation and registration on Form ADV with the SEC and state securities authorities. Kiki also advises…

Bryan Scott focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, construction law, and creditors’ rights. Bryan handles commercial litigation and creditors’ rights matters covering a range of areas, including contract disputes, collections and foreclosures, lender liability, title issues,…

James Severs is a corporate and securities lawyer who focuses his practice on issues affecting the asset management industry. James advises clients with respect to transactional and regulatory matters, including the formation of privately offered investment funds; the formation, registration, and…

Azfar Shamsi serves as Akerman’s Chief Information Officer, overseeing all aspects of the firm’s information technology strategy, architecture, and management.  Azfar works closely with firm leadership to ensure technology initiatives and capabilities align with our…

With experience across all types of cross-border and domestic financing transactions, Will Walker is a skilled lending attorney serving financial institutions, corporate borrowers and private equity groups. On both the borrower and lender side, he represents key players in food and agriculture,…

Rob focuses his practice on representing entities and individuals in complex tax matters. Specifically, he advises clients on matters related to federal and state tax laws and how to minimize the impact of taxes on transactions and transfers. He advocates on behalf of clients before the…