CNL Center II at City Commons
420 South Orange Avenue , Suite 1200
Orlando , FL 32801‐3336 USA
Main: 407‐423‐4000
www.akerman.com

Akerman Senterfitt has more than 60 lawyers focused on the needs of clients in the real estate industry. This represents one of the largest and most experienced full‐service Real Estate practices in Florida. The Real Estate practice group provides comprehensive representation through changing business cycles and at all levels, from managing the legal aspects of large land deals and construction projects, to assisting developers in meeting tough environmental regulations, to advising in all aspects of transactional work as well as workouts and restructurings.

The firm has had an active real estate practice since its founding in 1920. Today, their real estate attorneys operate from each of our Florida offices, covering the state with an insider's knowledge of its communities and with the respect of boards, commissions and regulators from Key West to the Panhandle. In each of the offices, the firm has the contacts with and reputation among other practitioners, third‐party consultants, experts and advisors that are critical to the successful resolution of a real estate transaction. Their lawyers are entrusted with many of the highest profile matters in Florida.

The group represents lenders, borrowers, sellers, buyers, developers, investors, landlords, tenants ‐‐ a broad variety of public and private entities and individuals who are in the real estate business. These diverse parties include financial institutions, real estate investment trusts, investment advisors, pension funds, insurance companies, institutional investors, tax‐exempt entities, governmental units and foreign investors.

Area of focus include:

• Acquisitions and Sales
• Development
• Financing
• Workouts and Restructuring
• Leasing
• Land Use and Zoning