Matthew J. Valcourt

Before joining the firm in 2013, Joel H. Brown was elected by his colleagues to serve as Chief Judge for the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida in 2009. Joel was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1971 and had been practicing personal injury law as a civil trial lawyer prior to his appointment by former Governor Bob Martinez to the County Court in 1990. Following his appointment, Joel served as Associate Administrative Judge of the County Court, Criminal Traffic Division, and then served as Adminis...

Linda Worton Jackson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy. Linda Worton, who practices law in Miami, Florida, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Linda Worton is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice ...

Pedro Jaime Torres-Díaz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Pedro Jaime, who practices law in Miami, Florida, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Pedro Jaime is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jennifer A. Schwartz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Jennifer A., who practices law in Miami, Florida, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jennifer 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 ...

Matt is an experienced, entrepreneurial attorney focused on helping clients identify and manage construction-related risks, with an emphasis on dispute avoidance and litigation. He has been board-certified in construction law by The Florida Bar for nearly a decade and has earned an AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell. After several years in private practice, and before joining Jones Walker, Matt co-founded his own law firm, where he developed and quickly expanded his broad-based...

Kimberly S. LeCompte is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Kimberly S., who practices law in Miami, Florida, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kimberly S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Alan T. Dimond offers more than 40 years of "first chair" experience in commercial and real estate related litigation. His clients range from local and regional real estate developers to multi-national corporations.

Richard Alan Arnold is a nationally recognized trial lawyer focused on complex litigation, including antitrust cases for plaintiffs and defendants. During his more than 30 years of practice, Richard has handled numerous individual plaintiff antitrust cases as opposed to class actions or mass actions. He also has represented opt-out plaintiffs in many civil antitrust cases that have proceeded parallel to or following the U.S. government’s criminal prosecution of international cartels. In...

Alan I. Annex is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of International Mergers and Acquisitions. Alan I., 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 Alan I. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.