National top 100 law firm names new partner at local office

NAPLES — Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm, recently expanded its Naples office and its national tax practice with the hiring of David Slenn, who was named a partner.

The announcement is a homecoming for Slenn, who was a senior associate attorney in the Naples office for Akerman from 2011 to 2013. After leaving the firm, Slenn worked in Tampa, at Quarles & Brady and most recently, for the past five years, at Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick.

"We are jointly building our Naples office and enhancing our ability to serve clients across the country and beyond," Naples Akerman office managing partner George Powell says in a press release. "David is a well-respected lawyer with a track record of success for high net worth families, businesses and charities in a variety of areas of law.”