20 Akin Gump London Lawyers Ranked in Chambers UK 2016

(London) – Akin Gump is pleased to announce that 20 of its lawyers in London have been ranked as leading lawyers in their respective areas of practice in the Chambers UK 2016 guide. Chambers UK covers 50 cities and counties in the U.K., with London having the most in-depth coverage.

The ranked practice areas and lawyers are:

Banking & Finance: Borrowers

Fred Heller (Banking & Finance: Borrowers)

Banking Litigation

Mark Dawkins (Banking Litigation)

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity

Barry Russell (Capital Markets: Debt)

Sarah Smith (Capital Markets: Securitisation)

Davina Garrod (Competition Law)

Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas

Energy & Natural Resources: Power

Marc Hammerson (Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas)

John LaMaster (Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas) - Top Tier

Caroline-Lucy Moran (Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas) - Associates to watch

Justin Williams (Energy & Natural Resources: Disputes)

Financial Services: Contentious Regulatory

Helen Marshall (Financial Services: Contentious Regulatory) - Top Tier

Christopher Leonard (Financial Services: Non-contentious Regulatory)

Investment Funds: Hedge Funds

Ian Meade (Investment Funds: Hedge Funds)

Tim Pearce (Investment Funds: Hedge Funds)

Christopher Gorman-Evans (Investment Funds: Private Equity)

Thiha Tun (Investment Funds: Private Equity)

Justin Williams (Litigation)

Restructuring/Insolvency: Elite – Top Tier

Tom Bannister (Restructuring/Insolvency)

James Roome (Restructuring/Insolvency) - Top Tier

Barry Russell (Restructuring/Insolvency) - Top Tier

James Terry (Restructuring/Insolvency)

Tax

Sophie Donnithorne-Tait (Tax) - Associates to watch

Stuart Sinclair (Tax)

Founded in 1945, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

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