Welcome to Bilzin Sumberg. As Managing Partner, it is my pleasure to introduce you to our firm. Bilzin Sumberg is a preeminent commercial law firm, serving clients that come from the local community, across the country, and around the world. Our clients rely on our deep industry knowledge and broad legal experience that speak directly to their unique needs. We provide counsel to a wide array of clients that come from the public, private, and non-profits sectors, from multinational corporations to renowned educational institutions to family offices.
Our diverse roster of domestic and international clients is a testament to our highly responsive and flexible practice, and to the effectiveness of our lean business model: housing a carefully curated team of lawyers who are ready and able to serve our clients wherever and whenever needed. We maintain our home base in Miami, and use technology and transportation to connect us with clients throughout the world.

At Bilzin Sumberg we pride ourselves on having the legal ‘firepower’ of a large corporate law firm, coupled with an unparalleled level of intimate and communicative client engagement. Clients do not ‘get lost’ in the organizational maze. Our attorneys strive to maintain a deep understanding of their clients’ business operations and objectives, serving above all as trusted counselors. Because we pay close attention to the issues affecting our clients’ businesses and industries, we evolve in ways that anticipate and fulfill client needs.

Our ability to solve complex problems and to adeptly navigate complicated situations is supported by innovation, creativity, and technology that creates enormous value for clients. Over the past decade, our firm has expanded its use of Legal Project Management (LPM), which focuses on up-front planning and budgeting, disciplined team management, and client debriefing. Our LPM model has optimized client outcomes and garnered significant industry recognition.

Cognizant of our responsibility to set an example for the community, we continue to forge ahead with our commitment to social progress and equity. Bilzin Sumberg has put diversity and inclusion at the top of its agenda by advancing and integrating it on three levels: within our firm, throughout the legal profession, and across the local community. You can see the concrete actions that the firm has taken on our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion page. This is in tandem with our commitment to improving our local communities through serving those most vulnerable. The firm's active involvement with those communities through its Bilzin Sumberg Cares program and its pro bono work demonstrate its staff's dedication to bettering the lives of others.

All in all, our record clearly speaks to our five cherished values: trust, preeminence, community, engagement and collaboration. We prize our clients as we do our communities. We are proud to be judged by the company we keep.

Sincerely,

Albert E. Dotson, Jr.

Bilzin Sumberg was founded by a group of lawyers from New York who set out to establish a law firm that viewed legal excellence and unparalleled service delivery as equal imperatives. Success would take the form of enduring client relationships. That degree of client loyalty would only reward a firm focused on delivering a universally satisfying experience to every client.

The firm’s founders were indispensable in shaping the values and firm culture that has made Bilzin Sumberg a preeminent Florida firm. As the firm welcomes new generations of leaders to continue their legacy, it also pays tribute to those founding partners that are no longer practicing:

Alan D. Axelrod: A pillar of Bilzin Sumberg since the firm’s launch, Alan passed away on May 16, 2023. Treasured by clients, colleagues, and peers alike, Alan’s work in the corporate arena throughout his 45-year legal career put him at the center of many of the largest transactions that took place in Florida, and across the country. The results of Alan’s counsel can be seen across South Florida’s skylines in the transformational projects that he helped bring to fruition, a proud reminder of his contribution to the region’s growth and prosperity.

Scott L. Baena: Retired from practicing law at the firm, Scott continues to contribute Pro Bono legal services to the community and is recognized for his strong business acumen and leadership. Scott has served as a member of the Board of Directors for Legal Services of Greater Miami, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, the Dade County Bar Association, and the Florida Fiduciary Forum. He also serves as a Board Member for Miami-based Continental Bank, is a Fellow at the American Bar Foundation, and is a member of the United Way of Miami-Dade Tocqueville Society.