Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP established its San Antonio office in 1984. Today, it is one of the largest law offices in a vibrant city famous for its unique, multi-cultural atmosphere. Our lawyers work closely with those in other Akin Gump offices to field the best team for each legal matter. This synergy insures our clients exceptional representation, locally and around the globe. Moreover, Akin Gump’s commitment to advanced technology provides the seamless communication framework required for this integrated approach.
Akin Gump San Antonio’s lawyers focus on complex civil litigation, real estate matters, intellectual property litigation, national class action litigation, labor and employment law, public policy matters and complex corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions. Our client list includes Fortune 500 companies, domestic and foreign insurers, entrepreneurs and large privately owned companies.
The litigation practice represents a diverse group of clients in a broad range of national class actions as well as company-critical civil litigation. These clients include entities and individuals in media, medical device, telecommunications, retail, construction and insurance industries. The insurance practice includes the defense of complex matters for and on behalf of domestic and foreign insurers in high-exposure cases. The insurance litigation group is also experienced in cases involving reinsurance arbitrations, violations of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, bad-faith litigation and ERISA litigation.
Akin Gump San Antonio’s corporate finance and securities practice advises publicly traded and privately held companies in complicated transactions such as mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, public offerings and private placements, periodic SEC filings, complex commercial contract negotiations and other corporate matters. The corporate group has also represented a number of nationwide franchisor entities, assisting with the preparation of required registration and offering circulars and forms of agreement. Other corporate practice clients come from media, entertainment, telecommunications, retail, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, banking and restaurant industries.
Akin Gump San Antonio actively promotes pro bono projects and community involvement. Our Pro Bono Committee has developed relationships with regional nonprofits and legal assistance groups. These partnerships offer diverse opportunities to provide legal help to those in need. Among the organizations that we support through our pro bono work are Catholic Charities of San Antonio, Political Asylum Project of Austin, the KIPP Academy and the San Antonio Bar Foundation Wills Clinic. Our Community Involvement Committee identifies opportunities for lawyers to work with local nonprofits and determines the firm’s financial support of San Antonio charities. In community and pro bono activities, as with all our clients, our lawyers earn respect through excellent achievement.