Comcast Corporation has named Thomas Reid as senior executive vice president, general counsel, and secretary of the company. He will join the company in April from Davis Polk & Wardwell.

Akerman has added Alan Cohen, Randy Eckers, Michael Estreicher and Samuel Lee as partners to join the firm’s real estate practice group. They join from Duval Stachenfeld. Cohen will serve as chair of the group. Special counsel Alexander Sokoloff also joins the new team.