Kenneth Alberstadt represents clients in a wide variety of complex commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions, venture and growth capital financings, recapitalizations, partnership and joint venture formations, initial and secondary public offerings, private placements, distressed…

Recognized by Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, and The Legal 500 as a preeminent corporate lawyer, Jonathan Awner advises clients in transactions in automotive retail, aviation, distribution, hospitality, logistics, manufacturing, services, technology, and other industries. Described by a…

Internationally recognized for his cross-border, Latin American, and U.S. experience, Arturo Banegas Masiá is a New York lawyer licensed in Venezuela, where he previously practiced under challenging conditions. He participated in some of the jurisdiction’s most complex and significant…

Mark Bernet litigates complex commercial and business disputes, class action defense, bankruptcy, creditors' rights/foreclosures, and appellate matters in state and federal court. Experienced across a range of sectors, including finance, banking, real estate, aviation finance, and hospitality, his…

David Birke’s practice focuses on representing private equity funds, family offices and their portfolio companies in complex acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, restructurings, growth capital investments, and debt and equity financings. His wide-ranging practice also encompasses…

Martin Burkett serves as co-chair of Akerman's M&A and Private Equity Practice. Martin represents public and private companies and private equity funds in a variety of corporate transactions, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions. Martin's practice includes structuring and…

Described in Chambers USA as “an outstanding bankruptcy lawyer,” Jules Cohen represents banks and other lenders as secured creditors in bankruptcy proceedings in all types of businesses. He has represented clients in notable bankruptcy proceedings, including, the billion dollar Chapter 11 case of…

Serving as office managing partner of Akerman's Wilmington office, Andrew Dupre guides clients in navigating the complexity of Delaware corporate law and the Delaware Court of Chancery. A corporate litigator with national and international experience representing limited partnerships, limited…

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…

Pedro Freyre is the chair of Akerman’s International Practice, a full-service team advising multinational and global corporations on a wide range of cross-border M&A, joint ventures, capital markets transactions, syndicated and secured lending, project finance, debt restructuring, trade, and…

Rick Fucci is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group, having practiced with Akerman for 25 years. Rick represents public and private companies and the promoters of private investment funds in a variety of corporate, securities and M&A transactions. He has extensive experience in structuring…

Andrea Hartley is the co-chair of Akerman’s Bankruptcy and Reorganization Practice Group, a nationally recognized team serving as bankruptcy counsel or receivers in many of the largest bankruptcy filings in the United States. Andrea has extensive experience in cross-border insolvencies, including…

Karyn Koiffman represents private equity funds, family offices, private companies and public corporations in a wide variety of complex domestic and cross-border transactions. Karyn’s practice focuses primarily on acquisitions and divestitures, including leveraged buyout transactions, follow-on…

Ronald Kornreich serves as co-chair of Akerman’s Hospitality Sector Team, a multidisciplinary group providing an extensive range of legal counsel and services to a broad range of hospitality sector clients. Nationally recognized by Chambers USA, Ron is a highly versatile transactional lawyer…

D. Brett Marks represents troubled companies, secured and unsecured creditors, asset purchasers, private equity groups, trustees, and creditors' committees in Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 cases, out-of-court workouts, and litigation matters. Brett also has significant experience representing and…

Scot Patrick O’Brien serves as managing partner of Akerman’s Washington, D.C. office. Scot represents public and private companies, including private equity and real-estate-based funds, in corporate, capital markets, financing, and M&A transactions.  Working with public companies, Scot…

Palash I. Pandya serves as the Co-Deputy Chair of the Corporate Practice Group. With more than 20 years of experience, Palash advises private equity funds and public and private companies, in mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, growth equity investments, joint ventures, tender offers, spin…

Highly regarded for his skillful resolution of bankruptcy and insolvency matters, David Parham represents corporate and partnership debtors, creditor committees, equity holders, secured and unsecured creditors, lessors, and trustees in bankruptcy proceedings, litigation, and workouts. His…

Amanda K. Pooler represents public and private companies and their directors and officers in complex corporate, securities, and fiduciary duty litigation in courts around the country. Her practice focuses on disputes involving mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and corporate governance. She…

Paul Quinn serves as Co-Chair of Akerman’s Corporate Practice Group, a leading national team ranked by Best Lawyers, The Legal 500, and Chambers USA for excellence. With more than three decades of experience, Paul represents private equity funds and family offices, along with their portfolio…

Ian Roberts represents debtors, secured lenders, ad hoc creditor groups, equity holders and sponsors, DIP lenders, acquirers, and other participants in complex restructurings and related litigation. Ian has experience in complex chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, out-of-court reorganizations,…

Veteran dealmaker Steve Roddenberry advises clients in corporate compliance and governance issues, public and private securities transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity investments. Described as a “masterful strategist” by Chambers USA, he has built longstanding relationships with…

Carl Roston is ranked as top tier by Chambers USA for Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, which notes he does “very sophisticated, high-level deals.” Also recognized on the "Elite Hall of Fame" list by The Legal 500 for Corporate - Middle Market M&A, Carl is one of 30 lawyers…

With nearly 20 years of experience, Adam Swick focuses his practice on bankruptcy and complex commercial litigation matters. He has a robust international practice and has filed a multitude of Chapter 15 bankruptcy cases, many of which have resulted in critical opinions that helped shape the current…

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,…