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Akerman LLP

American law firm

Field	Value
name	Akerman LLP
logo	Akermanlogotext.png
headquarters	U.S.
num_attorneys	More than 700
practice_areas	General practice
key_people	Scott Meyers, Chairman and CEO
revenue
date_founded
founder	Alexander Akerman and John Moses Cheney
company_type	Limited liability partnership
homepage	Akerman.com
dissolved

Akerman is a United States–based law firm. It is among the 100 largest firms in the United States, according to rankings by The American Lawyer. The firm has across the United States and approximately 700 lawyers, with its largest office in New York City. The firm is ranked by Chambers USA, The Legal 500, Benchmark Litigation, and U.S. News-Best Lawyers as among the top practices in the United States.

History

Akerman was founded in 1920; it was formerly known as Akerman Senterfitt LLP and changed its name to Akerman LLP in 2013. It was founded by former United States District Court Judges John Moses Cheney and Alexander Akerman as Cheney & Akerman, with offices in Orlando, Florida.

Five years after its founding, in 1925, Alexander Akerman partnered with Hugh Akerman as Akerman & Akerman, after Cheney died. In 1936, Hugh Akerman and Billy Dial, who was instrumental in the founding of what is now known as SunTrust Bank, formed a partnership with William Akerman. These three men were largely responsible for the success of the firm through the 1950s, under the name Akerman, Dial & Akerman. George T. Eidson and American Bankers Association President Donald T. Senterfitt later became named partners and played significant roles in the growth and success of the firm from the 1950s through the 1980s.

References

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[https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2020/02/03/qa-akerman-leader-scott-meyers-discusses-competition-in-the-face-of-consolidation-and-continuity-of-leadership/?slreturn=20200103094241 Q&A: Akerman Leader Scott Meyers Discusses Competition in the Face of Consolidation and Continuity of Leadership]; Law.com; Feb. 1, 2020
Bloomberg Business. [https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=102294 Akerman LLP Profile] Page accessed Feb 17, 2016
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Michael, Kenneth; "[https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1988/10/10/bankers-career-grew-with-orlando-billy-dial-an-original-architect-of-the-city-sees-it-as-a-future-hub/ Banker's Career Grew with Orlando: Billy Dial, an Original Architect of the City, Sees it as a Future Hub]"; ''Orlando Sentinel''; October 18, 1988
Florea, Linda; "[https://web.archive.org/web/20160223183253/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1988-10-10/business/0070320276_1_akerman-dial-central-florida Donald Senterfitt left Indelible Mark in Law, Banking]"; Orlando Sentinel; August 28, 2008
"[http://orlandomemory.info/memory/document/akerman-law-firm-orlando Akerman Law Firm -- Orlando]"; posted at OrlandoMemory -- The Stories of Orlando as Told by its People; February 22, 2010.

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