The Legal 500 2018 Europe, Middle East & Africa Spotlights Akin Gump Lawyers and Practices
(Washington, D.C.) – The Legal 500 EMEA 2018 has recognized a number Akin Gump practices and lawyers in the firm’s London, Frankfurt, Geneva, Moscow, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Washington, D.C. offices as leaders in their respective fields.
The Legal 500 EMEA provides ranking and analysis of law firms working in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
AFGHANISTAN
The firm is ranked, and Washington, D.C.-based partner Daniel Feldman is recommended.
AFRICA
Akin Gump is ranked and noted for its “strength and depth of knowledge in the E&P sector.” Partners Marc Hammerson, John LaMaster, Thomas Trimble and London partner in charge Sebastian Rice are recommended.
GERMANY
The firm is ranked in the category of Restructuring and insolvency: Restructuring, and partners Dr. Christian Halàsz and Dr. Alex Vogelmann and counsel Dr. Stefan Gehrlein are recommended.
IRAQ
Akin Gump is ranked and noted for a “very professional” team providing “exceptional service.” Partner Marc Hammerson is recommended.
RUSSIA
For Russia, Akin Gump is recommended in the following practice areas, and the noted partners are singled out for recommendation:
Banking and finance: Borrower side
– Moscow partner in charge Natalia Baratiants and partner Dmitry Shiryaev are recommended.
Commercial, corporate and M&A: Moscow
– In this “fantastic” practice that is “flexible, responsive and trustworthy in complex, challenging situations,” partners Natalia Baratiants—recognized as a “Leading Individual”—and Suren Gortsunyan are recommended, along with senior counsel Alexander Trukhtanov, who is also recognized as a “Next Generation Lawyer.”
Dispute resolution: Arbitration & Mediation
– The team is noted as having “an excellent grasp of the commercial realities and dynamics of arbitration,” and partners Justin Williams and Ilya Rybalkin is recommended.
Energy and natural resources
– Ms. Baratiants is recommended and noted as a “Leading Individual.”
TMT
– The firm is noted as possessing “a deep understanding of the regulatory environment around international TMT companies with Russian operation,” and partner Vladimir Kouznetsov—noted as a Leading Individual—along with Sebastian Rice and counsel Anna Semashko—noted as a Next Generation Lawyer—are recommended.
SWITZERLAND
The firm is ranked in the category of WTO, and partner Alan Yanovich is recommended.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
For the UAE, where the firm maintains offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Akin Gump is recommended in the following practice areas, and the noted lawyers are singled out for recommendation:
Commercial, corporate and M&A
– Partners Wael Jabsheh and Natasha Kohne and Abu Dhabi co-partner in charge Chadi Salloum are recommended.
Construction
– Messrs. Hammerson and Salloum are recommended.
Energy and infrastructure
– Messrs. Hammerson and Salloum are recommended.
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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