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February 20, 2013 |

Akerman team successfully drives AutoNation in $204 million purchase

Rebecca Schwarzberg, Ken Wiggins, Jonathan Awner and Brenda Goerks had four weeks to not only get an agreement but get manufacturers approval, licensing and antitrust filings.
3 minute read
April 01, 2009 |

IP Attorneys Experience Shift Toward Boutique Firms

Some intellectual property attorneys are heading for boutiques as larger firms focus more closely on the bottom line and the nature of IP work shifts. Attorneys who have moved to smaller firms say they prefer an environment where firm leaders better understand the up-front costs related to patent, trademark and copyright work and the slower billing cycles preferred by some IP clients. A popular shift in the '80s and '90s had large firms expanding IP practices, but moves are now in the opposite direction.
6 minute read
January 28, 2008 |

IN BRIEF

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne M. Burke will return some of the $1.48 million in campaign contributions she received in her uncontested run to keep the seat.
4 minute read
July 25, 2013 |

Akerman Team Wins $3.66 Million Judgment In Laboratory's Breach Of Contract Case

Francisco Rodriguez, Michael Marsh, Jennifer Cohen Glasser, Naim Surgeon and J. Thomas Cookson of Akerman Senterfitt said Trident Laboratories' deal with Medytox was a ruse to take business ideas and clients.
3 minute read
April 03, 2013 |

Akerman quartet lead OPKO in pair of transactions

Christina Russo, Esther Moreno, Mary Carroll and Teddy Klinghoffer guided OPKO in its $290 million acquisition of Cytochroma, then helped the company close a $175 million private offering
3 minute read
June 07, 2006 |

Judge Overturns $78M Jury Verdict in Bizarre Trade Secrets Case

A bizarre trade secrets case -- which featured allegations of pepper spray attacks, corporate spying and death threats -- was the biggest loss of Jonathan Goodman's 23-year legal career. His partners at Akerman Senterfitt even dubbed him the $78 Million Dollar Man, a reference to damages awarded against his client, Arriva Pharmaceuticals. So Goodman couldn't help but gloat when a district judge, in an unusual and controversial decision, overturned the jury verdict last week and ordered a new trial.
8 minute read
October 11, 2010 |

When Foreclosure Cases Get Tough, Big Firm Lawyers Step In

The decisions by major lenders to halt home foreclosures in at least some states in order to review whether their mortgage documentation is in order and in compliance with court rules have placed the spotlight on tiny law firms that act as so-called "foreclosure mills" and the practice of hiring "robo-signers" for documents. But a review of recently filed state and federal cases shows lenders are turning to large law firms when homeowners fight foreclosure and challenge banks to prove their documents are legit.
4 minute read
March 14, 2011 |

New Partners 2011: A tougher hurdle to clear

Just as Mario Garcia-Serra expected when he started as an associate at Greenberg Traurig, he worked hard and got promoted a little more than eight years later. But his recent promotion was not to shareholder as he may have hoped when he graduated from law school and joined the firm, but to of counsel.
8 minute read
January 17, 2005 |

How to Lure Summer Associates

Management: Greenberg Traurig gets creative in its search for summer associates. Its new approach includes catchier written materials, on-the-spot callbacks, greater flexibility for prospective hires, and even a challenge modeled on the hit reality TV show "The Apprentice."
6 minute read

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