Janis Cheezem

Janis Cheezem is a real estate partner in Akerman’s Miami office. She represents landlords, tenants, lenders, sellers, and purchasers in complex and routine transactions. She has negotiated the leasing, sale, and purchase of millions of square feet of office, retail, mixed-use, and industrial properties in South Florida. Additionally, Cheezem provides counsel for property management issues, workouts, and restructurings of commercial real estate assets. Her clients include both the public and private parties to public-private partnerships.

Notable transactions include taking the lead in representing the Institute of Contemporary Arts – Miami in its acquisition and financing of a new building. She was also part of the Akerman team, representing a client who purchased 130,000 square feet of a commercial condominium unit. The unit is part of the mixed-use Block 55 at Sawyer’s Walk in downtown Miami.

Cheezem is an active member of CREW Miami, having served on the organization’s board of directors as legal counsel and director of education. She has also served as president of the Commercial Industrial Association of South Florida (CIASF). She is a frequent speaker at real estate conferences and seminars.

Cheezem has been listed by Who’s Who Legal for Real Estate.

This is why Janis Cheezem received Connect CRE’s 2024 Florida & Gulf Coast Lawyers in Real Estate Award. The award celebrates real estate attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their practice and the larger community.