Top 100 U.S. law firm Akerman LLP today announced the expansion of its Tax Practice Group with partner Erika Labelle in Denver. She joins from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner where she served as the co-leader of its U.S. Tax Group. Labelle is the sixth partner to join Akerman’s national tax team in six months.

“With intense client demand in the areas of M&A and private equity, we are focused on expanding with lawyers who bring extraordinary experience in transactional tax,” said Peter Larsen, chair of Akerman’s Tax Practice Group. “Erika boosts our capacity across a range of tax matters that intersect with our national corporate, real estate, and bankruptcy and restructuring teams.”

Labelle represents public and private businesses in transactional tax, REIT, and controversy matters. She focuses her practice on corporate and partnership tax planning and structuring, including taxable and tax-free corporate mergers, stock and asset acquisitions, reorganizations, divestitures and restructurings. She also regularly represents business entities in federal controversy matters with the Internal Revenue Service, including matters related to acquisitions, restructurings, transfer pricing, excise taxes, and research credits.

Akerman’s Tax Practice Group has furthered its national footprint with the addition of six lateral partners in six months. The team welcomed state and local tax partner Lorie Fale in Miami, domestic and international tax partner John Buckun in Chicago, Philip Weingold in New York, trusts and estates partner David Slenn in Naples, and state and local tax partner Lauren Ferrante in Chicago.