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…

Donald David is a litigator with experience in real estate, entertainment, estates, close corporations and partnerships, intellectual property and financing disputes. His clients include the estate of an internationally known rap artist (as well as other entertainers), the widow of the owner of one…

An accomplished litigator, Kirk Davis represents hospitals and health systems in complex regulatory compliance issues and disputes with a focus on medical malpractice and peer review hearings. Kirk has decades of experience in the peer review process and has been involved in all aspects of hearings,…

Raymond Gentile focuses his practice on eDiscovery and leveraging cutting-edge legal technology such as machine learning and generative AI to create solutions for clients that are cost-effective and defensible. He has over 14 years of experience in eDiscovery and a wide range of contributions in…

Elan Hersh serves as chair of Akerman's eDiscovery Services team. Elan leverages his unique knowledge of the technical and legal dimensions of eDiscovery to advise clients on defensible and cost-effective strategies for data preservation, collection, review, and production, with an emphasis on…

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…

Scott Kessler litigates complex commercial and intellectual property disputes at both the trial and appellate levels. He has tried and argued numerous cases in federal and state courts. His experience encompasses corporate and private equity transactions, trademarks, copyrights, real estate,…

Carolyn Pokorny is a partner and Co-Chair of Akerman's White Collar Crime and Government Investigations Practice in New York. She represents companies, executives, and boards of directors in high-stakes, multi-jurisdictional government investigations, enforcement actions, and litigation; conducts…

Robert Slavkin is the chair of the Healthcare Practice Group, a multidisciplinary team recognized nationally for representing sector participants in regulatory compliance, insurance, and transactional issues. A former healthcare corporate counsel, compliance, and privacy officer for a publicly…

Christina van Slyck focuses her practice on document review for a high volume of internal compliance, regulatory and civil litigation matters. As a member of Akerman’s eDiscovery Services team, Christina regularly advises clients on eDiscovery, information governance, litigation readiness and…