Chambers USA 2014 Ranks 66 Akin Attorneys
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(Washington, D.C.) – Akin Gump is pleased to announce that 66 of its attorneys have been ranked as leaders in their respective areas of practice in the 2014 Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Chambers USA conducts a year-long survey of the legal profession to identify the top practitioners in an extensive range of practice areas. The results are based entirely on in-depth market research and the recommendations of general counsel and lawyers in private practice. Along with its ranked attorneys, Akin Gump was also recognized in Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded and Environment.The ranked attorneys are:
Scott Alberino (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
Carrie Hill Allen (Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation))
Michael Asaro (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations)
Lisa G. Beckerman (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
James J. Benjamin (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations)
David H. Botter (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
Michael J. Brito (Outsourcing; Technology: Outsourcing)
Rick L. Burdick (Corporate/M&A & Private Equity)
P. John Burke (Media & Entertainment: Transactional)
Michael Byrd (Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional))
George D. Cannon Jr. (Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
Cono A. Carrano (Intellectual Property: Litigation)
David R. Clonts (Intellectual Property)
Murry B. Cohen (Litigation: Appellate)
Joel M. Cohn (Labor & Employment)
David L. Comerford (Litigation: Securities)
Warren E. Connelly (International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy)
Tom W. Davidson (Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite)
Ira S. Dizengoff (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
Dianne B. Elderkin (Intellectual Property)
Charles Everingham (Intellectual Property)
Steve Fayne (Media & Entertainment: Transactional)
Charles R. Gibbs (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
Daniel H. Golden (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
John Goodgame (Capital Markets: Debt & Equity)
Scott M. Heimberg (Government: Government Contracts)
Rex Heinke (Appellate Law; Litigation: Appellate)
Lars-Erik A. Hjelm (International Trade: Customs)
Fred S. Hodara (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
Robert H. Hotz Jr. (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations)
John Jacob (Healthcare)
Joel Jankowsky (Government: Government Relations)
Suedeen Kelly (Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation))
Christopher Keough (Healthcare; Healthcare: Regulatory & Litigation)
Gregory W. Knopp (Labor & Employment)
Chris B. LaFollette (Corporate/M&A; Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional))
Stuart E. Leblang (Tax)
Carl B. Lee (Real Estate)
Donald R. Livingston (Labor & Employment)
Jorge Lopez Jr. (Healthcare; Healthcare: Regulatory & Litigation)
Stephen A. Mansfield (Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations)
Cynthia Marlette (Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation))
Prakash Mehta (Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation)
Kenneth Menges (Corporate/M&A)
Daniel J. Micciche (Tax)
Daniel L. Nash (Labor & Employment; Sports Law)
Donald R. Pongrace (Native American Law)
Eliot D. Raffkind (Investment Funds: Hedge Funds)
Randall M. Ratner (Real Estate)
C.N. Franklin Reddick (Corporate/M&A)
Marissa Román Griffith (Media & Entertainment: Transactional)
Rick Rosenblum (Insurance)
Michael Rossetti (Native American Law)
Edward L. Rubinoff (International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions)
Robert S. Salcido (Healthcare; Healthcare: Regulatory & Litigation)
James Savin (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
Sarah Schultz (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
Hal S. Shapiro (International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy)
David Simonds (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
Valerie A. Slater (International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy)
Michael S. Stamer (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
Adam Umanoff (Projects; Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy)
Stephen M. Vine (Investment Funds: Hedge Funds)
Michael Warnecke (Antitrust)
Stephanie Webster (Healthcare)
Edward Zaelke (Projects; Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy)
Founded in 1945, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 850 attorneys in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.