Seven attorneys have left Ulmer & Berne LLP to open a Chicago office for national business law firm Akerman LLP.Scott A. Meyers will serve as managing partner of the new office, Akerman’s first significant operation in the Midwest. The group of attorneys, he said, saw “great synergies” between their work with clients and Akerman’s strength in trial law and other areas such as financial services and commercial banking. “It’s an opportunity to work with some tremendously …