June 4, 2012

Akerman Senterfitt today announced the 2012 edition of The Legal 500 United States has ranked the firm’s practices in five categories and recognized 18 Akerman attorneys. Ranked practice categories for Akerman include Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts - M&A: Middle Market; Labor and Employment – Immigration; and three categories within Real Estate and Construction: Construction (including construction litigation), Land Use/Zoning, and Real Estate.

Published for more than 20 years, the Legal 500 Series provides worldwide coverage on legal services providers in greater than 100 countries. It is used by commercial and private clients, corporate counsel, CEOs, CFOs, and professional advisers as well as by other referrers of work both nationally and internationally for its judgment of law firm capabilities.

The following Akerman lawyers are recommended in their areas of practice based on recognition from clients and peers alike:

Labor and Employment - Immigration
- Michael Benchetrit
- Thomas Raleigh

Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts - M&A: Middle Market ($500m-999m)
- Carl Roston
- Jonathan Awner
- Mary Carroll
- Teddy Klinghoffer

Real Estate and Construction - Construction (including construction litigation)
- Don Gavin
- Jeffrey Gilmore
- Kimberly Ashby
- Robert Smith

Real Estate and Construction - Land Use/Zoning
- Cecelia Bonifay
- Neisen Kasdin

Real Estate and Construction - Real Estate
- John Wood
- Manuel Fernandez
- Mark Tobin
- Michael Bailkin
- Richard Bezold
- Steven Polivy

About Akerman Senterfitt
Akerman is a leading transactions and trial law firm known for its core strengths in middle market M&A, within the financial services and real estate industries, and for a diverse Latin America practice. With more than 500 lawyers and government affairs professionals and a network of 19 offices, it is ranked among the top 100 law firms in the U.S. by The National Law Journal NLJ 250 (2012). Akerman also is ranked among the top 100 law firms for diversity by MultiCultural Law magazine (2011) and recognized as the Law Firm of the Year for Diversity – South by Benchmark Litigation (2012). More information can be found at akerman.com or twitter.com/akerman_law.