Chambers USA 2021 Recognizes Akin Lawyers and Practices
(Washington, D.C.) – Chambers and Partners, in its Chambers USA 2021 guide, has recognized more than 80 Akin Gump U.S. lawyers as leaders in their respective areas of practice as well as nearly 40 practices across the publication’s nationwide and state-level categories.
Nationwide, the ranked lawyers are as follows, with ranked practices in bold:
Appellate Law
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United States
- John Goodgame
- Cynthia May Mabry
- Seth Molay
Corporate Crime & Investigations
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
- George (Chip) Cannon Jr.
Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
- Michael J. Byrd
- John Goodgame
- David Sweeney
Government Contracts: The Elite
Government Contracts
Government Relations
Government Relations: Congressional Investigations
Political Law
Healthcare: The Elite
International Trade: CFIUS Experts
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
- James Deeken
- Blayne A Grady
- Prakash H. Mehta
- Fadi G. Samman
Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance
Labor & Employment
Native American Law
Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded
Sports Law
Tax: Corporate & Finance
In California, the ranked practice areas and lawyers are:
Labor & Employment
- Gregory W. Knopp
- Gary M. McLaughlin
Media & Entertainment: Transactional
Real Estate
- David Stone Phelps
In New York, the ranked practice areas and lawyers are:
Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- David Botter
- Ira S. Dizengoff
- Philip C. Dublin
- Meredith A. Lahaie
- Arik Preis
- Abid Qureshi
- Michael S. Stamer
Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
Corporate/M&A
Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism
- Jeffrey Lazar Kochian
Labor & Employment: Highly Regarded
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: The Elite
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Tax
In Pennsylvania, the ranked practice area and lawyers are:
Intellectual Property
In Texas, the ranked practice areas and lawyers are:
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
- John Goodgame
- Cynthia May Mabry
- Seth Molay
Corporate/M&A: The Elite
Corporate/M&A
Litigation: General Commercial
Litigation: Securities
Tax
Technology: Corporate & Commercial
In Washington, D.C., the ranked practice areas and lawyers are:
Antitrust
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity
Environment
Environment: Mainly Transactional
Healthcare
Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory
Labor & Employment
- Daniel L. Nash
- Esther G. Lander
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite
For further details on the firm’s rankings and commentary, please click here.
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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