Chambers USA 2017 Recognizes Akin 79 Lawyers and 34 Practices
(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
- Scott M. Heimberg
- Robert K. Huffman
Government: Government Relations
- Joel Jankowsky
- John F Jonas
- Jeffrey McMillen
Healthcare
International Trade: Customs
International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
- Stephen Kho
- Hal S. Shapiro
- Valerie A. Slater
Investment Funds: Hedge Funds
- Kelli Moll
- Stephen M. Vine
Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
- Prakash Mehta
Native American Law
- Allison Binney
- Donald R. Pongrace
- Michael Rossetti
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
- John Burke
- Marissa Román Griffith
- Chris Spicer
In New York, the ranked practice areas and lawyers are:
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Lisa G. Beckerman
- David H. Botter
- Ira S. Dizengoff
- Philip C. Dublin
- Daniel H. Golden
- Arik Preis
- Michael S. Stamer
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
- Kerry E. Berchem
- Jeffrey L. Kochian
Labor & Employment
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
- Michael Asaro
- James J. Benjamin, Jr.
- Robert H. Hotz, Jr.
- Douglass Maynard
Tax
In Pennsylvania, the ranked practice areas and lawyers are:
Intellectual Property
- Dianne B. Elderkin
- Steve Maslowski
- Barbara Mullin
Litigation: Securities
- David L. Comerford
In Texas, the ranked practice areas and lawyers are:
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Charles R. Gibbs
- Sarah Schultz
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
- John Goodgame
- Seth Molay
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
- Alison Chen
- Daniel J. Micciche
- Thomas Weir
In Washington, D.C., the ranked practice areas and lawyers are:
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
- Rick L. Burdick
Healthcare
- Nathan Brown
- John Jacob
- Christopher L. Keough
- Robert S. Salcido
- Stephanie Webster
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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