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Grasford Smith
Litigation Partner
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Akerman
Cornerstone
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Gulfstream
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Cornerstone Class 40
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Biography
Grasford is a litigation partner and litigation practice group leader at Akerman. He has handled a variety of matters, including contractual disputes, shareholder and board of director disputes, non-competition and trade secret disputes, real estate and construction defect disputes, intellectual property disputes, government enforcement actions, and Florida Bar disciplinary matters.
Grasford was previously an equity shareholder with a regional law firm in Florida, becoming its first African American shareholder in its approximately 100-year history. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America, Top 500 Lawyers in America by Law Dragon, Top 500 Business Leaders in Florida by Florida Trend, Corporate Executive of the Year by Legacy Magazine, National Black Lawyers Top 100, and South Florida's Most Power Blacks Professionals in Business by Legacy Magazine.
Grasford received his B.S. degree (summa cum laude) from FSU and earned his Juris Doctor from NYU Law School.
Grasford was previously an equity shareholder with a regional law firm in Florida, becoming its first African American shareholder in its approximately 100-year history. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America, Top 500 Lawyers in America by Law Dragon, Top 500 Business Leaders in Florida by Florida Trend, Corporate Executive of the Year by Legacy Magazine, National Black Lawyers Top 100, and South Florida's Most Power Blacks Professionals in Business by Legacy Magazine.
Grasford received his B.S. degree (summa cum laude) from FSU and earned his Juris Doctor from NYU Law School.