GIR Ranks Akin Among World’s Top Investigations Defense Firms

(Washington, D.C.) – Akin Gump is pleased to share that, for the eighth consecutive year, Global Investigations Review has named the firm to its GIR 30, the publication’s ranking of the world’s 30 best law firms for handling sophisticated cross-border government-led and internal investigations.

In its accompanying profile of the firm, GIR noted that 2022 was another strong year for “defending individuals in white-collar cases,” highlighting the firm’s representation of a founder of a leading bitcoin derivatives exchange in a “first-of-its-kind Bank Secrecy Act case.”

GIR spotlighted the firm’s “solid track record” regarding cases before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, an “equally strong” record of representing traders in high-profile cases, and a “strong history of taking on complex foreign bribery cases,” as well as the firm’s “stellar sanctions offering” out of London.

The firm was also noted for its deep bench of “practitioners who have served at the highest levels of the US Department of Justice in Washington, DC and as prosecutors at prominent US attorney’s offices across the country. Many of its large pool of former government lawyers are based in the US capital.”

The GIR 30, part of the GIR 100, is an annual guide to the world’s leading firms for corporate investigations. The list is based on extensive research and determined through a formula that includes the number of active cases at a firm, the profile level of those matters, the number of leading figures at a firm and other criteria.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers and advisors in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.