Akerman LLP
Akerman has approximately 594 attorneys across 18 offices. Founded in 1920.
$215,000
Reported first-year compensation
Not reported: summer associates, partnership track.
No 1L summer program on the firm’s page. Today’s 1Ls (Class of 2029) apply for the 2L Summer 2028.
About Akerman
Akerman's practice combines business transactions with disputes, real estate and advice on regulated industries. Its service offering includes corporate law, bankruptcy and reorganization, healthcare, intellectual property, employment, government strategies and tax. Rather than treating these subjects as isolated specialties, its practice materials show how financing, regulation and commercial risk can arise in the same client matter.
A particularly distinctive part of the firm is its Consumer Financial Services, Data and Technology practice. Akerman advises banks and other financial businesses on litigation, compliance and regulatory enforcement. Its financial-institutions litigation work includes workouts, receiverships and bankruptcy proceedings, connecting courtroom work with the practical problems surrounding loans and distressed assets.
Real estate is another substantial part of Akerman's identity. Its materials describe work on transactions, development, construction, environmental issues and public-private projects. Together, these practices give the firm a profile that spans the financing of businesses and property, the rules governing those activities,
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and the disputes that can follow them.
Rankings
Latest published editions. Each links to its source.
Size and Standing
- $627M gross revenueAm Law 100, $627M gross revenue: #96 (opens in a new tab)
- Lawyers in 1 countryGlobal 200, Lawyers in 1 country: #121 (opens in a new tab)
- 594 attorneysNLJ 500, 594 attorneys: #94 (opens in a new tab)
- PrestigeVault Law 100, Prestige: #95 (opens in a new tab)
Associate Life
Pro Bono and Inclusion
Vault Practice Rankings
Practice strength by market
Every band below appears on this firm’s Chambers USA 2026 profile, checked September 26, 2026. Where Chambers splits a table into The Elite and Highly Regarded, every Elite firm ranks above every Highly Regarded firm.
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| Practice | Market | Recognition |
|---|---|---|
Bankruptcy/Restructuring | Florida: South | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Cannabis Law | Nationwide | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Environment | Florida | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: Appellate | Florida | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Tax: State & Local | Florida | Chambers Band1 Reported year: 2026 |
Banking & Finance | Florida | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Construction | Florida | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity | Florida: South | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation | Florida | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Healthcare | Florida | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer | Florida | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Intellectual Property | Florida | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Labor & Employment | Florida | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Leisure & Hospitality | Nationwide | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: General CommercialThe Elite | Florida | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Litigation: General Commercial | Texas: San Antonio & Surrounds | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate | Florida: South | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate: Litigation | Florida | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use | Florida: North & Central | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use | Florida: South | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Tax | Florida | Chambers Band2 Reported year: 2026 |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring | Florida: North & Central | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Construction | District of Columbia | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate/M&A | New York: Upstate | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity | Florida: North & Central | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Immigration | Florida | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate | Florida: North & Central | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use | Illinois | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use | New York | Chambers Band3 Reported year: 2026 |
Franchising | Nationwide | Chambers Band4 Reported year: 2026 |
Bankruptcy/Restructuring | Texas | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Construction | Nationwide | Chambers Band5 Reported year: 2026 |
Real Estate | Nationwide | Chambers Band6 Reported year: 2026 |
33 reported ranking rows
Facts verified by BigLaw Bear, narrative by the firm. Figures carry a source link where we hold one; prose is Akerman’s own.
Firm highlights
- Revenue
- $626.9MAm Law #96Source
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.1M
- Profits per partner
- $1.5M
Attorneys by role
- Partners
- 388
Summer program
Program features
- Summer pay
- $215,000First-year rate; summer pay is usually prorated from it
- 1L applications
- Not mentioned by the firmSource
Pro bono
- Average hours per attorney
- 23.6 hoursAm Law pro bono rank #97
Schools Akerman Hires From
1 school names Akerman on its own employer or placement pages. These lists are not exhaustive.