With experience defending over 500 class action cases in state and federal courts throughout the United States, Marcy Levine Aldrich is chair of Akerman's Class Action Defense Litigation Practice. Noted by Chambers USA for her "strong reputation," Marcy litigates complex disputes, including…

Scott Allbright has significant litigation experience in state and federal courts across the United States. Within Akerman’s Litigation Practice Group, he concentrates on complex issues affecting public and private companies. Scott’s work includes breach of contract, fraud, class actions, unjust…

Kelly Almeter focuses her practice on commercial litigation in state and federal courts. She has experience litigating a wide variety of issues, including representing insurers in coverage and bad faith matters. Kelly regularly advises carriers on coverage issues under environmental and pollution,…

Rick is a litigation partner in Akerman’s Houston office, with a civil litigation practice focusing on insurance coverage matters and disputes. He routinely represents and advises insurance companies on various types of insurance coverage matters, including those involving directors and officers,…

As an experienced business litigator, James Bombulie’s practice focuses on navigating real estate and commercial disputes in state and federal court as well as in arbitration. James has a wealth of experience representing public and private real estate companies, developers, financial companies,…

A veteran litigator, Brit Brown focuses his practice on representing energy and automotive clients in trials, arbitrations, administrative proceedings, and pre-trial issues. The scope of his work encompasses commercial and tort-related litigation, including supplier, dealer, personal injury, product…

Brittanie Browning focuses her practice on litigation and appellate matters. She guides clients through all stages of litigation from pre-litigation matters until trials and appeals. Her civil litigation experience includes all phases of cases from inception, discovery, and trial. She is experienced…

Edgard Cespedes is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group. He focuses his practice on first- and third-party insurance coverage, with specific attention to property and casualty claims, complex property policies disputes, and bad faith litigation. With a full range of experience, Edgard's…

For over thirty years, David has represented insurers and their insureds in a variety of third-party and first-party claims. In years past, he represented insureds in professional liability, general liability, commercial auto liability, and products liability cases. Gradually, his practice evolved…

Will Craven focuses his practice on complex litigation, strategy, and risk transfer matters. His clients often call on him for their toughest legal and business challenges, with Will representing insurers and insureds in high exposure defense litigation and claims management. Will’s practice also…

Jessica L. Dagley focuses her practice on business and commercial litigation matters. She represents public and private companies, small businesses, and individuals in business transactions and disputes, professional liability/malpractice matters, contract disputes, breach of fiduciary duty matters,…

Wes Davis is a commercial litigator focusing on insurance coverage and construction disputes. His insurance coverage practice encompasses first-party and third-party insurance coverage matters throughout the United States. Wes advises insurance companies on policy coverage issues during the claim…

Michael Dickey is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group. He represents clients in construction defect, trucking, and commercial litigation matters in state and federal courts. He also has experience advising clients on matters of liability and other insurance coverage issues.

Aissa Dorange is a practice group attorney for the Litigation Practice Group. Aissa focuses her practice on first party insurance coverage, including property and casualty claims, complex property policies disputes, and bad faith litigation. Her experience includes drafting and arguing motions and…

Brenden Dougherty focuses his practice on insurance coverage matters on behalf of carriers. He regularly advises insurance companies on policy coverage issues, policy coverage disputes, and bad faith claims. Brenden has experience with a wide array of commercial insurance policies, including…

Michael Fertig serves as Akerman’s General Counsel. He focuses on protecting the firm and its clients by providing counsel on risk management, professional liability, compliance, contractual, employment disputes, and ethics issues.  As part of his broader practice, Michael protects the…

Irene Bassel Frick serves as the managing partner of Akerman's Tampa office. A trial lawyer with experience in state and federal court, arbitrations, and administrative proceedings, Irene has a multifaceted litigation practice encompassing contractual disputes, class action defense, fiduciary duty…

A multifaceted litigator, Jennifer Glasser focuses her practice on complex commercial disputes, business torts, private equity litigation, and civil theft cases. She represents local, national, and international companies in the hospitality industry, providing strategic advice on day-to-day…

Pia-Milan Green focuses her practice on complex insurance coverage matters and commercial litigation.

Fortune 500 companies, privately held businesses, and not-for-profit organizations turn to Valerie Greenberg, a veteran litigator and courtroom strategist with a national reputation in high-stakes litigation, to resolve complex business disputes. Previously a reporter and editor at the Miami Herald…

Gary Guzzi serves as chair of Akerman’s Insurance Litigation Practice, a national team of 45 lawyers representing leading domestic and foreign carriers, self-insured corporations, municipalities, and related entities in insurance coverage and bad faith litigation. He protects the interests of…

Jason Heep has litigated and resolved commercial disputes, complex insurance-coverage issues, and environmental-remediation matters across the country for more than 20 years. He uses his environmental-engineering background to assist with environmental-regulatory compliance and preventive measures…

Xakema Henderson focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation. She has experience litigating high-stakes matters in state and federal court and has litigated a wide range of issues, including insurance coverage and bad faith matters; data breach, privacy, and cybersecurity matters; and…

Michael Hess is an experienced litigator who focuses his practice on complex commercial and business litigation matters. Michael combines his strong written and oral advocacy skills with an energetic, detail-oriented and creative approach to every case his clients entrust him with no matter the size…

Shelby Raye Holt focuses her practice on insurance coverage litigation and appellate law. Shelby counsels primary, umbrella, and excess insurers in first and third-party coverage litigation and advises insurers on coverage issues under commercial liability, environmental liability, commercial…

Robin Johnson focuses her practice on commercial litigation. She has experience litigating in state and federal courts across the country and has litigated a wide range of issues with a focus on insurance coverage and bad faith matters. Robin advises insurance companies not only on policy coverage…

With a passion for defending the reputations of lawyers and law firms, David Keller has devoted more than 25 years to representing lawyers in professional liability matters and counseling law firms on risk management issues. He regularly handles “bet-the-law firm” cases and is frequently engaged to…

Ben Kemble is managing partner of Akerman's San Antonio office. He is a litigator with extensive experience representing both individuals and entities in a variety of matters. His experience runs from representing major property/casualty and automobile insurance carriers in defense of extra…

Christine Kim focuses her practice on transactional risk liability insurance matters. As coverage counsel, Christine represents domestic and international insurers in representations and warranties, indemnification and warranties, contingent risk, trade credit, and political risk matters. She also…

Eric Levy focuses his practice in the areas of information privacy, data breach response, and insurance coverage. Eric’s counsel on privacy and cybersecurity compliance includes drafting privacy policies and notices, and negotiating contracts allocating data protection and data gathering…

Valerie Lott focuses her practice on insurance coverage litigation in state and federal courts. Valerie assists insurers with complex first-party and third-party coverage issues, bad faith avoidance, and claim resolution. As part of her practice, Valerie represents insurers in litigated…

Jason Margolin represents businesses and individuals in resolving controversies through court proceedings, trials, alternative dispute resolutions, and administrative proceedings. As a business litigator, Jason has experience successfully advocating for his clients in a wide variety of cases…

David McConnell is a litigator specializing in property and casualty insurance law, with experience handling both federal and state legal issues. David represents insurers in complex coverage disputes, making initial coverage determinations, and conducting in-depth analyses of claim files and…

Kristen McDanald focuses her practice on insurance coverage from providing practical advice regarding managing extra-contractual risk exposure to representing carriers in active litigation. Kristen has first and second chair trial experience, in a variety of civil litigation matters, and also has…

Kristen McMullen focuses her practice on insurance defense, counseling clients on matters of coverage disputes, and general liability. With extensive experience representing insurance companies and their insureds in a variety of first-party and third-party matters including breach of contract,…

A go-to resource for complex insurance matters, Antonio Morin represents primary and excess insurance carriers in the defense of breach of contract, statutory and common law bad faith matters, as well as the prosecution and defense of declaratory judgment actions. In addition to matters in…

Anthony Morris focuses his practice on business litigation, in addition to professional ethics and entertainment. He represents some of the world's largest companies, with an emphasis on multi-national insurance companies, in complex litigation matters including class actions. Anthony litigates…

Ed Murphy is an arbitrator and trial lawyer. He has extensive international and domestic experience in litigation and arbitration, as an advocator and arbitrator. He has tried to verdict numerous jury and bench trials throughout the United States and has participated in the defense of clients in…

Daniel Pellegrin focuses his practice on insurance litigation matters. Daniel represents and advises insurance carriers on various types of first-party coverage matters, including those involving allegations of bad faith claim handling, breach of contract, and fraud, as well as reinsurance treaty…

Jeff Pertnoy is a versatile litigator, trial lawyer, trusted counselor, and problem solver. Jeff represents clients in high stakes business disputes and class actions. He has a wide-ranging practice spanning multiple sectors, including telecommunications, consumer goods and services, banking,…

Bryce Pilawski focuses his practice on insurance coverage disputes. He has experience assisting insurers in complex commercial litigation including coverage issues under environmental and pollution, commercial liability, umbrella, excess, errors and omissions, commercial auto, property, and…

Gideon Reitblat practices in the areas of insurance coverage and good faith claims handling. Gideon routinely advises carriers on compliance with good faith claim handling duties, including developing effective strategies to deal with proactive tenders, time-limit demands, multiple claimant/insured…

Ellen S. Robbins is Akerman's senior go-to trial lawyer on the West Coast, with extensive experience litigating disputes in both state and federal court on behalf of public and private companies all over the world. She focuses her practice on a wide variety of complex commercial disputes and…

Jonathan Robbins serves as chair of Akerman's Cannabis Practice, counseling clients on the evolving, complex legal and business issues impacting companies with interests in the regulated substances industries. Ranked by Chambers USA as a top lawyer in Cannabis Law and recognized in 2018 by the…

Raymond Robin practices in the area of litigation and has substantial experience in legal malpractice litigation, business litigation, insurance, reinsurance, real property, and complex arbitration and litigation matters in state and federal courts. Raymond has represented clients at the trial and…

A versatile lawyer with extensive experience in complex commercial litigation, trade secrets, restrictive covenants, unfair competition, insurance coverage, accounting and legal professional liability and price redetermination proceedings; James Rogers has tried multiple trials and arbitrations in…

Dena Sacharow focuses much of her practice on defending lawyers and law firms in legal malpractice matters. She also handles personal injury and property damage cases, insurance coverage and liability matters, and responding to Civil Remedy Notices on behalf of insurance companies and bad faith…

Serving as Office Managing Partner of Akerman’s Dallas office, Matt Schroeder represents major insurance companies in litigation with significant exposure claims that pose extreme risk of loss to the company. He advises insurance companies not only on related policy coverage issues and disputes, but…

Thomas Schwab focuses his practice on insurance litigation matters. Thomas represents domestic and foreign insurers in connection with large value first-party property and third-party insurance claims for insured operations based in the United States and abroad. He also helps client's manage and…

Sam Scott focuses his practice on insurance defense and litigation. Sam handles insurance coverage issues, breach of contract claims, and bad faith insurance disputes in state and federal courts. Additionally, he has extensive experience analyzing insurance coverage on emerging environmental issues,…

Mark Shutt practices civil litigation with a focus on complex coverage and insurance disputes. He represents clients in everything from advising carriers on legal and contractual duties and managing extra-contractual exposure to representing carriers in active litigation in state and federal court.…

Joseph Silver evaluates professional liability claims against law firms and advises their general counsel on pre-suit, confidential resolutions, as well as leading the defense for AmLaw 100 and 200 firms in high-stakes legal malpractice matters. He works with clients to negotiate and draft…

Elliot Strader has an exceptionally diverse litigation practice. Elliot has successfully represented clients in jury and bench trials, in addition to obtaining numerous summary judgments. He focuses on complex, high-stake matters including those involving COVID-19/Coronavirus, insurance coverage 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…

Nikolas Volosin focuses his practice on commercial litigation, including claims involving securities law violations under Section 10(b), allegations of corporate fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and a variety of related corporate disputes. Nikolas also has experience representing manufacturers in…

Angela Webster represents clients in all aspects of litigation, from inception to resolution in the trial court and on appeal. Angela has first and second chair trial and arbitration experience, and she has handled appeals for both appellants and appellees. Angela’s practice focuses on insurance…

Michael Weiss guides clients through complex disputes, including real estate litigation, commercial and business disputes, and complex insurance insolvency matters. His real estate litigation experience includes multimillion dollar easement, entitlement, and contract disputes on behalf of Fortune…

Samuel Wesley focuses his practice on advising domestic and international insurers on coverage matters. He regularly defends both first-party and third-party claims, including handling bad faith actions and pursuing declaratory judgment actions. He also defends insureds in various areas of…

Samuel Zatz focuses his practice on commercial litigation for medical groups, law firms, accounting firms, real estate brokerages, executives and officers, and other professionals. He has experience representing small, mid-sized, and Fortune 500 companies in various types of litigation,…