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| | Address | | Esperante Building, 222 Lakeview Avenue, Suite 400 | | West Palm Beach, Florida 33401-6147 | | (Palm Beach Co.) | | | |
| | | Akerman Senterfitt practices in the following areas of law:
Administrative, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust Litigation, Appellate Litigation, Arbitration, Automotive, Banking, Banking Litigation, Bankruptcy, Business Planning, Business Reorganization, Civil Rights Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Computer, Copyright and Trademark, Corporate, Creditors' Rights, Creditors' Rights Litigation, Deferred Compensation, Elder Law, Eminent Domain, Employee Benefits, Employment Litigation, Environmental, Environmental Litigation, ERISA, Estate Planning, Family, Finance, Financing, Forfeiture, Franchise Litigation, Government Investigations and Litigation, Governmental Affairs, Guardianship, Healthcare, Immigration, Insurance Coverage Litigation, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, International, Labor and Employment, Legislative, Maritime and Admiralty, Mediation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal, Non-Profit Organizations, Probate, Products Liability Litigation, Public Financing, Real Estate, Real Property Litigation, Securities, Securities Litigation, Sports and Entertainment, Tax, Tax-Exempt Technology, White Collar Criminal Defense, Zoning and Land Use. | | Year Established: 1920 | Firm Profile:
With more than 500 attorneys, Akerman Senterfitt has offices in Orlando, Miami, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, West Palm Beach, Tallahassee, Washington, D.C., New York City, Los Angeles, California, and Vienna, Virginia. Founded in 1920, the firm has grown to represent many of the largest public companies in the state as well as private companies, governmental entities, educational establishments and high net-worth individuals in a wide range of practice areas. For additional information about the firm and our attorneys, please visit our website: www.akerman.com. | | Firm Size: 500 | Languages:
Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian and Russian. | Clients:
ATTORNEYS FOR: American Automobile Association; AutoNation, Inc.; Aviation Sales Company; Banco Central del Ecuador; Bank of America, N.A.; Boca Raton Community Hospital; Boca Resorts, Inc.; Bush Industries, Inc.; Chep USA; Cleveland Clinic Florida; City of Coral Gables; City of Miami, Florida; City of Orlando, Florida; Cordina Development Corporation; Darden Restaurants, Inc.; Diocese of Orlando; First Union National Bank of Florida; Florida Bankers Association; Florida House of Representatives; Global Crossing; H.I.G. Capital; Home Builders Association of Mid Florida; Huizenga Holdings, Inc.; Iberia, Lineas Aereas De Espana, S.A.; IVAX Corporation; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; Miami Dolphins; Office Depot, Inc.; Orange County, Florida; Orlando Central Park; Orlando/Orange County Expressway Authority; Republic Services, Inc.; The Rouse Company; SBA Communications Corp.; Steiner Leisure Ltd.; SunTrust Banks of Florida, Inc.; Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association; Thales TRC Inc.; Union Planters Bank, N.A.; University of Miami; VASP Brazilian Airlines; The Wackenhut Corporation. |
APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: AIG; Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund, Inc.; Chicago Title Insurance Corp.; Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.; Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.; Transamerica Title Insurance Co. |
Other Office Locations of Akerman Senterfitt
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A.
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.A.
Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.A.
Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Vienna, Virginia, U.S.A.
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
| | Joseph W. Bain (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1990, FL. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ. (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1987); Univ. of Florida (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Patent Litigation; Trademark Litigation; Copyrights; Litigation. Email: Joseph W. Bain | | Joyce L. Elden (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1983, RI; 1984, MA; 1994, CT; 1996, FL. Education: Simmons College (B.A., 1980); Univ. of Virginia (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Banking Law; Lender Law. Email: Joyce L. Elden | | Eric A. Gordon (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1995, FL; 1996, U.S. Dist. Ct., So. and Middle Dists. of FL; 2002, U.S. Ct. of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Education: Univ. of Florida (B.A., 1991); St. Thomas Univ. (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation. Email: Eric A. Gordon | | James M. McCann, Jr. (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1974, FL; 1975, IL. Education: Southern Illinois Univ. (B.A., 1971); Univ. of Illinois (J.D., 1974). (Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Products Liability; Real Estate Litigation; Mass Torts; Class Action. Email: James M. McCann, Jr. | | Gregory A. Nelson (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1983, FL and IL. Education: Univ. of Florida (B.S.Ch.E., 1980; J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Gregory A. Nelson | | Noelle Page (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: Univ. of Virginia (B.A., 2004); Stetson Univ. (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Noelle Page | | Mark D. Passler (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1995, FL; 1996, DC. Education: Univ. of Texas; Univ. of Miami (J.D., 1995); Univ. of Massachusetts (M.S., Biological Sciences, 1998). Practice Areas: Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights. Email: Mark D. Passler | | Lawrence P. Rochefort (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1988, FL. Education: Broward Community College (A.A., with highest honors, 1983); Florida Atlantic Univ. (B.A., with high honors, 1985); Univ. of Miami (J.D., magna cum laude, 1988). (Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Bankruptcy; Real Estate Litigation; Forfeiture Law; Eminent Domain; Health Care. Email: Lawrence P. Rochefort | | Jerold I. Schneider (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1970, MI and VA; 1989, DC; registered to practice before USPTO. (Not admitted in Florida). Education: New Jersey Institute of Technology (B.S.E.E., 1964); George Washington Univ. (J.D., cum laude, 1970). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Jerold I. Schneider | | J. Rodman Steele, Jr. (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1966, DE; 1971, PA; 1982, FL. Education: Univ. of Delaware (B.S., 1963); Dickinson School of Law of Penn State Univ. (J.D., 1966); George Washington Univ. (LL.M., Patent and Trade Regulation Law, 1971). Practice Areas: Patent, Trademark, Copyright. Email: J. Rodman Steele, Jr. | | Thomas E. Streit (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1984, FL. Education: Earlham College (B.A., 1974); Univ. of Miami (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Real Estate Development Law; Condominium Law; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate Finance. Email: Thomas E. Streit | | OF COUNSEL | | Andrew C. Gust (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1995, NY and FL; 1998, U.S. Dist. Ct., Middle Dist. of FL; 2006, CT; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Cooper Union (B.E.M.E., 1991); Hofstra Univ. (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights. Email: Andrew C. Gust | | Kim A. Hines (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1991, FL. Education: Rollins College (B.A., with highest distinction, 1982); Univ. of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1991). Practice Areas: Corporate Law. Email: Kim A. Hines | | Richard L. Horn (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1965, FL; 1977, IL. Education: Univ. of Miami (B.A., magna cum laude, 1962); Univ. of Florida (J.D., with high honors, 1965). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Appellate Practice. Email: Richard L. Horn | | Wesley A. Lauer (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1971, FL. Education: Univ. of Florida (B.A.E., 1968; J.D., 1971). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Probate Litigation. Email: Wesley A. Lauer | | Joseph Negron, Jr. (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1986, FL. Education: Stetson Univ. (B.A., 1983); Emory Univ. School of Law (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Governmental Affairs. Email: Joseph Negron, Jr. | | Jennifer P. Rabin (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1992, FL; 2000, CO. Education: Univ. of Miami (B.S., summa cum laude, 1989; J.D., cum laude, 1992). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Jennifer P. Rabin | | John C. Vetter (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1994, New York; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. (Not admitted in Florida). Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.S., 1979); Yale University (M.S., 1990); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: John C. Vetter | | —————————— | | Elizabeth Alcalde (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, GA; 2008, FL. Education: Univ. of Florida (B.S., cum laude, 1996); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Corporate Law. | | Rose Marie But (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, NY. (Not admitted in Florida). Education: City College of the City Univ. of New York (B.A., 1997); Harvard Univ. (J.D., 2001). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate. | | Yonghong Chen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, FL; registered to practice before China Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Huazhong Univ. of Science and Technology (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1987); People's Univ. of China (LL.B., 1989); Univ. of Goettingen (LL.M., 2000); Franklin Pierce Law Center (LL.M., 2001); Nova Southeastern Univ. Shepard Broad Law Center (J.D., 2004); Nova Southeastern Univ. (M.S., Computer Information Systems, 2005). Practice Areas: Patents; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Litigation; International Licensing. Email: Yonghong Chen | | Peter A. Chiabotti (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, FL. Education: Univ. of Florida (B.S., 1999); Univ. of Florida School of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent Preparation and Prosecution; Copyright and Trademark Litigation. Email: Peter A. Chiabotti | | Michael K. Dixon (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, GA; 2001, FL. Education: Univ. of Georgia (B.S., cum laude, 1997); Univ. of Florida (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patents; Copyrights; Trademarks. Email: Michael K. Dixon | | Kent B. Frazer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, FL. Education: Univ. of Florida (B.S., 1998); Nova Southeastern Univ. (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Kent B. Frazer | | Gregory M. Lefkowitz (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: Univ. of Florida (B.S., Chemical Engineering, with honors, 1999); Univ. of Florida College of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Patents. Email: Gregory M. Lefkowitz | | Erin McFann (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: Univ. of Florida (B.A., cum laude, 2004); Univ. of Florida, Levin College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Erin McFann | | Rachel Rudensky (Associate) admitted to bar, 1996, NJ; 1998, PA; 2005, FL. Education: New York Univ. (B.A., 1988); Rutgers Univ. School of Law (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. | | Nicole A. Scimone (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, FL. Education: Brown Univ. (B.A., 2002); Boston College (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Nicole A. Scimone | | Tracy T. Segal (Associate) admitted to bar, 1994, MO; 1995, IL; 2001, FL. Education: Washington Univ. (B.A., magna cum laude, 1989; M.A., 1990; M.A.Ed., 1991; J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Tracy T. Segal | | Joshua G. White (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, FL. Education: Florida State Univ. (B.A., cum laude, 2000; J.D., with honors, 2003). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Joshua G. White | | Mr. Roy Zachariah (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, FL. Education: Carnegie Mellon Univ. (B.S., 2002; M.S., 2004); Univ. of Florida College of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Mr. Roy Zachariah | | Melissa Segarra Zinkil (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, FL; U.S. Dist. Ct., Middle, No. and So. Dists. of FL. Education: Univ. of Florida (B.A., with honors, 1999; J.D., with high honors, 2003). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Melissa Segarra Zinkil | | Mark M. Zylka (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, FL; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Univ. of Michigan-Dearborn (B.S.E., 1994); Univ. of Cincinnati (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Mark M. Zylka | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Fort Lauderdale, Florida Office: 350 East Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 1600. Telephone: 954-463-2700.
Jacksonville, Florida Office: 50 N. Laura Street, Suite 2500. Telephone: 904-798-3700.
Los Angeles, California Office: 725 South Figueroa Street, 38th Floor. Telephone: 213-688-9500. Fax: 213-627-6342.
Madison, Wisconsin Office: 222 West Washington Avenue, Suite 380. Telephone: 608-257-5335. Fax: 608-257-2029.
Miami, Florida Office: One Southeast Third Avenue, 25th Floor. Telephone: 305-374-5600. Fax: 305-374-5095.
New York, N.Y. Office: 335 Madison Avenue, Suite 2600. Telephone: 212-880-3800.
Orlando, Florida Office: 420 South Orange Avenue, Suite 1200. Telephone: 407-423-4000.
Tallahassee, Florida Office: 106 East College Avenue, 12th Floor. Telephone: 850-224-9634.
Tampa, Florida Office: 401 East Jackson Street, Suite 1700. Telephone: 813-223-7333.
Vienna, Virginia Office: 8100 Boone Boulevard, Suite 700. Telephone: 703-790-8750. Fax: 703-448-1801.
Washington, D.C. Office: 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 600. Telephone: 202-393-6222.
| All Attorneys are Members of The Florida Bar and most are Members of their Local Bar Associations | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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