Akerman will participate in the Women in Law Hackathon, a Shark Tank style pitch competition created by the Diversity Lab in collaboration with Stanford Law School and Bloomberg Law. The goal of the Hackathon competition is to generate innovative ideas and solutions that will lead to greater recruitment, retention and advancement of experienced women in law firms. Carol Faber, who leads the firm's Women's Initiative Network (WIN), is the partner participating in the Hackathon on behalf of Akerman.