Practice Areas & Industries: Akerman Senterfitt

Practice/Industry Group Overview

A class action suit can be devastating to any company, distracting personnel from their core missions and creating a potential PR nightmare. It can also have a huge impact on a company's bottom line, with potentially tens or hundreds of millions of dollars at stake. Working as panel approved counsel for insurers or directly for the client, Akerman's class action attorneys are skilled in steering a case through all phases of the dispute. Our goal is not only to prevail, but to minimize disruption, and to move the matter as quickly as possible to resolution. The majority of our cases are dismissed, with the decision upheld on appeal. When necessary we negotiate the best possible settlement, avoiding costly litigation. At trial, whether in state or federal courts, we aggressively defend class action suits, utilizing experts from other relevant practice areas of the firm wherever required.

Services Available

ADA Defense (including architectural compliance)

Employment Practices

Toxic Tort and Product Liability

Insurance Practices

Directors' and Officers' Liability

Securities

Banking Practices

Clients:
General Counsel, Florida Banker's Association , Wachovia Corporation, St. Paul Companies, Inc, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, United States Sugar Corporation, City of Boca Raton, Iberia Airlines of Spain , Mastec, Inc, Sheridan Healthcare, Inc, Associated Grocers of Florida, SunTrust Bank , Florida Democratic Party , Lockheed Martin Corporation , Florida Panthers, Equitable Assurance Company of America, Landry's Restaurants, Inc, Canton Marine Towing Co. Inc, Eastern District of Missouri, Orange County, Florida , Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Advance America, National Cash Advance Centers, MercantileBank, Wachovia Corporation, GulfPak Banking Solutions, Southwest Florida Water Management District