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Akin Gump is a leading advisor to U.S. and international clients operating or investing in the global aerospace and defense industry.
We regularly represent operating companies, investors and boards of directors on strategic advisory issues; transactional and government contracts matters; in litigation and arbitration matters; and before government agencies and other bodies.
While we work in multiple settings, we are particularly well-positioned to assist U.S. aerospace and defense clients in the U.S. market and internationally, as well as to advise non-U.S. aerospace and defense clients with respect to U.S. market matters.
Global Reach and Presence
Our aerospace and defense practice is anchored in Washington, D.C., and is supported by an experienced team of practitioners in Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York and the United Arab Emirates.
Our team is present and active in many of the most significant centers of global industry and related regulatory activity, affording our clients the benefits of global aerospace and defense industry awareness, network reach and professional service coverage.
Integrated and Cross-Disciplinary
We are a global, integrated, full-service law firm. Our capabilities extend across all of the traditional legal disciplines and include extensive regulatory, public policy and government relations experience. In light of the highly regulated nature of the global aerospace and defense industry, we believe this full complement of legal and policy advocacy capabilities is a source of competitive advantage for our clients.
Our capabilities specifically include—
- mergers and acquisitions
- corporate finance and securities
- CFIUS
- government contracts/FOCI
- policy and regulation
- antitrust
- FCPA
- civil and white collar litigation
- international arbitration
- financial restructuring
- aviation
- congressional investigations
- export controls and sanctions
- labor and employment
- tax
- intellectual property
- corporate governance
- private equity.
Multiple, Complementary Perspectives
Our service offering is informed by the years of combined private sector and senior government experience of our practitioners. In addition to our private sector experience as lawyers, our aerospace and defense team includes—
- a former chair of the U.S. President’s Federal Intelligence Advisory Board
- a former U.S. under secretary of commerce, industry and security
- a former member, CFIUS Advisory Board, National Intelligence Council
- a former member of the President's Export Council, Subcommittee on Export Administration
- a former chief of staff, U.S. secretary of defense
- a former U.S. assistant secretary of state for political and military affairs
- a former U.S. assistant secretary of state for intelligence and research
- a former director, Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia, U.S. National Security Council
- a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for special operations and combating terrorism
- a former special counsel, Office of the Secretary of Defense
- a former member of Congress who served on the House Appropriations and House Armed Services committees
- a former aide-de-camp to the U.S. secretary of the navy, and U.S. Marine Corps Senate liaison officer
- a former director of the Base Closure and Realignment Commission.
Results-Focused
We work with our clients as a single team, with a focus on delivering technically superlative, practical and timely results. Our aim is to provide clients with an integrated and comprehensive set of legal and advocacy capabilities that we tailor for each engagement.