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Sara Bernard has handled a wide range of transactions as counsel for developers, builders, institutional lenders, and public and private entities. She has experience in negotiating, drafting, and closing complex commercial and residential... Read More.
Environmental Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
Cecelia Bonifay, chair of Akerman’s Land Use and Development Practice, helps developers navigate the governmental approval process for their real estate projects. With a strong background in urban planning and development approvals... Read More.
Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, Commercial Real Estate, Counseling, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, Government Relations Practice, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation - Environmental, Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law... See More.
Government Relations Practice, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
David Brown focuses on domestic and international commercial transactions, including complex land use, concurrency, comprehensive land plans, and environmental issues. He has led billion-dollar transactions and financings and has organized... Read More.
Orlando L. Evora is the Co-Managing Shareholder of the firm's Orlando office. Orlando has wide-ranging experience in the acquisition, development, finance, disposition, entitlement, permitting and leasing of real property.
Joseph J. JeBailey focuses his practice on complex, multi-state real estate finance and secured lending transactions, representing domestic and foreign institutional lenders, private equity funds, investors, and borrowers. His practice... Read More.
Environmental Law, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Real Estate Law
Julie P. Kendig-Schrader represents both the public and private sector in land use and environmental matters and administrative litigation. She works with clients to create public/private partnerships for infrastructure needs, particularly... Read More.
Jim McNeil serves as chair of Akerman’s Residential Development Practice, a highly experienced team representing national builders and developers of master planned and mixed-use residential communities throughout the real estate... Read More.
Kathryn W. Oberto is a partner in the Orlando office of
Holland & Knight. Ms. Oberto has extensive experience representing landlords
and tenants in the commercial leasing of shopping centers and outparcels,
restaurants, high-rise... Read More.
Jonathan M. Perry's practice includes the representation of real estate owners, developers, investment firms, institutional and private lenders, and business entrepreneurs in virtually all phases of commercial real estate transactions such... Read More.
Having successfully represented prominent developers and home builders, Robert Poppell maintains a vibrant real estate development and transactional practice. He represents developers of large scale, mixed-use planned developments, as well... Read More.
Commercial Finance Law, Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law
Jim practices in the firm's Real Estate Practice Group focusing on commercial finance and banking, condominium law, environmental and land use law, and mortgage and real estate law (including land development). During his practice, Jim has... Read More.
James E.L. Seay practices in the area of commercial real estate law,
with particular emphasis on the representation of developers of commercial,
mixed-use and residential projects, and acquisition and disposition of
income-producing properties. Mr. Seay's broad... Read More.
Alan C. Sheppard, Jr. has wide-ranging experience in commercial real estate finance and development, with a particular emphasis on mortgage and construction financing, lease financing, mezzanine lending as well as asset-based finance and... Read More.
Jim Slater’s primary area of practice is transactional real estate law, including land use and zoning issues, acquisition, development, construction, financing, sales and brokerage.Mr. Slater’s additional areas of practice have... Read More.
Lee Stuart Smith is a Partner in the firm's Real Estate
Section. Mr. Smith represents state and national financial institutions in
connection with their Florida and multi-state commercial and real estate lending
activities and workouts of distressed loans. Mr. Smith... Read More.
Stephen W. Snively is a real estate lawyer who represents
commercial real estate lenders, buyers, sellers, developers, investors, owners
and managers. He also represents clients on other business matters. His extensive experience representing banks, insurance companies... Read More.
Michael J. Sullivan is Co-Chair of the firm’s Hospitality Group. Mike has wide-ranging experience in the acquisition, development, finance and disposition of hotels, resorts, branded residences and condo-hotels, and health... Read More.
Jo Thacker has a strong legal background across the state of Florida. Before entering private practice, she served as the Osceola County Attorney for 13 years. As county attorney, she represented the county in all legal matters.Ms. Thacker... Read More.
Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Real Estate Law
Gary Whitlock represents major financial institutions in a broad range of transactions. He routinely represents lenders making commercial and real estate... Read More.
Jeff Wieland represents a broad range of real property developers and owners in property acquisitions, project development, leasing, project finance and other matters. He has overseen numerous complex parcel assemblages and has extensive... Read More.