Beau Baker focuses his practice on real estate capital markets, securitizations, financial services, structured and commercial finance, creditors' rights, loan portfolio management and servicing, and financial restructuring. He represents traditional and non-traditional lenders in a variety of…

Internationally recognized for his cross-border, Latin America, and U.S. experience, Arturo Banegas Masiá represents financial institutions, telecommunication companies, Fortune 100 companies, and buyers and sellers in corporate, finance, and restructuring transactions. He has been recognized across…

Andrew Bayer is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group. He represents commercial and investment banks, credit funds, private equity sponsors, and corporate borrowers in a wide variety of domestic and cross-border debt financing transactions, with an emphasis on acquisition finance.  

Jonathan Beckham is a seasoned corporate and technology transactions lawyer who counsels clients on sophisticated digital infrastructure (e.g. data center, telecommunications network), software, cloud computing, artificial intelligence/machine learning, energy services and renewable energy,…

Michael Borovik draws on his more than 20 years of practical energy and sustainability experience to advise leaders and teams through major business initiatives and economic evaluation matters. Michael's clients include energy suppliers, municipalities, universities, and businesses. He also…

Tim Bramwell focuses his practice on public finance and health care finance, including related securities and tax matters. He represents issuers, underwriters, trustees, financial institutions and borrowers in a variety of transactions, including public bond offerings and private placement…

Ellen Castillo is a Senior Urban Planning Consultant in Akerman’s Real Estate Practice Group in Los Angeles. Her practice focuses on providing strategic real property development advice, land use diligence, planning analysis, and entitlement processing across all sectors of development. She offers…

Alan Cohen serves as co-office managing partner of Akerman’s New York office and previously served as the chair of Akerman's national Real Estate Finance Practice. With more than 30 years of experience, Alan has handled virtually every type of commercial real estate transaction over the course of…

Josh DeBottis focuses his practice on project finance transactions for energy and infrastructure assets, with a particular focus on solar, wind, storage, and other clean energy assets as well as data centers. He represents lenders, investors, and sponsors in a variety of debt and tax equity…

Barbara is a valued and trusted partner to the companies, financing parties, and other stakeholders she counsels. Barbara is relied upon to provide solutions to the most challenging legal and business issues by providing critical assessment to guide clients in decision making that appropriately…

As a former general counsel for a leading real estate developer, owner, and operator and decades of market experience, Bill Ellis provides his clients with a comprehensive real estate perspective. He represents private equity funds, global financial institutions, investment banks, REITs, other…

Lorie Fale provides state and local tax counsel related to transactional matters, tax planning, and refund claims. She has more than 24 years of experience as a Florida state tax controversy specialist, dealing with all aspects of Florida audits, refunds, and assessment management. Prior to…

Anne Marie Garavaglia has nearly 30 years of experience in commercial real estate finance and capital markets as both an in-house attorney for Fortune 50 corporations and as a partner in Am Law 100 ranked law firms. She focuses her practice on real estate capital markets, securitizations, structured…

Cristina Gonzalez specializes in commercial lending transactions, with an emphasis on acquisition finance. She regularly advises leading financial institutions, private equity funds, portfolio companies, credit funds and corporate borrowers in a wide variety of debt financing transactions, including…

Andrew Herndon focuses his practice on renewable energy transactions. He represents financial institutions in the financing of energy assets such as solar and battery facilities.

Art Howson is a transactional lawyer with significant expertise in renewable energy finance and development spanning a diverse range of technologies, including solar energy, battery storage, commercial EV charging, and bioenergy. Art advises clients on the financing, construction, acquisition, and…

Daniel Johnson focuses his practice on renewable energy finance and corporate law. He counsels clients on tax credit equity investments and secure development, construction, and permanent debt financing for projects generating clean electricity across the United States. Daniel is adept at handling…

Lisa Kolieb focuses her practice on land use and real estate development matters, guiding clients through the land use entitlement process from initial site diligence to ultimate project approval, construction and operation, and advising clients on the government and regulatory aspects of real…

Erika Labelle represents public and private businesses in transactional tax, REIT, and controversy matters. She focuses her practice on corporate and partnership tax planning and structuring, including taxable and tax-free corporate mergers, stock and asset acquisitions, reorganizations,…

Anne Levin-Nussbaum, a federal income tax lawyer for more than 25 years, focuses her practice on transactions involving the development, financing, sales and acquisitions of renewable energy projects.  She advises her clients on energy tax credits, depreciation and other tax incentives for…

Greg Limoncelli represents financial institutions and borrowers in commercial lending, trade finance, receivables purchase, and workout matters. His experience includes single lender, unitranche and syndicated facilities for cash flow, secured, asset-based, acquisition, highly leveraged, factoring,…

With more than 28 years of experience in infrastructure and energy transactions, Eddie Lowry is a trusted authority for clients in this dynamic and rapidly evolving sector. He advises developers, operators, and investors on the full economic cycle of data centers and data energy projects, including…

John McCaffrey focuses his practice on the tax aspects of energy project financings. John represents investors in connection with their investments in renewable energy assets, including solar, wind, and storage projects, across a wide variety of structures, including sale-leaseback and partnership…

Michael McKinley focuses his practice on project development and real estate, with an emphasis on data centers. Michael has experience representing landlords and tenants in a variety of short and long term build to suit leases, co-location leases, master services agreements and service level…

Daniel represents clients in the areas of construction contract drafting and negotiation, construction litigation, and government contract litigation. He has considerable experience representing clients in complex private and public construction and development disputes. Daniel’s construction…

John Neary is Co-chair of Akerman’s Construction practice. He represents owners, developers, contractors, subcontractors, and design professionals in civil litigation matters, focusing on, among other things, critical infrastructure projects, renewable and conventional power generation facilities,…

Kinan Obeidin focuses his practice on real estate finance, real estate capital markets, structured finance, and financial services. He represents banks, life insurance companies, REITs, debt funds, and other traditional and non-traditional lenders in the origination of commercial mortgage loans and…

Thu Pham is a 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…

Steve Polivy serves as chair of Akerman's Economic Development and Incentives Practice. He represents developers, not-for-profit corporations, institutional investors, Fortune 500 companies, family-owned businesses, and other real estate end-users in securing crucial government incentives and tax…

Bill Sullivan maintains a broad-based federal income tax practice. Bill focuses on a wide range of federal income tax planning matters with an emphasis on assisting private equity funds with acquisitions, dispositions, internal restructurings, reorganizations, divisions, financings, and equity…

Fernando Susegan advises lenders and sponsors on all aspects of acquiring, selling, and transferring renewable energy tax credits. He regularly represents clients in the acquisition, development, and financing of renewable energy projects, with experience drafting and negotiating tax equity…

David Thompson is a corporate attorney who guides private equity sponsors and public and private company clients in complex business transactions in an array of sectors. He focuses his practice on mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, private equity investments, joint ventures, restructurings,…

Focusing on regulatory and transactional law within the energy sector, Chris Zentz has significant experience representing a diverse array of clients, including investor-owned utilities, public power entities, independent power producers, renewable developers, investors, governmental entities, and…

With more than three decades of national experience in a broad range of real estate transactions, Samuel Zylberberg is a leading authority in the representation of financial institutions, private equity funds and real estate investors in real estate financing transactions (including balance…