GershonAkerman
Associate
Commercial Litigation
gakerman@seyfarth.com
Gershon is a dedicated, hard-working attorney who constantly strives to find creative and innovative solutions to resolving complex commercial disputes.
More About Gershon
Gershon partners with clients on an array of commercial litigation, business disputes, real estate-related litigation, and other civil litigation matters, including complex real estate and partnership disputes, consumer fraud class actions, false advertising claims, tax lien foreclosures, and bankruptcy and creditors' rights. He also has extensive experience representing educational and other institutions in actions brought under the New York Child Victim Act (CVA).
Gershon began his practice in civil litigation, focusing on premises liability and construction-related accident defense. He then took that litigation and courtroom experience and applied it to his commercial litigation practice. He appears regularly in state, federal, and bankruptcy courts, and has broad experience before many state court judges. This provides him with a unique, long-view perspective to litigation and allows him to craft creative solutions to resolve disputes favorably.
Gershon served as an Alexander Fellow, working as a junior clerk in the chambers of the Honorable Roslynn R. Mauskopf, US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, a role for which he was competitively selected by a Cardozo Law School faculty committee.
"I am a proud member of the Seyfarth team, and I enjoy working with top-notch attorneys that are creative and highly capable."
Gershon began his practice in civil litigation, focusing on premises liability and construction-related accident defense. He then took that litigation and courtroom experience and applied it to his commercial litigation practice. He appears regularly in state, federal, and bankruptcy courts, and has broad experience before many state court judges. This provides him with a unique, long-view perspective to litigation and allows him to craft creative solutions to resolve disputes favorably.
Gershon served as an Alexander Fellow, working as a junior clerk in the chambers of the Honorable Roslynn R. Mauskopf, US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, a role for which he was competitively selected by a Cardozo Law School faculty committee.
"I am a proud member of the Seyfarth team, and I enjoy working with top-notch attorneys that are creative and highly capable."
- JD, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
Magna cum laude
Cardozo Law Review, Articles Editor
Alexander Fellow - BHL, Yeshiva Gedolah Rabbinical College
- New York
- US District Court, Eastern District of New York
- US District Court, Southern District of New York
Related Services
- Successfully defended large, well-known US company against consumer fraud and false advertising class action.
- Represented commercial property owner in complex real property ownership dispute.
Related News & Insights
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Media Mentions
03/20/2025
Seyfarth’s 2025 Commercial Litigation Outlook Featured in Insurance Journal
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Media Mentions
03/14/2025
Seyfarth’s 2025 Commercial Litigation Outlook Featured in Carrier Management
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Legal Update
Feb 27, 2025
Now Available! 2025 Commercial Litigation Outlook
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Attorney Publication
09/02/2024
Greg Markel, Sarah Fedner, and Gershon Akerman Write on Significant Impact of SCOTUS Decision in SEC v. Jarkesy in Practical Law The Journal
- New York City Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- Co-Author, "Securities & Fiduciary Duty Litigation," 2025 Commercial Litigation Outlook, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 2025)
- Co-Author, "Guest Post: SEC Administrative Proceedings After SEC v. Jarkesy," The D&O Diary (September 17, 2024)
- Co-Author, "SEC Administrative Proceedings After SEC v. Jarkesy," Practical Law The Journal (September 2024)
- Co-Author, "Sup. Ct. to Rule When Feds Must Provide Enforcement Action Jury Trial," The D&O Diary (August 16, 2023)
- Co-Author, "The Supreme Court Will Determine When Federal Agencies Must Provide for the Right to a Jury Trial in Civil Enforcement Actions," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 8, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Proposed Legislation Seeks To Extend The CVA Revival Window For One Additional Year," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 21, 2020)
Gershon is a dedicated, hard-working attorney who constantly strives to find creative and innovative solutions to resolving complex commercial disputes.
More About Gershon
Gershon partners with clients on an array of commercial litigation, business disputes, real estate-related litigation, and other civil litigation matters, including complex real estate and partnership disputes, consumer fraud class actions, false advertising claims, tax lien foreclosures, and bankruptcy and creditors' rights. He also has extensive experience representing educational and other institutions in actions brought under the New York Child Victim Act (CVA).
Gershon began his practice in civil litigation, focusing on premises liability and construction-related accident defense. He then took that litigation and courtroom experience and applied it to his commercial litigation practice. He appears regularly in state, federal, and bankruptcy courts, and has broad experience before many state court judges. This provides him with a unique, long-view perspective to litigation and allows him to craft creative solutions to resolve disputes favorably.
Gershon served as an Alexander Fellow, working as a junior clerk in the chambers of the Honorable Roslynn R. Mauskopf, US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, a role for which he was competitively selected by a Cardozo Law School faculty committee.
"I am a proud member of the Seyfarth team, and I enjoy working with top-notch attorneys that are creative and highly capable."
Gershon began his practice in civil litigation, focusing on premises liability and construction-related accident defense. He then took that litigation and courtroom experience and applied it to his commercial litigation practice. He appears regularly in state, federal, and bankruptcy courts, and has broad experience before many state court judges. This provides him with a unique, long-view perspective to litigation and allows him to craft creative solutions to resolve disputes favorably.
Gershon served as an Alexander Fellow, working as a junior clerk in the chambers of the Honorable Roslynn R. Mauskopf, US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, a role for which he was competitively selected by a Cardozo Law School faculty committee.
"I am a proud member of the Seyfarth team, and I enjoy working with top-notch attorneys that are creative and highly capable."
- JD, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
Magna cum laude
Cardozo Law Review, Articles Editor
Alexander Fellow - BHL, Yeshiva Gedolah Rabbinical College
- New York
- US District Court, Eastern District of New York
- US District Court, Southern District of New York
Related Services
- Successfully defended large, well-known US company against consumer fraud and false advertising class action.
- Represented commercial property owner in complex real property ownership dispute.
Related News & Insights
-
Media Mentions
03/20/2025
Seyfarth’s 2025 Commercial Litigation Outlook Featured in Insurance Journal
-
Media Mentions
03/14/2025
Seyfarth’s 2025 Commercial Litigation Outlook Featured in Carrier Management
-
Legal Update
Feb 27, 2025
Now Available! 2025 Commercial Litigation Outlook
-
Attorney Publication
09/02/2024
Greg Markel, Sarah Fedner, and Gershon Akerman Write on Significant Impact of SCOTUS Decision in SEC v. Jarkesy in Practical Law The Journal
- New York City Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- Co-Author, "Securities & Fiduciary Duty Litigation," 2025 Commercial Litigation Outlook, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 2025)
- Co-Author, "Guest Post: SEC Administrative Proceedings After SEC v. Jarkesy," The D&O Diary (September 17, 2024)
- Co-Author, "SEC Administrative Proceedings After SEC v. Jarkesy," Practical Law The Journal (September 2024)
- Co-Author, "Sup. Ct. to Rule When Feds Must Provide Enforcement Action Jury Trial," The D&O Diary (August 16, 2023)
- Co-Author, "The Supreme Court Will Determine When Federal Agencies Must Provide for the Right to a Jury Trial in Civil Enforcement Actions," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 8, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Proposed Legislation Seeks To Extend The CVA Revival Window For One Additional Year," Legal Update, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 21, 2020)