Stuart D. Ames

Gary Scott Davis, PA, advises clients on issues concerning managed care, including emerging health benefit plans, strategic restructurings and reorganizations, dispositions, mergers, joint ventures and contractual matters. The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education recognizes Gary as a Board Certified Health Law Attorney. Gary is a nationally recognized speaker on organizational and reimbursement transactions relating to managed health care, health care contracting and joint ...

Ranked by Chambers USA , which lauds his reputation as a corporate lawyer “who serves his clients very well,” William Arnhols has more than three decades of experience navigating public and private debt transactions. He has negotiated complex billion dollar transactions, and frequently acts as borrower’s counsel for revolving credit and term loan facilities utilizing a variety of structures and in a broad range of industries.

Practice description Stewart Kasner is a Private Wealth Services attorney in Holland & Knight's Miami office, where he focuses primarily in the areas of international taxation, trusts and estates. Mr. Kasner routinely advises foreign and domestic clients on U.S. federal income, gift and estate tax matters associated with their cross-border investments, including U.S. real estate investments and business activities, as well as pre-immigration tax planning. His practice also includes formin...

Janis Cheezem leases, buys, sells, and finances office buildings and mixed use, retail, residential, and industrial real estate for her clients, also providing counsel for property management issues and in workouts and restructurings of commercial real estate assets. A noted commercial real estate attorney, Janis represents landlords, tenants, lenders, sellers, and purchasers in both complex and bread and butter transactions. She has been primarily responsible for the leasing, sale, and purch...

Kevin C. Schumacher is a partner in the firm's Miami office. Mr. Schumacher focuses his practice in the areas of general commercial and civil litigation, with an emphasis in construction litigation, landlord-tenant law, condominium law, banking law and real estate litigation. Mr. Schumacher is a Board Certified Specialist in Construction Law. Mr. Schumacher actively participates in several organizations in the community. He is a former member of the United Way Young Philanthropist steering co...

Justin B. Kaplan is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Litigation - Real Estate and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants. Justin B. practices law in Miami, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Justin B. Kaplan since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Justin B. Kaplan is held by other lawyers.

Robert F. Salkowski is a nationally recognized franchise lawyer, sophisticated trial lawyer, and strategic business advisor with more than thirty years of experience representing franchisees, franchisee associations, business owners, investors, and entrepreneurs throughout the United States and internationally. A partner at Zarco Einhorn Salkowski, P.A . since 1995, Robert focuses his practice on franchise law , franchise litigation , and other complex business litigation, arbitration, mediat...

Cristina Papanikos is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Trusts and Estates. Cristina practices law in Miami, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Cristina Papanikos since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Cristina Papanikos is held by other lawyers.

Pedro Gassant is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Land Use and Zoning Law. Pedro practices law in Miami, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Pedro Gassant since 2025. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Pedro Gassant is held by other lawyers.

Andrea Hartley is the chair of Akerman’s Bankruptcy & Reorganization Practice Group, a nationally recognized team serving as bankruptcy counsel or receivers in many of the largest bankruptcy filings in the United States. An experienced bankruptcy and creditors’ rights litigator, Andrea counsels clients in the financial services, real estate, hospitality, restaurant, and retail sectors on business reorganizations and liquidations, assumption and rejection of leases, workouts, d...