Akerman LLP, a leading law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced that Richard Brosnick has joined as a partner in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group in New York.
Richard focuses his practice in the areas of financial services and securities litigation, antitrust litigation and counseling, and commercial contract litigation and arbitration. He has successfully represented a broad range of U.S. and international clients in a wide variety of commercial litigation and industries, including financial services, consumer products, building materials and industrials, telecommunications, medical equipment, and pharmaceuticals.
“Richard brings with him a diverse litigation background focused on complex commercial disputes,” said James Miller, chair of Akerman’s Litigation Practice Group. “Richard’s knowledge of handling an array of antitrust issues, including global counseling, compliance training, and price-fixing matters, will be of particular value to our clients.”
Brosnick joins Akerman from Butzel Long, PC. He follows a wave of laterals joining the firm’s New York office since Akerman moved to a larger location on Fifth Avenue six months ago. The firm recently welcomed real estate partner Steven Bloom from Bryan Cave LLP; a team of labor and employment lawyers from Jackson Lewis, including Matthew Steinberg and Samantha Abeysekera; as well as commercial litigators David Bayne, Jim Maloney, and Steven Cordero from Kavanagh Maloney & Osnato LLP.
The Akerman Litigation Practice Group is recognized nationally by U.S. News – Best Lawyers in the Commercial Litigation category and as a national tier one law firm for International Arbitration. The team has vast experience in a wide range of civil and criminal litigation, including actions involving banking, securities, healthcare, insurance, real estate and construction.
