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Akerman LLP

Litigation: General Commercial

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Akerman has vast experience in a wide range of civil and criminal litigation, including class action defense, securities and corporate litigation, banking, white collar crime and government investigations, insurance, and real estate.

Service Offerings

  • Antitrust & Trade Regulation
  • Appellate
  • Class Action Defense
  • Commercial Disputes
  • Commercial Landlord-Tenant Litigation
  • Commercial Mortgage Foreclosures & Receiverships
  • Consumer Financial Services
  • Consumer Protection Class Actions
  • Director and Officer Liability
  • Environmental Litigation
  • Fraud and Recovery
  • Financial Institutions Commercial Litigation
  • Government Agency Litigation
  • Insurance Litigation
  • PFAS Litigation and Regulatory Counseling 
  • Probate and Fiduciary Litigation 
  • Products Liability & Mass Torts
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Estate Litigation
  • Securities Litigation
  • White Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Clients (14)

  • AIG
  • Carrols Restaurant Group
  • Casio America, Inc.
  • CBS
  • Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
  • Comvest Group
  • OPKO Health
  • Raytheon
  • Samsung International
  • Medytox Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Inc.
  • TD Bank
  • PNC Bank
  • Continucare Corp.
  • AT&T Mobility LLC

Industries (29)

  • Aerospace & Defense
  • Automobiles & Parts
  • Banks
  • Charities / Not for Profit
  • Chemicals
  • Commercial & Professional Services
  • Construction & Materials
  • Consumer Product Manufacturing
  • Education
  • Energy
  • Financial Services
  • Government
  • Health Care
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Insurance
  • Media
  • Mining & Metals
  • Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
  • Private Clients / Individuals
  • Real Estate Finance
  • Real Estate
  • Retail
  • Software & Computer Services
  • Sports
  • Technology, Hardware & Electronics
  • Telecommunications
  • Transportation
  • Travel & Leisure
  • Utilities

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Litigation: General Commercial - Florida

What the Team is Known For

Akerman LLP offers clients a wide range of expertise across commercial litigation and appellate matters. The firm's areas of particular expertise include insurance, securities and real estate litigation. The team also maintains a fine reputation for its class action defense work. It also excels in labor and employment disputes and environmental litigation. The team is experienced in representing clients within the financial services, leisure, healthcare and technological sectors and is proficient in the handling of cross-border and international matters, especially those involving clients in Latin America.

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Work Highlights

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  • Akerman represented Esurance Property and Casualty Insurance Company against a putative class action lawsuit claiming tens of millions of dollars in damages, asserting claims for declaratory judgment, breach of contract and violation of implied covenant of good faith, among other claims.

Strengths

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  • The team is diligent and organized, with a deep bench for this practice niche. The lawyers are also friendly and easy to work with.

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  • Akerman gets up to speed very quickly in a complex case.

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  • The team is highly skilled, practical and extremely customer-focused. The firm provides tailored and timely advice and has a deep bench of litigators.

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  • Akerman is distinguished by its practical business sense and responsiveness.

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  • I cannot overstate the qualifications, experience and reputation of Akerman attorneys.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • David P Ackerman
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    David P Ackerman

    David Ackerman maintains a wide-ranging practice spanning class actions, corporate and antitrust litigation. He is particularly adept at defending law firms in professional malpractice and legal ethics actions.

    • David is an intellectual and practical attorney.

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    • David is a smart and excellent lawyer.

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  • Michael C. Marsh
    Michael C. Marsh

    Michael C. Marsh

    Michael Marsh offers clients a breadth of commercial litigation and class action expertise spanning securities, antitrust and insurance matters, among others.

    • Michael has a calm demeanor; he organizes his team well and understands business context and how the matter will impact the business so that his advice is in the right context.

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    • Michael is an incredible leader and litigator. He is fully engaged with his clients and always available to answer questions, provide guidance and get the job done effectively and efficiently.

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  • Jason Oletsky
    Jason Oletsky

    Jason Oletsky

    Jason Oletsky is deputy chair of Akerman's litigation practice group. He is an experienced litigator and wins praise for his handling of a variety of business litigation matters.

    • Jason is a really outstanding and practical commercial litigator.

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    • Jason's strengths lie not only in experience, intelligence and skill, but also in never losing sight of the main objective of achieving the best commercial outcome for the client.

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  • Valerie Greenberg
    Valerie Greenberg

    Valerie Greenberg

    Valerie Greenberg has substantial litigation experience and can tackle a variety of cases, ranging from class actions to commercial disputes. She also has notable expertise in handling sophisticated insurance defense matters.

    • Valerie has a lot of knowledge.

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