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242 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Securities Regulation Banking and Finance Law Corporate Law Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Securities / Capital Markets Law
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Tampa.

Biography

David Doney focuses on M&A and public and private securities financings, corporate governance and compliance matters, as well as Securities Exchange Act reporting.

David’s clients include established public companies and privately held companies with significant growth potential in sectors ranging from IT solutions to pharmacy benefits management and underwater exploration. He works closely with these clients on their financings, leveraging his longstanding relationships with sources of equity and debt to identify and secure growth capital. In addition to his capital markets work, he represents both buyers and sellers in sophisticated M&A transactions.

A frequent guest lecturer, moderator, and panelist, David has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America as a leading practitioner of corporate law, securities/capital markets law, securities regulation law, and banking and finance law. Active in the community, David serves on the Leadership Council of the Tampa Bay Partnership and the boards of ACG-Tampa Bay and Athletes and Causes.

Akerman LLP

242 Best Lawyers awards

Akerman LLP logo

Overview

  • Stetson University, J.D., graduated 1991

  • Florida, The Florida Bar

  • ACG-Tampa Bay - Board of Directors
  • Leadership Tampa - Class of 2005
  • The Florida Bar, Business Section - Member
  • Florida, The Florida Bar
  • ACG-Tampa Bay - Board of Directors
  • Leadership Tampa - Class of 2005
  • The Florida Bar, Business Section - Member
  • Stetson University, J.D., graduated 1991

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Securities Regulation Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Securities Regulation Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Securities Regulation
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Securities Regulation, Tampa (2026)
  • Securities Regulation, Tampa (2021)
  • Securities Regulation, Tampa (2018)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securities Regulation
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • International Mergers and Acquisitions
Special Focus:
  • Banking
  • Corporate Finance
  • General Corporate
  • Hospitality
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Private Equity
  • Publicly-Held Companies
  • Secured Transactions
  • Securities
  • Transactions
  • Venture Capital
Awards:
  • Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated
  • Florida Trend's Legal Elite 2009, Listed for Business Law
  • Super Lawyers Magazine 2006-2016, Listed in Florida for Securities & Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Business/Corporate

Additional Information

  • Published Work and Lectures
  • David Doney quoted in Tampa Bay Business Journal, "Top local attorneys assess legal trends impacting Tampa Bay businesses now," February 29, 2016
  • Stetson University College of Law, Guest Lecturer, "Documents of the Deal - Mergers and Acquisitions," February 2016
  • ACG Tampa Bay Annual Private Equity Update, Moderator, "A View From Inside Florida," June 26, 2014
  • ACG Tampa Bay Annual Private Equity Update, Moderator, "A View from Outside Florida," May 23, 2013
  • Akerman M&A Roundtable Series, Panelist, "M&A, Private Equity, and Capital Markets Update," Tampa, 2012
  • STAR TEC Entrepreneurship Conference, Panelist, "Funding Strategies in the Current Economy," June 2009
  • Hillsborough County Bar Association, Panelist, "Securities Law Basics," April 2007
  • The National Multistate Tax Symposium, Speaker, "FIN 48: State Tax Insights," February 2007
  • Representative Experience
  • Corporate Recapitalization: Represented a privately held, nationwide IT solutions provider in a complex, three-part, $50 million integrated recapitalization transaction and subsequent add-on acquisitions.
  • Preferred Stock and Related Debt Financing: Represented a client with worldwide operations in a $100 million preferred equity and related debt financing offering. Guided the client through complex governmental negotiation and approval process for a subsurface phosphate mining operations project in Mexico.
  • Strategic Financing: Represented a corporate lender in a $100 million credit facility provided to one of the largest privately held firms in Florida, an award-winning independent insurance brokerage firm providing private risk management, commercial risk management, and employee benefits programs to clients throughout the U.S. and internationally.

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