Akerman Senterfitt

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Akerman is ranked among the Top 100 law firms in the U.S. by The National Law Journal NLJ 250 (2008) in number of lawyers and is one of the largest firms in Florida. With more than 500 lawyers and government affairs professionals, we serve clients from major business centers in Florida, New York, Washington, D.C., California, Virginia, Colorado, and Texas.

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.

EEOC Issues Proposed Regulations to Implement the ADA Amendments Act of 2008
Melissa Segarra Zinkil, November 18, 2009
On September 23, 2009, one year after President Bush signed the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 ("ADAAA") into law, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") published proposed regulations aimed at implementing the ADAAA...The intended effects of the ADAAA and the...

Hot Employee Benefits Topics
Elizabeth Alcalde, November 18, 2009
In the current economic climate, we are seeing many decisions to lay off personnel. In addition to the COBRA subsidy that may be available to certain involuntarily terminated employees ..., there are other, less discussed, implications.

COBRA Changes Included in Stimulus Act: Immediate Action Required
Elizabeth Alcalde, March 9, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the "Stimulus Act") includes significant changes to the COBRA continuation coverage rules and to similar coverage rules under state laws applicable to small employers.

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