Chad A. Pasternack

Clint Gage is the managing member of the firm’s Ft. Lauderdale office. Clint has over twenty-five years of experience representing public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions, securities law compliance, capital markets, and general corporate matters. Clint also has extensive experience representing financial institutions in commercial loan transactions. Clint’s clients range in size from start-up enterprises to middle market publicly listed companies that conduct busi...

Glen Stankee litigates high-stakes tax cases in federal and state trial and appellate courts. He has litigated highly technical international and domestic income and estate tax issues in federal district courts from Florida to California, as well as in the United States Tax Court and the United States Court of Federal Claims. He has successfully challenged the constitutionality of various state tax schemes, as applied in the particular circumstances, in federal district and appellate courts. ...

Diana Santa Maria and her firm are committed to obtaining justice and compensation for those injured or killed due to the negligence of others. In doing so, Diana and her firm strive, wherever possible, to make sure unsafe and dangerous conditions are corrected. Using the legal system and courts they look to focus attention on dangerous and defective conditions or practices, to bring about changes so others are not similarly harmed. Over the years and through her efforts defective conditions ...

S. Elysha Luken is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law. S. Elysha, who practices law in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which S. Elysha is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ross H. Manella is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Ross H., who practices law in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ross H. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

A Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, Michael Goldberg chairs Akerman’s Fraud and Recovery Practice, an experienced team of lawyers focused on unraveling high-profile investor fraud, including Ponzi schemes, receiverships, and EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa Program wrongdoing. Michael has managed some of the largest Ponzi scheme liquidation recoveries in U.S. history. More recently he has developed a reputation for his work unraveling EB-5 fraud schemes. As noted in Chambers USA...

Todd S. Payne is the Managing Partner of Zebersky Payne Shaw Lewenz, LLP. He is Chair of the firm’s Corporate and Healthcare Practice Groups and is Co-Chair of the firm’s Commercial Litigation Practice Group. Todd represents corporate and individual clients in complex commercial litigation, healthcare litigation, and class action/mass tort litigation. Mr. Payne also handles a variety of corporate and transactional matters, including business and real estate acquisitions, corporate...

Allison McCarthy is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Allison, who practices law in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Allison is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

D. Brett Marks represents troubled companies, secured and unsecured creditors, asset purchasers, private equity groups, trustees, and creditors’ committees in Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 cases, out-of-court workouts, and litigation matters. Brett also has significance experience representing and counseling officers and directors of insolvent companies, including defense of alleged breach of fiduciary duty claims and other claims of malfeasance. Brett’s experience extends across a num...

Richard A. Josepher is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation and Controversy - Tax and Trusts and Estates. Richard A., who practices law in Boca Raton, Florida, has been recognized since 2001. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Richard A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.