William S. Schaaf

Stephen is the head of the firm’s labor and employment relations practice group in New York. He focuses his practice in all areas of labor and employment law and has been recognized in the Guide to the World’s Leading Labor & Employment Lawyers. Stephen’s practice includes all areas of labor and employment law, including single-plaintiff and multi-party employment discrimination litigation in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies, NLRB practice, col...

Alan Cohen serves as co-office managing partner of Akerman’s New York office and previously served as the chair of Akerman’s national Real Estate Finance Practice. With more than 30 years of experience, Alan has handled virtually every type of commercial real estate transaction over the course of his career. He is a real estate strategist, providing clients with a comprehensive view of the entire real estate landscape, from structured finance to ground-up developments, complex joi...

Omar A. Khan is a leading trial and appellate lawyer representing the world’s top technology and life sciences companies in high-stakes intellectual property matters. He is regularly recognized and ranked by Chambers , Managing IP , IAM Patent, Legal 500, Best Lawyers, and others, and he has successfully litigated some of the most challenging “bet-the-company” intellectual property matters, featured by The New York Times , The Wall Street Journal , Bloomberg , Law360 and oth...

Lawrence M. Hill is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Litigation and Controversy - Tax and Tax Law. Lawrence M. practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Lawrence M. Hill since 2010. 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 Lawrence M. Hill is held by other lawyers.

Karen B. Gelernt is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Securitization and Structured Finance Law. Karen B. practices law in New York, New York Best Lawyers has recognized Karen B. Gelernt since 2020. 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 Karen B. Gelernt is held by other lawyers.

Robert L. Boone, a former federal prosecutor and accomplished trial lawyer, focuses on government and internal investigations, white collar criminal defense, complex civil litigation and regulatory compliance. Recognized by Bloomberg Law as one of the top white-collar lawyers to know in the publication’s “They’ve Got Next” series, Mr. Boone has secured successful outcomes for prominent corporations and individuals in some of their most challenging criminal and civil ma...

Suzanne serves as Co-Chair of Winston Taylor’s Investigations & White Collar Defense practice and is a former federal prosecutor with the United States Attorney’s Office for the SDNY and the United States Attorney’s Office for the EDNY, where she served as Deputy Chief of the Long Island Criminal Division. Learn more about their practice.

Barbara T. Kaplan, Chair of the New York Tax Practice, has been named one of the top 50 women lawyers in New York City by Super Lawyers magazine, and focuses her tax litigation practice on domestic and foreign corporations, partnerships, and individuals in federal, state, and local tax examinations, controversies and litigation, including administrative and grand jury criminal tax investigations. Concentrations Tax compliance counseling Offshore account reporting Sensitive audits Promoter aud...

Jared counsels institutional investors, REITs, real estate operators, developers and financial institutions in all aspects of commercial real estate law. He has experience representing clients in connection with real estate acquisitions and dispositions and represents both borrowers and lenders on mortgage loans, mezzanine loans and construction loans.

J.P. is a globally recognized international arbitration practitioner who handles all aspects of the international arbitration life cycle, from strategic clause drafting, to lead merits counsel, through award enforcement. He has represented clients across a range of industries in international arbitrations conducted around the globe under all major institutional rules, and routinely sits as an arbitrator in commercial disputes.