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Monday, November 26, 2007
AKERMAN'S BURTON LANDY RECOGNIZED FOR
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dianne Weber Tel. 305-982-5631 dianne.weber@akerman.com AKERMAN'S BURTON LANDY RECOGNIZED FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LEADERSHIP MIAMI — November 26, 2007 — Akerman Senterfitt Shareholder Burton Landy was recognized for his commitment to International Business, at the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce’s first annual South Florida International Business Leadership Awards. Mr. Landy is one of Florida’s pre-eminent international lawyers and has been at the forefront of Florida’s development into a leading international trade and finance center. He is the Founding General Counsel to the Florida International Bankers Association, was Chairman of the International Task Force which led to the creation of the Beacon Council and which he subsequently chaired. Mr. Landy served two terms as President of the International Center (predecessor to the World Trade Center) and also served two terms as Chairman of the Florida Council of International Development. He led the first South Florida Initiatives to Asia and has served over 20 years as Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Korea. Mr. Landy is Founding Chairman of the Southeast U.S./Korea Economic Council and was awarded the Heung-In Decoration by the Government of South Korea. He was also awarded the Order of the Rising Sun Medal by the Emperor of Japan, several years ago. He has practiced international law for more than 50 years, counseling foreign and U.S. firms and investors on their worldwide operations. He is currently Chairman Emeritus of Akerman's Global Practice Group, and serves as an arbitrator and mediator in transborder commercial and investment disputes. Mr. Landy is Chair of the Florida FTAA's task force on international arbitration, established to enhance Miami's role in holding international arbitrations. He has served as President of the Inter-American Bar Association. and served as Chair of the U.S. Latin American Business Promotion Advisory Council. Mr. Landy lectures frequently, has taught graduate courses on Latin American Commercial Law at the University of Miami School of Law and has published a number of articles. Among his numerous awards over the years are the University of Miami School of Law's "Lawyer of the Americas" and the Inter-American Bar Association's “Diploma de Honor.” Akerman Senterfitt, Florida's largest law firm, has 500 attorneys and consultants servicing the needs of domestic and international clients. The firm represents public and private companies. governmental entities, educational institutions and high net-worth individuals in a wide range of practice areas. The firm's longstanding commitment to diversity has been recognized by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, which presented the firm with the 2006 Thomas L. Sager Award for diversity leadership, and by Multi-Cultural Law magazine, which named Akerman Senterfitt the 2006 Top Law Firm for Hispanic Americans. Founded in 1920, the firm now has offices in Florida's major business centers: Miami, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Jacksonville, Tallahassee. and West Palm Beach, as well as in Washington. D.C., Northern Virginia, New York and Los Angeles. For more information about our practice groups and attorneys, visit www.akerman.com. # # #

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