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.…

Robert Alexander focuses his practice on all aspects of commercial real estate transactions, including the acquisition, development, financing, leasing, and disposition of real property. 

As a former in-house attorney for several of the nation’s largest retailers, John Beaulieu has worked on and directed legal teams in the drafting and negotiating of leases, amendments, SNDAs, purchase and sale contracts, and construction agreements for retail, office, and industrial locations across…

William ("Bill") Bernfeld focuses his practice on real estate and commercial law. He regularly assists clients in acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, and financing of real estate projects in a variety of sectors throughout California including office, retail, restaurant, and industrial. Bill…

Richard Bezold immerses himself in the details of a deal, helping clients maximize their investments and advance their business objectives. Chambers USA notes that he is sought after for his "considerable experience advising on real estate acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, financing and…

Rachael Bond Palmer focuses her practice on all aspects of commercial real estate transactions, including the acquisition, disposition, leasing and financing of various asset classes.

Joseph Brasile focuses his practice on complex commercial real estate transactions for owners, developers, institutional and private lenders, borrowers, landlords, and tenants. Joe has broad real estate financing experience with respect to permanent loans, acquisition loans, construction loans,…

Ty Brennan focuses his practice in real estate development, affordable housing, and construction. Ty represents clients in the acquisition, construction, and financing of residential and mixed-use real estate developments. Ty counsels clients through all stages of a transaction, including drafting…

Michael Carr focuses his practice on real estate litigation with an emphasis on real estate operations and landlord/tenant lease litigation. Michael regularly advises some of New York City’s largest landlords, developers, and managers to address their ever-changing real estate operational needs. He…

Paige Cham is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group. She navigates complex litigation matters, including administrative hearings. Paige represents municipal authorities, private corporations, financial institutions, and individuals, in all areas of general commercial litigation, real estate…

Janis Cheezem leases, buys, sells, and finances office buildings and mixed use, retail, residential, and industrial real estate for her clients, also providing counsel for property management issues and in workouts and restructurings of commercial real estate assets. She is recognized by Who's Who…

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…

Steven Chudnow focuses his practice on commercial real estate and real estate finance. Steven advises lenders (banks, debt funds, REITS, and family offices), owners, and developers on a diverse range of complex real estate financing matters, ranging from complex mortgage, mezzanine, bridge and…

With comprehensive knowledge across all asset classes, Dana Clayton represents clients in real estate litigation in federal and state court. Her clients include Fortune 100 financial institutions, REITs, developers, retailers, and public and private real estate companies in disputes in financing,…

Jorge Delgado focuses his practice on commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and financing.

Gregory DeMeuse focuses his practice on residential and mixed-use development projects, commercial purchase and sale transactions, and commercial leasing. He has experience representing a variety of sophisticated real estate clients, such as homebuilders, private investment firms, and REITs, and has…

Lawrence Eiben focuses his practice on a range of transactional matters for commercial real estate clients. He represents REITs, real estate funds, real estate joint ventures, and developers in connection with acquisitions, sales, developments and financing of office buildings, shopping centers,…

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…

Carol Faber has extensive experience representing clients for over 30 years in a wide range of real estate transactions, including financing, leasing, and acquisition and sale transactions. Her financing experience includes representing borrowers and lenders in mortgage loans, ranging from several…

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…

Jacob Fierman focuses his practice on the representation of institutional lenders, equity firms, and companies in all aspects of commercial real estate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, lending, and securitizations. In addition, Jacob represents investors in the acquisition,…

Katrina Flores focuses her practice on general real estate matters and contract disputes, including development and construction matters. She represents owners and developers of residential, commercial, and mixed-use real estate development projects in both transactional and litigation capacities.

Having served as a former Assistant Attorney General for the State of Illinois and Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Chicago, Jack George is a valued leader who possesses a deep knowledge of real estate law. Jack focuses his practice on real estate, land use, and zoning matters. He is…

Meg George has experience with real estate and municipal law matters, including the acquisition, and sale and development of real estate, land use and zoning, licensing, permitting, subdivision, and other real estate matters. In addition to her thriving practice, Meg is a member of Akerman’s…

Kimberly Ginsburg is special counsel in Akerman's Real Estate Practice Group. Kimberly focuses her practice on the representation of landlords, tenants, investors, developers, and national healthcare organizations in a variety of complex commercial real estate matters, including leasing,…

Brenda Goerks' broad real estate practice focuses on local and national transactions for foreign and domestic clients in the acquisition, sale, financing, development, management, operation, and leasing of real estate including automotive dealerships, agricultural, luxury homes, privately developed…

For more than 55 years, Kenneth Gordon has concentrated his practice in all facets of real estate development, leasing, sales and acquisitions, 1031 exchanges, condominium development, construction contracting, license agreements, and financing, including workouts for lenders and securitized lending…

Antigone Gragg focuses her practice on representing buyers and sellers in complex real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, commercial leasing, development projects, joint ventures, syndications, 1031 exchanges, ground leases, sale-leasebacks, mixed-use developments, public…

Bert Greenwell focuses his practice on the representation of private equity firms, institutional lenders, and companies in all aspects of commercial real estate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, lending, and securitizations. Bert also represents investors in the acquisition,…

James Grice focuses his practice on general commercial real estate, primarily representing investors, developers, operators, and users in the data center and digital infrastructure realm. Jim has distinguished himself in the data center and renewable energy sector where he utilizes his intimate…

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.

Sahar Hakakian represents investors, owners, lenders, and developers in diverse real estate matters, including joint ventures, development, acquisitions and dispositions, financing, operation, and leasing of various assets. The real estate asset types covered by Sahar’s practice range from office…

Naheem Harris focuses his practice on representing domestic and international real estate companies, institutional lenders, real estate investment trusts (REITs), funds, and other real estate investors and operators on a wide range of real estate matters, including bespoke financings (mortgage,…

Melissa Harvey focuses her practice on commercial real estate transactions, with a special emphasis on retail leasing. Melissa spent more than a decade working in the in-house legal departments of retailers, where she gained a keen understanding of both the legal and business needs involved in real…

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…

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…

Benjamin Lancaster focuses his practice on general and healthcare commercial real estate with an emphasis on development, investment, leasing, and finance. Benjamin represents developers and landlords through all stages of multi-use and industrial development, including the negotiation of purchase…

A commercial real estate and transactional attorney with experience spanning a variety of areas, Robert Leapley represents investors, borrowers, developers, financial institutions, and landowners in loan workouts and restructurings, joint venture agreements, historic tax credit transactions, EB-5…

Santiago López is an associate in the Real Estate Practice Group. Santiago focuses his practice on real estate acquisitions and sales, commercial leasing, and real estate financing.

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…

Spencer Malley focuses his practice on advising national healthcare organizations to grow and manage their real estate portfolios. Spencer understands how healthcare laws impact real estate transactions and assists clients in developing processes to proactively mitigate risk and produce outcomes…

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

Christopher McCranie focuses his practice on all aspects of commercial real estate transactions. Christopher represents community, regional, and national institutional lenders in permanent and development loan transactions secured by real and personal property, as well as distressed asset loan…

Mark McElree focuses his practice on real estate transactions, finance, and oil and gas matters. His clients include real estate developers, owners and investors, national and multi-national corporations and money center banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions. Mark also…

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…

Rachel McRoskey represents clients in a wide range of local and national real estate transactions, including the representation of lenders and borrowers in complex financing transactions, including workouts and restructurings; investors, sponsors, owners, and operators in connection with the…

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…

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…

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…

Steven Paletz represents local, regional, and national developers throughout the lifecycle of a commercial real estate transaction. His clients represent a diversity of real estate sectors including residential, industrial, retail, office, mixed use, and hospitality projects. His…

With over 30 years of experience in commercial real estate and financing transactions, Tracy Plott has significant experience in asset-based financing, restructuring of debt obligations, bond financing, joint ventures, syndications of loans, and limited partnerships. Her lending practice encompasses…

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…

Alex Prieto focuses his practice on representing national healthcare providers in a variety of real estate transactions. He regularly negotiates master leases, ground leases, and subleases for medical office buildings, hospital campuses, urgent care centers, and other non-traditional medical spaces,…

Eric Rapkin serves as Chair of Akerman’s Real Estate Practice Group, one of the nation’s top-ranked real estate legal teams representing developers, investors, and other real estate end users in complex transactions, development and redevelopment projects, public-private initiatives, loan…

Todd Reed serves as managing partner of the Austin office. He represents private and public companies in a broad range of corporate and commercial transactions including mergers and acquisitions, private offerings of debt and equity securities, the negotiation of credit facilities, the structuring…

Jerry Reichelscheimer chairs Akerman’s Retail Leasing and Development Practice and has practiced law for more than 30 years. He focuses his practice on negotiating and completing complex retail, warehouse, office, and industrial leases and ground leases, and in representing clients in negotiating…

Joshua Rinesmith focuses on real estate development, with a concentration in land use and zoning law and related transactional matters. He advises property owners, developers, architects and engineers on New York City zoning compliance and the development potential of property throughout the city.…

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,…

Paul Russo focuses his practice on commercial real estate matters. He has experience in multi-jurisdictional transactions involving the acquisition, sale, financing, leasing, and development of retail, office, and industrial properties, as well as standalone data centers and data center campuses.…

Kimberly focuses her practice on real estate acquisitions and sales, commercial leasing, and real estate financing. Kimberly previously served as counsel for a mortgage company, where she advised the business on the interpretation, application, and compliance of applicable regulatory requirements,…

Steven Sinacori has broad experience in both land use and transactional real estate matters. He has represented numerous clients before the Board of Standards and Appeals, the City Planning Commission, the Landmarks Preservation Commission, the Department of Buildings, the Department of Housing…

Max Sonnenberg is an associate in the Real Estate Practice Group. Max focuses his practice on commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, and leasing.

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…

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…

Leslie Tomczak serves as managing partner of Akerman’s Fort Lauderdale office. She is a construction attorney, Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Construction Law, whose practice focuses primarily on the representation of lenders, developers, owners, landlords, contractors,…

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…

Focusing his practice on all aspects of acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and development transactions, Andrew Wamsley works with developers, corporate users, and owners of industrial properties, office buildings, mixed-use developments, and hotels.

Elissa Weiss concentrates her practice on all aspects of commercial real estate transactions, including industrial, office, and retail leasing and development, as well as the acquisition and disposition of office buildings and shopping centers in various states such as Florida, North Carolina,…

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…

With a focus on real estate development and finance, hospitality, and commercial and residential real estate transactions, Ben Wilson represents national builders and developers of master planned, condominium, single family and multifamily residential communities; mixed-use developments; and…

John Busey Wood advises public and private companies on real estate acquisitions, facilities management, construction and development, commercial, hospitality, retail, and ground leasing, commercial property management, and brokerage. For more than 45 years, John has represented owners in the design…

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…