Manuel A. Fernandez

Ilana B. Strickon is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Ilana B., who practices law in Miami, Florida, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ilana B. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Federal antitrust trial attorney Anna Neill focuses on bringing claims for large retail pharmacy chains against brand and generic pharmaceutical companies that engage in anticompetitive practices designed to thwart generic competition and drive up prescription drug costs. She has represented retailer plaintiffs in well over a dozen pharmaceutical reverse-payment/“pay-for-delay” cases, pursuing brand drug manufacturers and their potential generic drug competitors who enter into &ld...

Danielle N. Garno is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law. Danielle N., who practices law in Miami Beach, Florida, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Danielle N. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Christina Russo is a Partner, and serves as the co-chair of Akerman’s Capital Markets Practice. With extensive experience representing public and private companies, Christina routinely works with shell companies, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), and foreign private issuers, in M&A and securities transactions. Public companies value Christina’s knowledge of public offerings, secondary offerings, PIPE financing, ’34 Act reporting requirements, and regulatory ...

Robert Friedman practices in the area of ERISA, employee benefits and executive compensation. Since 1996, he has been the head of the firm's national Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and ERISA Practice Group. Mr. Friedman is also co-chair of the ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plans) Practice Group. His clients include private, non-profit and governmental employers. He is a frequent speaker on employee benefits, ERISA fiduciary matters and pension and tax planning. Mr. Friedman’...

Christopher H. Ezell is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Christopher H., 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 Christopher H. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Benjamin G. Greenberg is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense: White-Collar. Benjamin G., who practices law in Miami, Florida, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Benjamin G. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Lorie A. Fale is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Lorie A., who practices law in Miami, Florida, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lorie A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Luis A. Perez is the co-chair of Akerman’s Latin America and the Caribbean Practice, an internationally recognized team providing legal counsel across multiple disciplines. He handles commercial litigation and arbitration across the United States, and Latin America for clients in various sectors, including manufacturing, defense contracting, energy, technology, financial services, and medical device. Ranked by Chambers Global , which notes his “deep understanding of legal systems ...

George Mencio, Jr. is the firm wide Co-Leader of the International and Cross Border Transactions practice group. He practices principally in the areas of corporate and international law, with emphasis on cross-border mergers and acquisitions and joint venture transactions, dispute resolution, and administrative matters relating to international trade and commerce and the transportation industry. His clients include multinational concerns in the transportation, tourism, mining and agricultural...