89 Akerman Senterfitt Attorneys Named to The 2009 Best Lawyers Ranking
October 29, 2008
This year Best Lawyers has recognized 89 Akerman Senterfitt attorneys across 37 practice areas for inclusion in the 2009 Best Lawyers in America ranking. While fewer than 3 percent of practicing U.S. attorneys are selected for the list annually, nearly 14 percent of Akerman's attorneys were listed this year
Akerman attorneys new to the list this year are Silvia M. Alderman, Hugh N. Anderson, Michael D. Bailkin, Martin G. Burkett, Michael B. Chavies, J. Thomas Cookson, Aileen S. Davis, Bradley S. Gould, Joseph W. Hatchett, Leslie E. Joughlin III, Burton A. Landy, Joan M. Levit, Peter O. Larsen, Margaret D. Mathews, Michael P McMahon, Eric D. Rapkin, Frank J. Rief, Jeffrey P. Wieland, J. Larry Williams, and Julie A. S. Williamson. Special honors were given to Akerman attorneys who have been ranked for 10 or more years, including H. Allen Shore, J. Thomas Cardwell, Patrick T. Christiansen, and Thomas T. Ross, Henry H. Raattama (20 years) and Jules S. Cohen (25 years).
#1 Ranked Practices
Florida: Banking Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, Insurance Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Non-Profit/Charities Law, Private Funds Law, and Venture Capital Law.
Jacksonville, FL: Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, Construction Law, Healthcare Law, and Tax Law.
Miami, FL: Employee Benefits Law, Family Law, Insurance Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Non-Profit/Charities Law, Private Funds Law, Transportation Law, and Venture Capital Law.
Orlando, FL: Appellate Law, Banking Law, and Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law.
Tallahassee, FL: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Transportation Law, and Insurance Law
Individual Lawyer Rankings by Region
Fort Lauderdale, FL: Drake M. Batchelder for Real Estate Law; Michael I. Goldberg for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law; Joan M. Levit for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law; Eric D. Rapkin for Real Estate Law.
Jacksonville, FL: Peter O. Larsen for Tax Law; John B. Macdonald for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law and Commercial Litigation; David E. Otero for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law; Stephen G. Prom for Health Care Law; Edward M. Whelan for Construction Law.
Los Angeles, CA: David P. Dapper for Construction Law; Gregory R. McClintock for Energy Law, Environmental Law and Natural Resources Law.
Madison, WI: Hugh N. Anderson for Construction Law; Robert J. Smith for Construction Law.
Miami, FL: Marcy Levine Aldrich for Insurance Law; William C. Arnhols for Corporate Law; Jonathan L. Awner for Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, and Venture Capital Law; Michael A. Berke for Real Estate Law; James S. Bramnick for Labor and Employment Law; Martin G. Burkett for Venture Capital Law; Francis L. Carter for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law; Michael B. Chavies for Commercial Litigation; J. Thomas Cookson for Securities Law; L. Frank Cordero for Tax Law; Edward B. Davis for Alternative Dispute Resolution; Donald K. Duffy for Tax Law; Susan N. Eisenberg for Labor and Employment Law; Daniel S. Gelber for White-Collar Criminal Defense; Jonathan Goodman for Commercial Litigation and White-Collar Criminal Defense; Bradley S. Gould for Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Steven E. M. Hartz for White-Collar Criminal Defense; Alice G. Hector for Commercial Litigation; Bernard Jacobson for Insurance Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Teddy D. Klinghoffer for Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Private Funds Law, and Venture Capital Law; Burton A. Landy for International Arbitration; Alan S. Lederman for Tax Law; Richard C. Milstein for Family Law and Trusts and Estates; Henry H. Raattama, Jr. for Non-Profit/Charities Law and Tax Law; Ronald B. Ravikoff for Antitrust Law and Commercial Litigation; Stephen K. Roddenberry for Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, International Trade and Finance Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law and Securities Law; Carl D. Roston for Venture Capital Law; Janice L. Russell for Real Estate Law; Peter E. Salomon for Employee Benefits Law; Philip B. Schwartz for Corporate Law; H. Allan Shore for Tax Law; Andrew M. Smulian for Real Estate Law; Nina Whiston for Insurance Law; Julie A. S. Williamson for Real Estate Law; Robert A. Zinn for Transportation Law.
New York, NY: Michael D. Bailkin for Land Use & Zoning Law.
Orlando, FL: Kimberly A. Ashby for Appellate Law and Construction Law; Cecelia Bonifay for Environmental Law, Land Use & Zoning Law and Real Estate Law; J. Thomas Cardwell for Banking Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation; Patrick T. Christiansen for Banking Law; Jules S. Cohen for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law; Denise D. Dell-Powell for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law; James E. Foster for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law; Joseph E. Foster for Banking Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law and Commercial Litigation; Russell B. Hale for Tax Law; Richard T. Hurt for Employee Benefits Law; Stewart Andrew Marshall III for Trusts and Estates; Michael P. McMahon for Commercial Litigation; William L. Pence for Environmental Law; Thomas T. Ross for Land Use & Zoning Law, and Real Estate Law; Virginia B. Townes for Banking Law and Commercial Litigation; Jeffrey P. Wieland for Real Estate Law.
Tallahassee, FL: Silvia M. Alderman for Environmental Law; P. Bruce Culpepper for Insurance Law; Katherine Eastmoore Giddings for Appellate Law; Joseph W. Hatchett for Appellate Law; Allan J. Katz for Insurance Law; Edward L. Kutter for Insurance Law; A. J. James Spalla for Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, and Transportation Law; J. Larry Williams for Government Relations Law.
Tampa, FL: Karen Meyer Buesing for Labor and Employment Law; Anthony J. Cuva for Maritime Law; Aileen S. Davis for Real Estate Law; Kirk S. Davis for Health Care Law and Medical Malpractice Law; Leslie E. Joughin III for Commercial Litigation; William Kalish for Tax Law; Margaret D. Mathews for Commercial Litigation; Frank J. Rief for Non-Profit/Charities Law and Trusts and Estates; Joseph W. Rugg for Health Care Law; L. Joseph Shaheen, Jr. for Commercial Litigation; Wayne Lee Thomas for Appellate Law and Commercial Litigation; August M. Van Eepoel for Tax Law and Trusts and Estates.
Vienna, VA: Donald G. Gavin for Alternative Dispute Resolution and Construction Law; Jeffrey G. Gilmore for Construction Law; Stanley M. Salus for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law.
West Palm Beach, FL: Gregory A. Nelson for Intellectual Property Law; J. Rodman Steele, Jr. for Intellectual Property Law.
About Akerman Senterfitt
Akerman is ranked among the top 100 law firms in the United States by The National Law Journal NLJ 250 (2007) in number of lawyers and is one of the largest firm in Florida. With more than 500 lawyers and governmental affairs professionals, the firm serves clients in major business centers throughout the United States, including Miami, New York, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. For additional information, please visit the firm's Web site at www.akerman.com.
About Best Lawyers
Produced in cooperation with American Lawyer Media, Best Lawyers is announced annually in September, and a hard copy edition of the rankings is published in December. The list also appears in other noted publications such as Corporate Counsel.
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Silvia M. Alderman
Marcy Levine Aldrich
William C. Arnhols
Kimberly A. Ashby
Jonathan L. Awner
Michael Bailkin
Drake M. Batchelder
Michael A. Berke
Cecelia Bonifay
James S. Bramnick
Karen M. Buesing
Martin G. Burkett
Michael B. Chavies
Patrick T. Christiansen
Jules S. Cohen
J. Thomas Cookson
L. Frank Cordero
P. Bruce Culpepper
David P. Dapper
Aileen S. Davis
Kirk S. Davis
Denise D. Dell-Powell
Donald K. Duffy
Susan N. Eisenberg
James E. Foster
Joseph E. ('Ed') Foster
Donald G. Gavin
Katherine Eastmoore Giddings
Jeffrey G. Gilmore
Michael I. Goldberg
Jonathan Goodman
Russell B. Hale
Steven E.M. Hartz
Joseph W. Hatchett
Alice G. Hector
Richard T. Hurt
Bernard Jacobson
Leslie Joughin III
William Kalish
Teddy D. Klinghoffer
Edward L. Kutter
Burton A. Landy
Peter O. Larsen
Joan M. Levit
John B. Macdonald
Stewart Andrew Marshall III
Margaret D. Mathews
Michael P. McMahon
Richard C. Milstein
David E. Otero
Stephen G. Prom
Henry H. Raattama Jr.
Eric D. Rapkin
Ronald B. Ravikoff
Frank J. (Sandy) Rief III
Stephen K. Roddenberry
Thomas T. Ross
Carl D. Roston
Joseph W. Rugg
Janice L. Russell
Peter E. Salomon
Stanley M. Salus
Philip Schwartz
L. Joseph Shaheen Jr.
Robert J. Smith
Andrew M. Smulian
A.J. Jim Spalla
Wayne Lee Thomas
Virginia B. Townes
August (Gus) Van Eepoel
Nina S. Whiston (Brown)
Jeffrey P. Wieland
J. Larry Williams
Julie A.S. Williamson
Robert A. Zinn
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