Houston

Akin’s corporate practice consists of a dynamic firmwide team of more than 300 lawyers. With a focus on the energy industry, our Houston-based corporate lawyers have advised on some of the largest and most cutting-edge energy transactions and projects around the world.

Our energy practice includes the representation of publicly traded and privately held companies, as well as financial institutions, private equity funds, sovereign governments and national energy companies in their various roles as developers, issuers, underwriters, lenders and borrowers.

We do a wide variety of public and private equity and debt offerings and lending transactions, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, and structuring and implementation of direct investments across global markets. Our energy experience spans the value chain, including oil and gas, petrochemicals, liquefied natural gas, coal, utilities and renewables.

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Our Houston-based intellectual property (IP) lawyers advise on all areas of law governing IP litigation matters in state and federal courts, with a particular focus on patent litigation throughout the U.S.

They are very experienced in practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and are poised to handle matters during the post-grant procedures under the America Invents Act. With a diverse client base, we represent clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to universities, governmental agencies and entrepreneurial ventures.

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Akin’s international trade practice is dedicated to optimizing our clients’ ability to engage in the cost-efficient and timely exchange of goods and services across borders, in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Our Houston office counsels governments, trade associations and corporations around the world on a wide range of international trade matters. Our experience encompasses high-stakes international trade litigation before U.S. courts and international tribunals, antidumping and countervailing duty investigations, and customs matters and proceedings.

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Our labor & employment lawyers represent employers on their most complex and challenging labor and employment legal problems, from wage and hour class actions and discrimination cases, to arbitrations involving key talent, to complex labor controversies.

With an escalation of wage and hour lawsuits confronting employers, especially those in the oil and gas industry, our top-ranked team helps clients successfully resolve nationwide collective actions allegations of off-the-clock violations or misclassification of employees under Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as well as wage and hour class actions.

We also assist employers facing regulatory scrutiny by the Department of Labor, advising clients on compliance with federal and state-level workplace safety and health laws and if necessary, representing them in enforcement actions brought by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In addition, we help our clients navigate executive compensation and restrictive covenants disputes, as well as class action and single-plaintiff cases stemming from various general employment issues.

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Seasoned trial lawyers form the backbone of our Houston litigation team. Our team represents clients in a variety of complex commercial, civil and appellate cases before federal and state courts, arbitration panels and government agencies. The clients we represent operate in a wide range of industries, including energy and infrastructure, petrochemical, telecommunications, technology and banking, among others. Our innovative litigators in Houston rely on both experience and creativity to resolve disputes and win cases for our clients.

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The Houston tax practice is a multifaceted transactional tax practice that collaborates closely with Akin’s corporate, real estate, energy and investment funds practices in providing U.S. federal income tax planning, structuring and guidance for mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint venture (JV) transactions, debt and equity offerings, specialized capital structure planning and financial restructuring transactions, as well as in the formation and operation of corporations, MLPs, partnerships and limited liability companies, and represents clients across a diverse array of industries.

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