BTI Names Akin Gump a Feared Firm for Litigation

(New York) – Akin Gump has been named a BTI Awesome Opponent as one of the most feared law firms in litigation, according to the BTI Consulting Group’s survey of corporate counsel.

In its Litigation Outlook 2017, BTI also reports that Akin Gump is in the top 15 percent of all law firms in eight areas of litigation: Class Actions, Securities and Finance Litigation, IP Litigation, Complex Commercial Litigation, Everyday Commercial Litigation, Complex Employment Litigation, Everyday Employment Litigation and Product Liability Litigation

The BTI Litigation Outlook provides in-depth analysis of market opportunities and client buying habits. Its analysis draws on direct client feedback from more than 330 independent, in-depth interviews with corporate counsel at the world’s largest companies.

Earlier this year, Akin Gump was included in BTI’s Most Recommended Law Firms report. (For more on that recognition, please click here.) In late 2015, the firm was selected for inclusion in BTI’s “Client Service 30,” a list of the top law firms for outstanding client service, as identified by general counsel. (For more on that recognition, please click here.)

Akin Gump’s placement on the list was cited in the Law360 article “The 4 Firms That Strike Fear In GCs.”

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.