Chambers USA 2017 Recognizes Akin 79 Lawyers and 34 Practices

May 30, 2017Chambers & Partners

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(Washington, D.C.) – Chambers & Partners, in its 2017 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, has recognized 79 Akin Gump U.S. lawyers as leaders in their respective areas of practice. The publication also ranked firm practices in 34 nationwide and state-level categories.

Nationwide, the ranked lawyers are as follows, with ranked practices in bold:

Appellate Law

Bankruptcy/Restructuring                                                         

Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded

Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)

  • George D. Cannon Jr.

Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)

  • Michael Byrd
  • Christine B. LaFollette

Government: Government Contracts

Government: Government Relations

Healthcare

International Trade: Customs

International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions

International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy

Investment Funds: Hedge Funds

Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation

  • Prakash Mehta

Native American Law

Projects

  • Edward W. Zaelke

Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy

  • John Marciano
  • Edward W Zaelke

Sports Law

In California, the ranked practice areas and lawyers are:

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

  • David Simonds

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

  • Robin M. Schachter

Labor & Employment

  • Gregory W. Knopp

Litigation: Appellate

  • Rex S. Heinke

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Media & Entertainment: Transactional

In New York, the ranked practice areas and lawyers are:

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded

Labor & Employment

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Tax

In Pennsylvania, the ranked practice areas and lawyers are:

Intellectual Property

Litigation: Securities

  • David L. Comerford

In Texas, the ranked practice areas and lawyers are:

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity

Corporate/M&A

  • Christine B. LaFollette
  • Kenneth Menges

Intellectual Property

  • David Clonts
  • Charles Everingham

Latin American Investment

  • Steven Otillar

Litigation: Appellate

Litigation: General Commercial

Litigation: Securities

Real Estate

  • Carl B. Lee

Tax

In Washington, D.C., the ranked practice areas and lawyers are:

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity

  • Rick L. Burdick

Healthcare

Intellectual Property

Labor & Employment

  • Joel M. Cohn
  • Donald R. Livingston
  • Daniel L. Nash

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite

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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