The explosive growth of government regulation and oversight over the last decade demands that corporate leaders think expansively and creatively when developing and implementing business strategies. Because government has become a pervasive influence in virtually all private-sector activities, the analytical and planning process must encompass a careful evaluation of how government—local, state, federal or international—can, should and will impact desired objectives.
Policy and regulation representations often span one or more governmental venues. The policy and regulation practice at Akin Gump is integrated throughout the firm's domestic and international offices in order to provide clients with the greatest geographic reach possible and coordination of services. Our practitioners are highly skilled at assembling appropriate teams and coordinating services in multiforum representations whenever necessary in order to achieve client objectives.
Akin Gump’s policy and regulation practice covers a broad range of issues impacting today’s business environment including—