Bryce Benson litigates complex disputes for a broad range of clients, including Fortune 500 corporations, mid-size companies, and individuals. His experience spans a variety of sectors, including financial services, energy, healthcare, technology, and manufacturing. Bryce has substantial experience…

Mark Bernstein serves as managing partner of Akerman's Chicago office. He represents business interests in complex disputes with a focus on financial services and manufacturing companies. Mark is often retained to resolve disputes that are a threat to a company’s existence or that could have a…

Ranked by Chambers USA for both taxation and tax controversy, The Legal 500, and Best Lawyers in America, David Blum provides transactional, tax planning, and tax litigation counsel to local and multinational businesses throughout the United States. His practice serves a variety of sectors including…

Michael Bowen is the chair of Akerman's State and Local Tax Practice, a national team advising multistate clients on compliance, controversy, and litigation matters in all 50 states. He serves clients in the financial, automotive, manufacturing, retail, ecommerce, pharmaceutical, healthcare, energy,…

Maria Carantzas represents multistate businesses in state and local tax compliance, audits and protests. Her work includes negotiating with multiple state and local departments of revenue. Maria’s clients include banks, finance companies, national retailers, multi-state companies, including…

Formerly counsel at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Raye Curry Elliott works with financial institutions, national retailers and other companies in state and local tax controversy matters throughout the United States. Her experience includes refund actions, audit defense, administrative…

Lorie Fale provides state and local tax counsel related to transactional matters, tax planning, and refund claims. She has more than 24 years of experience as a Florida state tax controversy specialist, dealing with all aspects of Florida audits, refunds, and assessment management. Prior to…

Lauren Ferrante focuses her practice on state and local taxation. She represents clients at all stages of state and local controversy disputes at the audit, administrative and judicial levels. In particular, Lauren has extensive experience defending clients against qui tam (False Claims Act) claims…

A versatile tax lawyer, Stefi George advises clients in tax planning, compliance, controversy, and litigation. Versed in state and local, international and federal taxation, clients value her expansive knowledge of the intricacies of tax issues and her ability to navigate complex tax issues in all…

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…

Pete Larsen is the co-chair of Akerman’s national Tax Practice Group, a team advising clients in global tax compliance and controversy matters, including complex transactions in the middle market. The practice was recognized by Law360 as a “Tax Practice Group of the Year” for its precedent-setting…

David Otero’s national practice focuses on bankruptcy and tax litigation and counseling. A partner in both the Tax and Bankruptcy & Reorganization Practice Groups, his clients include Citigroup, Capital One, Nissan, Santander Bank, Sears, Synchrony Financial, U.S. Bank, Venus Fashion, and…

David Rosen represents motor vehicle manufacturers, finance companies, lessors, dealership groups, and other automotive industry participants before tax and regulatory authorities across the United States. He helps clients navigate the taxation of transportation technologies and services, and…

Glen Stankee litigates high-stakes federal income, estate, and gift tax cases in federal trial and appellate courts from Florida to California, including cases involving highly technical international tax issues. He also litigates state and local tax cases in both state and federal courts, including…