Heather L. Preston
Partner, Akerman
Los Angeles, CA
Heather L. Preston is a partner at Akerman in Los Angeles, working on fund formation and fund tax; in practice since 2002.
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Last verified Oct 24, 2026 against akerman.com. How we check
Overview
- Office
- Los Angeles, CA
- Experience
- In practice since 2002 · 24 years
Appears in: Where Private Fund Lawyers Went to Law School, a FundOpsHQ guide that names everyone it counts.
Source: akerman.com, as of Oct 24, 2026. View the bio
Practice
Fund formation
From the bio
“investment fund formation, qualified opportunity funds”
Fund tax
From the bio
“She has significant experience in tax matters associated with mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, restructurings, investment fund formation”
Focus
- REIT tax
From the bio
“She has significant experience in tax matters associated with mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, restructurings, investment fund formation, qualified opportunity funds, cross-border transactions, partnerships and joint ventures, and REITs.”
Read from the practice description in the bio on akerman.com, as of Oct 24, 2026.
Experience
In practice since 2002 · 24 years
Based on: J.D., University of Mississippi School of Law, 2002.
Years and earlier employers as stated in the bio on akerman.com, as of Oct 24, 2026.
Education and admissions
- Education
- University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D. (2002)
- Pennsylvania State University, B.S. (1995)
- Bar admissions
- CaliforniaCheck with the bar: State Bar of California’s attorney lookup for California (opens in a new tab)
- GeorgiaCheck with the bar: State Bar of Georgia’s attorney lookup for Georgia (opens in a new tab)
As the bio lists them. We do not check whether a licence is current; each state’s own lookup does.
As listed in the bio on akerman.com, as of Oct 24, 2026.
Colleagues at Akerman
- Hunter B. Carpenter
Partner · Washington, D.C.
- Sanford J. Davis
Partner · Fort Lauderdale
- Mason H. Drake
Partner · Chicago
- Barbara Edwards
Partner · New York
- Christopher Mendez
Partner · New York
- Andres G. Mendoza
Partner · Miami
- Scott A. Meyers
Chairman and CEO · Chicago
- Philip R. Weingold
Partner · New York
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- Lucas M. Rachuba
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- Matthew S. Schonholz
Baker McKenziePractices in common: fund formation, fund tax
- Olga Zolotnik
Gunderson DettmerPractices in common: fund formation, fund tax
- Zeeshan Ahmedani
Proskauer RosePractices in common: fund formation
Questions about Heather L. Preston
What does Heather L. Preston work on?
Akerman’s bio of Heather L. Preston lists fund formation and fund tax.
Where is Heather L. Preston based?
In Akerman’s Los Angeles office.
How long has Heather L. Preston practised?
Since 2002, 24 years, going by the bio (J.D., University of Mississippi School of Law, 2002).
Where did Heather L. Preston study?
University of Mississippi School of Law and Pennsylvania State University.
Where is Heather L. Preston admitted to practise?
The bio lists California and Georgia.
How can I contact Heather L. Preston?
Through the bio page on akerman.com. FundOpsHQ does not publish email addresses or phone numbers.