Sergio Acosta is Co-Chair of Akerman's White Collar Crime and Government Investigations Practice. A Chambers-ranked White Collar litigator and Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers with over 70 jury trials to his credit, he has extensive experience defending companies and individuals in…

A noted employee benefits lawyer, author, and speaker, Beth Alcalde represents Fortune 500 companies and other public and private entities, including those in the hospitality, healthcare, and higher education sectors, throughout the United States. As a leader within the firm, Beth is a longtime…

Trevor Coddington focuses his practice on all aspects of intellectual property law, particularly patent litigation and procurement. Trevor offers a unique combination of patent prosecution skills, litigation insight, real-life experience, and technical know-how delivered with sensible business…

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…

A former president of the Florida Academy of Healthcare Attorneys, Betsy Hodge concentrates her practice on compliance and regulatory issues affecting healthcare providers, payers, and employer-sponsored health plans. Betsy has significant experience with HIPAA and the HITECH Act and assists covered…

Carolyn Kershner focuses her practice on foreign and domestic income tax planning and litigation, state and local tax planning and litigation, corporate and cross-border transactions, employee benefits and executive compensation, not-for-profit and tax-exempt organizations, and estate planning for…

Arlene Kline is a veteran litigator defending labor and employment matters on behalf of banking, hospitality, healthcare, manufacturing, media, distribution, transportation, software, law firms, and non-profit sector clients. Clients value her comprehensive practice, including advising on…

Ronald Kornreich is a partner in Akerman’s Real Estate Practice Group and a member of Akerman’s Chambers USA - nationally recognized Hospitality Sector Team. He is a highly versatile transactional lawyer with more than 25 years’ experience representing clients in a wide range of commercial…

Gregory Kubly is a commercial litigator with experience in all aspects of litigation, trial, and appellate work. His practice focuses upon real estate, construction, and commercial litigation. He has assisted a broad range of commercial clients involving application of complex state and federal…

Tammy represents businesses and individuals primarily in the U.S. gaming and hospitality sectors, as well international entities sued in the United States. She routinely advises resort, hotel, casino, and pari-mutuel owners and operators, local and foreign, on regulatory and other operational…

Li Massie is an associate in the Government Strategies Practice Group and focuses her practice on federal regulatory compliance, international trade, and customs law as well as strategizing to strengthen her clients’ competitiveness in the U.S. market.   Li guides clients through all stages of…

Dakota Newton focuses his practice on state and local taxes, representing clients in both controversy disputes and transactional matters. His practice serves a range of industry sectors, with specific emphases on clients offering cloud-based products and digital services, clients in the energy…

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…

Mark Passler advises senior managers, brand managers, in-house counsel, technology transfer professionals, and inventors on intellectual property and entertainment law matters. He routinely assists clients in procuring, licensing, and enforcing patent, trademark, and copyright rights. Mark also…

George Powell serves as managing partner of Akerman’s Naples office. George protects real property rights and focuses his practice on real property taxation, eminent domain/property condemnation, land use and entitlements, and real estate transactions. His clients include financial institutions,…

Andy Robins serves as the co-chair of Akerman’s Hospitality Sector Team, a multidisciplinary group providing an extensive range of legal counsel and services to lodging and lifestyle companies, including those in the senior living space. His team is extensively involved in the branding of hotels and…

Christina Russo is a partner and serves as the co-chair of Akerman’s Capital Markets Practice. With extensive experience representing public and private companies, Christina routinely advises clients on corporate and securities matters, and mergers and acquisitions. Christina also counsels boards…

Philip Schwartz's practice focuses on securities disclosure, private and public debt and equity offerings, commercial loan and real estate loan transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate matters. Philip is co-chair of Akerman's Legal Opinions Committee. Philip has been an active…

Daniel Andres Silva has a wide-ranging corporate practice advising private equity funds, public and private companies, and start-ups in a variety of complex corporate transactions and general corporate matters, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, private equity investments, joint…

Glen Stankee has been a Florida Bar Board Certified Tax Lawyer since 1986. He has 45 years of intensive experience designing international and domestic income tax strategies for taxpayers in a variety of industries, including vessel and aircraft chartering, shipping, banking, insurance, technology…

Nicole Villamar focuses her practice on commercial litigation matters, including business torts, shareholder derivative and direct actions, and breach of contract claims, in state and federal courts. She has experience in drafting and preparing discovery requests, pleadings, pre-trial matters,…

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,…