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.

Discrimination Against Transgender Employees On The Basis of Gender Non-Conformity Ruled Illegal
Kimberly Lopez,Scott T. Silverman, December 8, 2011
In a decision issued on December 6, 2011, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (which has jurisdiction over Florida) has ruled that an employer may not discriminate against a transgender employee on the basis of gender non-conformity. That case, Vandiver Elizabeth Glenn v. Sewell R. Brumby, -- F....

Act Fast for Extensions for Certain Development Approvals in Florida: Extension of Emergency Order
Cecelia Bonifay, November 25, 2011
Update: Due to the Governor's extension of the wildfire emergency declaration that was the subject of our October Practice Update, the 8 month extension available to development approvals has since been upgraded to an extension lasting 10 months and 21 days. The new deadline to file the required...

The Affordable Care Act and Accountable Care Organizations Final Regulations Released
Elizabeth Fisher Hodge,Stephen G. Prom,Joseph W. N. Rugg,Robert E. (Rob) Slavkin, November 3, 2011
On October 20, 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Interim Final Regulations regarding the formation of accountable care organizations (ACO). As you may recall, these interim final regulations are the follow-up to the proposed regulations initially published...

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