Akerman Senterfitt

About this office:

Akerman serves clients throughout the United States and overseas from Florida, New York, Washington, D.C., California, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, and Nevada. We are ranked among the top 100 law firms in the U.S. by The National Law Journal NLJ 250 (2011) in number of lawyers and we are the largest firm in Florida.

Our team has been recognized by Chambers USA and other industry publications for its market leading practices in the areas of corporate, banking, finance, bankruptcy, litigation, real estate, environmental, insurance, healthcare, and labor & employment.

Automotive, Bankruptcy and Reorganization, Class Actions, Climate Change, Construction, Consumer Finance Litigation, Corporate, Economic Development, E-Discovery, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications, Environment and Natural Resources, Fiduciary Litigation, Financial Institutions, Forest Resources, Franchising, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Government Contracts, Green and Sustainable Development, Healthcare, Hospitality, Immigration Planning and Compliance, Insurance Regulation and Litigation, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Land Use and Entitlements, Life Sciences, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Client Services, Private Equity, Products Liability and Mass Torts, Public Finance, Public-Private Partnerships, Real Estate, Real Estate Litigation, Regulatory and Administrative, Retail Leasing and Development, Securities, Securitization and Structured Finance, Securities Litigation, Senior Living, Sports and Entertainment, Taxation, Transportation and Public Infrastructure, White Collar Crime and Government Investigations.

Florida Legislature Pre-Session Report on Healthcare and Casino Gambling
Eliakim Nortelus,David Roberts,Monica Rodriguez, December 22, 2011
Though there was hope that Florida would be facing a better year in regards to the state budget, it is now apparent that there will be a $1.7 billion dollar shortfall that the upcoming legislative session will have to address. With healthcare being one of the largest parts of the budget, there will...

Nursing Home Catch-22 Case Has Implications for Release of Deceased Patient Records of All Healthcare Providers
Martin R. Dix,Sheryl D. Rosen, December 22, 2011
It's a common scenario: A Florida nursing home resident dies, and his or her spouse, surrogate, proxy, or attorney requests the resident's medical records. However, if the nursing home releases the records, it might be violating federal law. If it doesn't, it violates Florida law. A federal...

Constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Bruce D. Platt,Sheryl Rosen, September 19, 2011
Multiple court challenges have resulted from passage of the federal health care reform law - the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”).

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