The State Legislature in Florida recently concluded its annual 60 day Session on Friday, March 9, 2012. Akerman's Government Affairs & Public Policy Practice Group in Florida had a banner year in both the number of clients represented and number of legislative successes accomplished on behalf of Akerman clients.

The legislature's preoccupation with the once per decade redistricting as well as the annual balancing of the state budget made client advocacy that much more difficult as very little attention was paid to other issues. This meant Akerman's Policy team had to be aggressive, assertive and act quickly in a highly competitive environment in which almost 3,000 pieces of legislation were introduced and only 200 were ultimately passed.

The variety of issues covered in the following list of clients further demonstrates the incredible achievement of the State Policy Practice during the 2012 Session of the Florida Legislature.