February 13, 2012

Akerman Senterfitt today announced the election of 16 new shareholders. The announcement follows a year in which Akerman, Florida's leading law firm and one of the top 100 in the United States, increased its office count to 19 and its total number of lawyers by more than 10 percent.   

"It's exciting to announce an incredibly talented and dedicated new group of shareholders,” said Andrew Smulian, chairman and CEO of Akerman Senterfitt. “They have proven themselves to be immensely effective advocates on behalf of our clients and a tremendous asset to our growing firm."

The new shareholders are located in various of the firm's offices including Dallas, Denver, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Orlando, Tallahassee and West Palm Beach. They serve clients in the Consumer Finance Litigation & Compliance, Corporate, Government Affairs & Public Policy, Labor & Employment, Litigation, Real Estate, and Taxation practice areas.

Consumer Finance Litigation & Compliance
Jacob Bundick (Las Vegas)
Victoria Edwards (Denver)
Imram Hayat (Los Angeles)
Justin Hekkanen (Jacksonville)
Michael McKleroy (Dallas)

Corporate
David Birke (Miami)
James Goldsmith (Orlando)

Government Affairs & Public Policy
Felicia Nowels (Tallahassee)

Labor & Employment
Melissa Zinkil (West Palm Beach)

Litigation
Angela de Cespedes Wenke (Miami)
Kent Frazer (West Palm Beach)
Scott Kessler (New York)
Francisco Rodriguez (Miami)

Real Estate
Augusto Maxwell (Miami)
Sarah Smith (Miami)

Taxation
Elizabeth Alcalde (West Palm Beach)

About Akerman Senterfitt
Akerman is ranked among the top 100 law firms in the United States by The National Law Journal NLJ 250 (2011) in number of lawyers and is the leading Florida firm. With 500 lawyers and government affairs professionals, Akerman serves clients throughout the United States and overseas from Florida, New York, Washington, D.C., California, Virginia, Colorado, Nevada, Utah and Texas. More information can be found at www.akerman.com or www.twitter.com/akerman_law.