Akerman Adds Fickes, DePizzo as Corporate Duo From Blank Rome

Jeffrey Fickes and Christopher DePizzo joined Akerman as partners in its corporate practice group, the firm announced Monday.

Fickes specializes in private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate matters for businesses and investors in the United States and internationally, and serves as an adviser to company owners, boards, and senior executives, the firm said.

DePizzo is a transactional attorney advising private equity firms and their portfolio companies, as well as other public and private entities, on complex transactions including platform and add-on acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and mergers, the firm said.

They join from Blank Rome.

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