About Martin
Martin Burkett serves as co-chair of Akerman’s M&A and Private Equity Practice. Martin represents public and private companies and private equity funds in a variety of corporate transactions, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions. Martin’s practice includes structuring and negotiating complex business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, going private transactions, venture and growth capital investments, debt and equity financings, and securities offerings. He regularly represents portfolio companies of private equity clients and other companies with respect to all of their corporate transactions, and effectively serves as their outside general counsel. In addition, Martin represents investors and companies in a broad variety of distressed corporate situations, including distressed acquisitions.
Practice Areas
Education
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Fort Lauderdale (2022)
- Recognized: Corporate Law
- Recognized: Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Recognized: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Recognized: Venture Capital Law
- Practice Area: Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
- Special Focus: Private Equity
- Daily Business Review, 2007, Named "Top Dealmaker of the Year"
- South Florida Legal Guide 2010, Listed as Top Up and Comer, Corporate
- South Florida Legal Guide Top Lawyers 2014, Listed for Healthcare
- South Florida Legal Guide Top Lawyers 2012, 2015, Listed for Corporate and Business
- The Legal 500 2013-2016, Recommended for Mergers, Acquisitions & Buyouts: M&A National Middle Market