Christopher Duke serves as managing partner of Akerman's Palm Beach County Offices. With a diverse practice in employment law and complex commercial litigation, Chris represents clients in federal and state courts, as well as in various arbitration forums and before federal, state, and local…

Denise Gavica Perez provides cutting-edge and creative legal counsel to companies and institutions throughout the U.S. She has extensive experience managing employment-based immigration cases for nonimmigrant and immigrant visas, and immigration planning and compliance programs for entities…

With more than two decades of experience in zoning and land use matters, Chris Leach represents property owners, developers, and business owners in obtaining approvals of planned developments, zoning changes, special uses, variations, subdivisions, vacations, and dedications. Chris also works with…

With a focus on land use, environmental law and litigation, Rick Leland has more than 45 years’ experience representing real estate developers, universities, non-profit organizations, and industrial companies on the environmental aspects of real estate transactions, development, and land use. Rick’s…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

A Board of Governors member of the Florida Bar and the National Bar Association and past President of the Palm Beach County Bar Association, Grasford focuses his national practice on complex commercial litigation matters and is certified by the Supreme Court of Florida as a Circuit Civil Mediator.…