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Crain’s Names Joseph Sorkin Among its ‘Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys’

March 24, 2025

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Akin litigation practice head Joseph Sorkin has been named among Crain’s New York Business’ Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys for 2025.  

According to Crain’s, honorees are recognized for their impressive representation while “shaping precedent and advocating for their clients across industries and issues.”  

In its profile of Joseph, Crain’s notes his biggest career win as leading the Akin deal team to a unanimous victory in dismissing a 2021 defamation lawsuit against hedge fund client Mangrove Partners and other investors, which was filed by Eros International, a major Bollywood film distributor.  

Another significant case highlighted in Joseph’s profile includes securing a precedent-setting win in Dream Defenders v. DeSantis at the Florida Supreme Court, which helped clarify Florida’s anti-protest law. 

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