Akke practices in complex commercial litigation and tort litigation, and has experience with all stages of the proceedings, including pre-trial, trial, and appellate work.  Representative cases include high-rise condominium disputes involving state and federal securities law and fraud claims, and claims under the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act; corporate and business disputes involving breach of contract, trademark, and shareholder derivative claims; employment disputes; and personal injury claims.  Akke practices in state and federal court, in arbitration proceedings, before the Nevada Supreme Court and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

A native of the Netherlands, Akke attended law school after a dancing career headlining in Paris and Las Vegas production shows.  In law school, Akke was the Notes Editor of the Nevada Law Journal and a member of the Society of Advocates.  Akke earned Cali Awards (for the highest grade) in Criminal Law, legal writing  I, and Bankruptcy Law.

 

EDUCATION

  • J.D. (magna cum laude), University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, 2004
  • Meester in de Rechten, Open Universiteit Nederland, 2000

 

COURT ADMISSIONS

  • Nevada Supreme Court
  • United States District Court for the District of Nevada
  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

 

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS

  • Mountain States Super Lawyer (Rising Stars Edition)

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES

  • American Bar Association
  • State Bar of Nevada
  • Clark County Bar Association

 

PUBLICATIONS

  • “Chapter 13 van de Bankruptcy Code en de WSNP vergeleken: staat Nederland hetzelfde misbruik van de schone lei te wachten als de Verenigde Staten?,” 10 Executief, Maandblad voor Burgerlijke Rechtsvordering 176 (2001).
  • “Camping in Lake Tahoe: Does a Temporary Deprivation of All Beneficial Use of Land Justify Rejection of the Categorical Lucas Rule?,” 4 Nevada Law Journal 448 (Winter 2003/2004).

 

LANGUAGES

  • Dutch
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish