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Jonathan L. Awner is an attorney based in Miami, FLORIDA. The practice focuses on Business, M&A, and Securities.
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- Miami, FLORIDA
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- Business · M&A · Securities
- Handles Business, M&A, and Securities matters from Miami, FLORIDA.
- Recognized with Lawyer of the Year — International Mergers and Acquisitions (Miami) (2025).
About Jonathan L. Awner: Jonathan L. Awner is an attorney based in Miami, FLORIDA. The practice focuses on Business, M&A, and Securities.
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Jonathan L. Awner represents clients in Miami, Florida across the following areas of law. Each area links to other verified attorneys with the same focus.
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About Jonathan L. Awner
Jonathan Awner serves as Co-Chair of Akerman’s Corporate Practice Group. Ranked by Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, and The Legal 500 as a preeminent corporate lawyer, Jonathan Awner advises clients in automotive retail, aviation, distribution, hospitality, logistics, manufacturing, services, technology, waste management and other industries. Described by a client quoted in Chambers USA as a “top-notch” lawyer who is “smart, hard-working and practical,” Jonathan focuses on middle-market domestic mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, public and private securities transactions, and corporate governance matters.
Jonathan counsels in mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, spin-offs, recapitalizations, joint ventures, private equity investments, and other business transactions. He has extensive experience representing strategic and financial buyers and investors, as well as corporate, individual and family sellers.
Jonathan also represents public companies in public offerings of equity and debt securities, and securities law compliance matters. He has served as lead counsel to issuers in numerous underwritten offerings, including a $1.5 billion IPO. He also advises companies and investor groups in private placements of equity and debt securities, growth equity investments and joint ventures.
Jonathan is a trusted advisor to boards of directors, audit and special board committees, and senior executives of public companies on corporate governance issues, management succession, relations with institutional and activist investors, compensation practices for directors and officers, conflict of interest matters, and change-of-control transactions. His committee representations include leading investigations of alleged management misconduct, whistleblower complaints, stock option backdating, accounting irregularities, auditor resignations, violations of securities laws including insider trading, and responding to shareholder activists alleging poor operating performance or excessive compensation.
Credentials
Education
Boston University School of Law
J.D. · 1985
Swarthmore College
B.A. · 1982
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Florida, The Florida
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Lawyer of the Year — International Mergers and Acquisitions (Miami)
2025
Lawyer of the Year — Securities Regulation (Miami)
2025
Lawyer of the Year — Corporate Governance Law (Miami)
2022
Lawyer of the Year — International Mergers and Acquisitions (Miami)
2021
Lawyer of the Year — Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law (Miami)
2020
Lawyer of the Year — International Mergers and Acquisitions (Miami)
2019
Lawyer of the Year — Securities / Capital Markets Law (Miami)
2019
Lawyer of the Year — Corporate Governance Law (Miami)
2018
Lawyer of the Year — Securities Regulation (Miami)
2017
Lawyer of the Year — Corporate Law (Miami)
2016
Lawyer of the Year — Securities / Capital Markets Law (Miami)
2015
Lawyer of the Year — Securities Regulation (Miami)
2013
Lawyer of the Year — Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Miami)
2012
Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Governance Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — International Mergers and Acquisitions
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Mergers and Acquisitions Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Securities / Capital Markets Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Securities Regulation
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Daily Business Review 2009, Named "Top Dealmaker: Corporate"
2026
Best Lawyers in America — South Florida Business Journal 2009, Key Partners Award Winner for Corporate Finance/Mergers & Acquisitions Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Daily Business Review, 2014, Named "Top Dealmaker of the Year: Corporate Domestic"
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Florida Trend's Legal Elite 2012, 2014, and 2015, Listed for Business Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — South Florida Legal Guide Top Lawyers 2001-2018, Listed for Corporate and Business, Mergers & Acquisitions
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Chambers USA 2003-2018, Ranked in top tier in Florida for Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
2026
Best Lawyers in America — The Legal 500 2009-2018, Recommended for Mergers, Acquisitions & Buyouts: M&A National Middle Market
2026
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What areas of law does Jonathan L. Awner practice?
Jonathan L. Awner focuses on Business, M&A, and Securities.
Where is Jonathan L. Awner located?
Jonathan L. Awner primarily serves clients in Miami, Florida, with an office at 98 Southeast Seventh Street.
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