September 15, 2010

Akerman Senterfitt is proud to announce that U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” has recognized ten Akerman practice groups on a national level, including Private Equity and International Arbitration in the top tier, and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor rights, Corporate, General Commercial Litigation, Insurance, Labor - Management, M&A, Securities/Capital Markets, and Tax. Regionally, Akerman was recognized in Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, Madison, Miami, New York, Orlando, Tallahassee, Tampa, Washington, D.C., and West Palm Beach. Best Lawyers has also recognized a total of 97 Akerman lawyers across 36 areas of law.

“Seeing that U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have recognized so many of our practices is truly exciting,” said Andrew Smulian, Chairman and CEO of Akerman Senterfitt. “We serve clients throughout the United States. The recognition of our firm attests to the deep dedication, talent, and commitment of our lawyers.”

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers ranked firms nationally in 39 practice areas and locally in 81 practice areas across 171 metropolitan areas. The 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America includes 39,709 lawyers covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia and is based on more than 2.8 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

A full listing of the Akerman practices ranked in U.S. News & World Report is included below. All law firm rankings are posted online at www.usnews.com/bestlawfirms.

National Tier One Rankings
Private Equity
International Arbitration

National Tier Three Rankings
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Corporate Law
General Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Labor Law - Management
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Securities/Capital Markets Law
Tax Law

Metropolitan Tier One Rankings
Fort Lauderdale: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization, Corporate, Insurance, International Arbitration, Mergers & Acquisitions, Non-Profit/Charities, Private Equity, Real Estate, Securities/Capital Markets, Trusts & Estates, Venture Capital

Jacksonville: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization, General Commercial Litigation, Municipal Law

Los Angeles: Environmental Law

Madison: Construction Law

Miami: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization, Corporate, Insurance, International Arbitration, Mergers & Acquisitions, Non-Profit/Charities, Private Equity, Real Estate, Securities/Capital Markets, Trusts & Estates, Venture Capital

Orlando: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization, Environmental, General Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Tax Law, Trusts & Estates

Tallahassee: Eminent Domain and Condemnation, Government Relations, Health Care, Insurance, Transportation

Tampa: Admiralty & Maritime Law, Health Care, Medical Malpractice – Defendants, Non-Profit/Charities, Trusts & Estates

Washington, D.C.: Alternative Dispute Resolution

West Palm Beach: General Commercial Litigation

Metropolitan Tier Two Rankings
Jacksonville: Public Finance, Tax
         
Miami: Family Law, General Commercial Litigation, Healthcare, Labor Law – Management, Private Funds/Hedge Funds, Tax

Orlando: Banking and Finance, Construction, Employee Benefits (ERISA), Land Use & Zoning

Tallahassee: Environmental Law
     
Tampa: Employment Law – Management, Securities/Capital Markets, Tax

Washington, D.C.: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization, Franchise Law

Metropolitan Tier Three Rankings
Miami: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Employment Law - Management

New York: Corporate
     
Tampa: Corporate, General Commercial Litigation, Labor Law – Management, Real Estate

Washington, D.C.: Construction Law

Metropolitan Tier Four Rankings
Washington, D.C.: Criminal Defense: White-Collar     

Please click here to see the listing of Akerman lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers 2011.

About Akerman Senterfitt
Akerman is ranked among the top 100 law firms in the U.S. by The National Law Journal NLJ 250 (2009) in number of lawyers and is the largest firm in Florida. With 500 lawyers and government affairs professionals, Akerman serves clients throughout the U.S. and overseas from Florida, New York, Washington, D.C., California, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, and Nevada. More information can be found at www.akerman.com or www.twitter.com/akerman_law.