Chambers Global 2022 Ranks Akin Gump Lawyers and Practices

February 18, 2022

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(Washington, D.C.) — Chambers & Partners, in its Chambers Global 2022 guide, has recognized 36 of the firm’s practices as well as 41 Akin Gump lawyers as leaders in their respective areas of practice. Chambers Global covers more than 200 jurisdictions around the world.

At the global level, the firm is ranked as a Market Leader in International Trade/WTO and in the Multi-Jurisdictional category for Investment Funds: Hedge Funds and Restructuring/Insolvency.

Further, several of the firm’s practices and lawyers are recognized throughout the Asia-Pacific and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions as well as in the United Kingdom and across the United States.

In Asia, the firm’s ranked practice areas and partners are:

Asia-Pacific-wide

International Trade/WTO

China

International Trade/WTO (International Firms)

  • Stephen Kho
  • Tatman Savio

Investment Funds (International Firms)

Singapore

Energy & Natural Resources: International

In the EMEA, the firm’s ranked practice areas and partners are:

Europe-wide

Restructuring/Insolvency

International Trade/WTO

Middle East-wide

Capital Markets: Debt

Islamic Finance

Africa-wide

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity

Russia

Corporate/M&A

Energy & Natural Resources

United Arab Emirates

Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance and Capital Markets: Debt

Capital Markets

Corporate Investigations

Corporate/Commercial & Commercial Contracts

In the United Kingdom, the ranked practice areas and lawyers are:

Competition Law

Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration

Dispute Resolution: Litigation

Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas

Energy Sector (International & Cross-Border)

Investment Funds & Asset Management (International & Cross-Border)

Restructuring/Insolvency

Tax

In the United States, the ranked practice areas and partners are:

Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United States

Corporate Crime & Investigations

Energy Sector (International & Cross-Border)

Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)

Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)

International Trade: CFIUS Experts

International Trade: Customs

International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions

International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy

Investigations & Enforcement (International & Cross-Border)

Investment Funds & Asset Management (International & Cross-Border)

Investment Funds: Hedge Funds

Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance

Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation

Labor & Employment

Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded

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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