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William P. Mulligan is a partner at Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen. He began working directly out of law school at a boutique defense firm, where he worked for 2 years with a focus on personal injury and insurance defense. He then worked at a national personal injury and medical malpractice defense firm for 10-11 months, where he continued to focus on personal injury and insurance defense prior to joining Grossman Roth Yaffa Cohen. William now fights for the best interests of clients who have suff...

With comprehensive knowledge across all asset classes, Dana Clayton represents clients in real estate litigation in federal and state court. Her clients include Fortune 100 financial institutions, REITs, developers, retailers, and public and private real estate companies in disputes in financing, sales, dispositions, construction, breach of contract, development, landlord tenant, brokerage commission, eminent domain, and other matters. Dana also represents national retailers in land use, envi...

Marissa Amuial focuses her practice on land use and development, representing clients in all aspects of the development approval process including zoning applications, special area plans (SAPs), historic preservation matters, code compliance and enforcement, and other administrative and quasi-judicial hearings. Additionally, Marissa assists clients throughout South Florida in navigating public/private incentive agreements and in drafting land use development regulations.

Gary Guzzi serves as chair of Akerman’s Insurance Litigation Practice, a national team of 45 lawyers representing leading domestic and foreign carriers, self-insured corporations, municipalities, and related entities in insurance coverage and bad faith litigation. He protects the interests of national and international insurance carriers in bad faith disputes, coverage claims, rescissions and ERISA-governed policies. With comprehensive experience in insurance disputes, Gary litigates li...

Myla R. Reizen is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law. Myla R., who practices law in Miami, Florida, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Myla R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Frederic (Fred) L. Levenson is the co-head of the Firm’s Private Equity Practice Group. He provides legal counsel to clients on a broad range of corporate counseling and sophisticated domestic and international transactions. He focuses primarily on private equity (leveraged buyouts), domestic and international mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, venture capital investments and financings, private and public offerings of equity and debt securities, restructurings, joint ventures, str...

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Gary M. Stein is Co-Managing Partner of Peckar & Abramson PC ’s Miami, Florida office and serves on the firm’s Executive Committee. He also serves as general counsel to the South Florida Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America (South Florida AGC). Gary is certified by The Florida Bar in Construction Law and represents general contractors, construction managers, subcontractors, owners, developers, and other construction industry participants. His practice focus...

Mr. Needle, a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer. Mr. Needle's courtroom victories include multi-million dollar verdicts in cases that have often pushed the outer boundaries of existing legal precedent. For six years he was a member of the Florida Bar's Board of Governors, which sets policy and discipline (under the auspices of the Florida Supreme Court), for all lawyers practicing in the state of Florida. Andrew Needle has been an editorial consultant to Matthew Bender Law Books: Florida Tor...

Jerry M. Markowitz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy. Jerry M., who practices law in Miami, Florida, has been recognized since 1999. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jerry M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.