Akerman’s Jill Riola Achieves Florida Bar Board Certification in Intellectual Property Law

    ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 18 /EMWNews/ -- Akerman Senterfitt Shareholder

Jill Sarnoff Riola has received Board Certification in Intellectual

Property Law from The Florida Bar. In 2007, the Florida Supreme Court

officially recognized intellectual property law as one of only 22 board

certification areas available in Florida. Board Certification is the

highest level of recognition by The Florida Bar of competency and

experience, and identifies Ms. Riola as having special knowledge, skills

and proficiency in Intellectual Property law, distinguishing her as a

specialist in this practice area.



    Ms. Riola leads the Intellectual Property practice for the north

Florida offices of Akerman Senterfitt, operating out of the firm's Orlando

office. An intellectual property litigator for many years, Ms. Riola now

concentrates her practice on corporate and transactional intellectual

property matters, including domestic and international trademark and

copyright selection, prosecution, protection, licensing, and enforcement;

complex intellectual property transfer transactions, such as acquisition,

licensing, development, manufacturing, and distribution agreements;

advertising and promotions.



    An experienced intellectual property litigation mediator, Ms. Riola

sits on the panel of mediators for the United States District Court for the

Middle District of Florida, and is a member of the International Trademark

Association (INTA) esteemed Panel of Neutrals. She has served on the Board

of Directors and Executive Committee of the International Trademark

Association, and the Executive Committee of the Intellectual Property

Section of the State Bar of California.



    Akerman Senterfitt's Intellectual Property practice is the largest in

the state of Florida.

    About Akerman Senterfitt



    Akerman is ranked among the top 100 law firms in the United States by

The National Law Journal NLJ 250 (2007) in number of lawyers and is the

largest firm in Florida. With more than 500 lawyers and governmental

affairs professionals, the firm serves clients in major business centers

throughout the United States, including Miami, New York, Washington D.C.

and Los Angeles. For additional information, please visit the firm's Web

site at http://www.akerman.com.






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