In the current environment—characterized by fluctuating budgets, administrative priorities, and new compliance requirements—clients need broad, proactive legal guidance to seize emerging opportunities and safeguard current funding streams. Shifts in federal spending have produced increased opportunity in sectors like defense, infrastructure, and health, while driving reductions and heightened scrutiny in others.

What We Offer

Akerman's team of former congressional staff and appropriations lawyers with bipartisan background offer clients a comprehensive national practice for federal appropriations and government funding matters, with experience spanning diverse industries, agencies, and funding vehicles integrates bipartisan insight, regulatory depth, and strategic advocacy.

• Guiding clients through all phases of the federal funding cycle—from identifying potential federal funding opportunities to project design, and post-award planning
• Advising on how to shape legislative language, engage with appropriators, and navigate shifting congressional and agency priorities. Our lawyers have helped draft and interpret critical statutory and committee report language that governs federal expenditures.
• Maintaining relationships with key officials in Congress and federal agencies, our team supports clients with application procedures, regulatory compliance, and strategic follow-up throughout the life of federal funding.
• Representing clients in addressing questions arising from funding cuts, rescissions, agency shortfalls, compliance reviews, investigations, and audits. We advise clients on strategies to restore lost federal project funding and legal challenges.