Rankings: Florida Powerhouses

  • September 05, 2025

    Florida Powerhouse: Rivero Mestre

    Rivero Mestre LLP has racked up huge wins this past year, including a $30 million verdict by a jury that found Expedia violated the federal Helms-Burton Act's anti-trafficking provision, landing the small Miami-based firm a spot on Law360's list of Regional Powerhouses for the first time.

  • September 04, 2025

    Florida Powerhouse: Bilzin Sumberg

    Miami-headquartered Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP has earned a reputation in Florida for its representation in public-private partnerships, and has even made a name for itself beyond the Sunshine State in other practices areas. 

  • September 03, 2025

    Florida Powerhouse: Holland & Knight

    Holland & Knight LLP has maintained its dominance in Florida even as the state's population and economic growth invite more competition in the legal market, maintaining a seven-city presence that keeps its footprint wide and its local roots deep.

  • September 02, 2025

    Florida Powerhouse: Greenberg Traurig

    Billion-dollar deals, high-stakes litigation and prominent real estate projects continue to bolster Greenberg Traurig LLP's formidable presence in the firm's home state of Florida.

  • August 29, 2025

    The 2025 Regional Powerhouses

    Law360's annual list of regional powerhouses reflects not only the work of exemplary firms, but also emerging legal trends in each state, from matters involving Colorado's growing life sciences industry, to an uptick in bankruptcies in Delaware, to the continued flurry of intellectual property litigation in California.

  • September 20, 2024

    Florida Powerhouse: Bilzin Sumberg

    Miami's Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP has had a significant impact on Florida's infrastructure over the past year, representing the leaders of housing, transportation, education and infrastructure projects that total more than $10 billion in value.

  • September 19, 2024

    Florida Powerhouse: Greenberg Traurig

    Greenberg Traurig LLP's path to prominence spans more than half a century of successfully navigated, complex legal and business matters, and the firm's recent triumphs — including facilitating billions of dollars worth of real estate transactions and prevailing in public interest litigation — have landed it again on Law360's list of Florida Powerhouses.

  • September 18, 2024

    Florida Powerhouse: Holland & Knight

    Holland & Knight LLP is an international firm, but its roots are in Florida, where the firm's attorneys continue to handle bet-the-company litigation for clients and to work on development deals reshaping urban areas.

  • September 17, 2024

    Florida Powerhouse: Podhurst Orseck

    Recent wins by tight-knit Miami trial and appellate boutique Podhurst Orseck PA show why firm leaders tout a reputation for "punching above our weight class," often helping plaintiffs prevail against businesses that probably hire more lawyers than the firm itself.

  • September 16, 2024

    Florida Powerhouse: Smith Hulsey

    This year, Smith Hulsey & Busey closed $587 million in deals, helped uncover the biggest fraud case in local history and played a crucial role in the combination of two major healthcare facilities, firm leaders say.

  • September 13, 2024

    The 2024 Regional Powerhouses

    The law firms on Law360's list of 2024 Regional Powerhouses reflected the local peculiarities of their states while often representing clients in deals and cases that captured national attention.

  • August 24, 2023

    Florida Powerhouse: Kozyak Tropin

    The small but mighty firm Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton has had some major wins over the past year, including a notable settlement in the Surfside building collapse litigation, in which the firm led a 19-attorney team that investigated and prosecuted dozens of negligence claims leading to a $1 billion settlement for the victims.

  • August 23, 2023

    Florida Powerhouse: Holland & Knight

    Holland & Knight LLP has long enjoyed a rapport with Florida's local communities, having planted its roots in the state more than a century ago, but last year, the firm was at the forefront as a wave of people moved to the Sunshine State, leading to considerable growth in several key litigation areas.

  • August 22, 2023

    Florida Powerhouse: Akerman

    Akerman LLP spent the past year working throughout the Sunshine State for its many clients, leading to major deals and settlements — including a nearly $300 million property sale and a judge-approved $1 billion-plus settlement for victims of the Surfside condominium collapse.

  • August 21, 2023

    Florida Powerhouse: Greenberg Traurig

    The pandemic continues to boost Greenberg Traurig LLP's formidable presence in the firm's home state as more businesses and people flock to Florida, leading to significant litigation, transactions and deals worth millions.

  • August 18, 2023

    The 2023 Regional Powerhouses

    The law firms on Law360's list of 2023 Regional Powerhouses are handling some of the biggest deals and most high-profile courtroom battles across 11 states, offering clients regional expertise and making a lasting impact on the law at the state and local level.

  • August 18, 2023

    Fla. Powerhouses Lead Way In Increasingly Crowded Market

    The firms honored as Law360's 2023 Florida Powerhouses range from a single-office firm with a couple of dozen lawyers to one of the largest law firms in the world, but what they have in common is a long history in, and deep understanding of, their home state, which has positioned them as leaders in the Sunshine State's maturing legal market.

  • August 12, 2022

    Florida Powerhouse: Nelson Mullins

    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has produced significant results in litigation for the likes of Carnival Corp., GlaxoSmithKline and Florida's Osceola County, while continuing to handle major transactional, real estate and financing work, and making advances in emerging technological sectors, solidifying its place among the top-performing firms in the state.

  • August 11, 2022

    Florida Powerhouse: Holland & Knight

    Holland & Knight LLP credits its deep roots in the state of Florida — dating to 1889, when namesake Peter O. Knight began to practice in Tampa — for its success in the Sunshine State, as well as its ability to recruit top-level talent and clients.

  • August 10, 2022

    Florida Powerhouse: Greenberg Traurig

    From the $441 million acquisition of a secure online payment company to the $1 billion settlement in the lawsuit over the condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, Greenberg Traurig LLP attorneys have had their hands in the biggest deals and most complex lawsuits, cementing the firm's status as a dominant player in the Sunshine State.

  • August 09, 2022

    Florida Powerhouse: Berger Singerman

    Berger Singerman LLP has had its hands full over the past year with defending clients from wage claims, receivership work and winning trials for clients in hospitality disputes. Comprised of 94 attorneys, the firm is involved in a wide variety of business law work from Chapter 11 restructuring to real estate matters.

  • August 08, 2022

    Florida Powerhouse: Akerman

    Akerman LLP has defined the last year by its ability to adapt to the ever-changing legal industry and its demand in the Sunshine State, leading to one of the best financial years ever for the firm and securing its spot on Law360's Florida Powerhouses list for yet another year.

  • August 05, 2022

    Fla. Powerhouses Stand Out In Booming Legal Market

    The firms honored as Law360's 2022 Florida Powerhouses continued to ride the pandemic-induced flow of money and people into the Sunshine State, which attorneys say has increased work for both longtime local powerhouse firms and newcomers, and elevated Miami to a top-tier legal market.

  • July 31, 2022

    The 2022 Regional Powerhouses

    The law firms on Law360's list of 2022 Regional Powerhouses are handling some of the biggest deals and most high-profile courtroom battles across nine states, offering clients regional expertise and making a lasting impact on the law at the state and local level.

  • August 05, 2021

    Florida Powerhouse: Nelson Mullins

    A 2018 merger continued to pay off for Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP as the firm earned a spot among Law360's 2021 Florida Powerhouses with strong showings over the past year, including in real estate, health care and refinancings that saved regional expressway authorities millions of dollars.