Chambers Global Recognizes Akin’s Lawyers and Practices in 2025 Edition

Chambers and Partners, in the 2025 edition of Chambers Global, ranks Akin in 42 practice areas and includes 65 Akin lawyer rankings. The annual guide covers over 200 jurisdictions around the world. 

This year, the firm secured 10 new practice area rankings and over 15 Band 1 rankings across International Trade, Investment Funds, Restructuring, Dispute Resolution and Privacy & Data Security sections. 

At the global level, the firm is ranked as a Market Leader in International Trade/WTO and in the Multi-Jurisdictional category for Investment Funds: Hedge Funds, Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation and Restructuring/Insolvency. 

The firm’s ranked practice areas and partners are: 

Africa-wide

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity 

Asia-Pacific Region

International Trade/WTO 

• Stephen Kho 

• Tatman Savio 

• Yujin McNamara 

China 

International Trade/WTO (International Firms) 

• Stephen Kho 

• Tatman Savio  

Europe-wide

International Trade/WTO 

• Alan Yanovich 

• Jasper Helder 

Restructuring/Insolvency 

Middle East-wide

Capital Markets 

Capital Markets: Debt 

• Rizwan Kanji 

Dispute Resolution 

• Graham Lovett 

Islamic Finance 

• Rizwan Kanji 

United Kingdom

Capital Markets: Debt 

Competition Law 

• Davina Garrod 

Energy & Natural Resources: Disputes 

• Justin Williams 

Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas 

• Rob Butler 

Energy Sector (International & Cross-Border) 

International Arbitration 

• Justin Williams 

Investment Funds & Asset Management (International & Cross-Border) 

Restructuring/Insolvency 

• Barry Russell 

• James Terry 

• Emma Simmonds 

• Jacqueline Ingram 

• Tom Bannister 

Tax 

• Matthew Durward-Thomas 

United Arab Emirates

Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance 

• Rizwan Kanji 

Capital Markets: Debt 

• Rizwan Kanji 

Commercial Contracts 

• Wael Jabsheh 

Corporate/M&A: Abu Dhabi-based 

• Wael Jabsheh 

Corporate Compliance & Investigations 

• Lauren Talerman 

• Mac Fadlallah 

Corporate/M&A 

Dispute Resolution 

• Graham Lovett
• Michael Stewart
• Ryan Whelan

Restructuring/Insolvency

United States

Banking & Finance 

• William Brady 

Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite 

• Ira Dizengoff 

• Michael Stamer 

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United States 

• John Goodgame 

Corporate Crime & Investigations 

Energy Sector (International & Cross-Border) 

Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation) 

• Stephen Hug 

Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation) 

• Emily Mallen 

Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) 

• John Goodgame 

• Wesley Williams 

Hedge Funds 

• Barbara Niederkofler 

• Ira Kustin 

International Trade: CFIUS Experts 

• Christian Davis 

• Katherine P. Padgett 

International Trade: Customs 

• Lars-Erik A. Hjelm 

• Suzanne Kane 

International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: The Elite 

International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions 

• Anne Borkovic 

• Jonathan Poling 

• Kevin Wolf 

• Ryan Fayhee 

• Susan Kovarovics 

• Tom McCarthy 

International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy 

• Bernd Janzen 

• Matthew Nicely 

• Stephen Kho 

Investigations & Enforcement (International & Cross-Border) 

Investment Funds & Asset Management (International & Cross-Border) 

Investment Funds: Investor Representation 

• Prakash Mehta 

Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance 

• Brian Daly 

• Jason Daniel 

Labor & Employment 

Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded 

Privacy & Data Security 

• Natasha Kohne 

Private Credit 

Private Equity: Fund Formation 

• Blayne Grady 

• Dennis Pereira 

• Fadi Samman 

• James Deeken 

• Prakash Mehta 

Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy 

• April Kim 

• Ikenna Emehelu 

Tax: Corporate & Finance 

In Latin America – International Counsel, the firm’s ranked partners are: 

Corporate/M&A 

• Sergio Urias 

For further details on the firm’s rankings and commentary, please click here.