Chambers Global 2023 Ranks Akin Lawyers and Practices

(Washington, D.C.) — Chambers & Partners, in its Chambers Global 2023 guide, has recognized more than 30 of the firm’s practices as well as more than 40 Akin lawyers as leaders in their respective areas of practice. Chambers Global covers more than 200 jurisdictions around the world.

At the global level, the firm is ranked as a Market Leader in International Trade/WTO and in the Multi-Jurisdictional category for Investment Funds: Hedge Funds and Restructuring/Insolvency.

Further, several of the firm’s practices and lawyers are recognized throughout the Asia-Pacific and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions as well as in the United Kingdom and across the United States.

In Asia, the firm’s ranked practice areas and partners are:

Asia-Pacific-wide

International Trade/WTO

• Stephen Kho
• Tatman Savio
• Yujin Mcnamara (Up and coming)

International Trade/WTO: Consultants

China

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (International Firms)

• Ing Loong Yang

International Trade/WTO (International Firms)

• Stephen Kho
• Tatman Savio

Investment Funds (International Firms)

• Anne-Marie Godfrey

In the EMEA, the firm’s ranked practice areas and partners are:

Europe-wide

International Trade/WTO

• Jasper Helder
• Alan Yanovich

Restructuring/Insolvency

International Trade/WTO

Investment Funds: Hedge Funds

Restructuring/Insolvency

Middle East-wide

Capital Markets

Capital Markets: Debt

• Rizwan Kanji

Dispute Resolution

• Graham Lovett

Islamic Finance

• Rizwan Kanji

Singapore

Energy & Natural Resources: International

• Paul Greening

Africa-wide

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity

United Arab Emirates

Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance and Capital Markets: Debt

• Rizwan Kanji

Capital Markets

Corporate Investigations

• Mac Fadlallah

Corporate/Commercial & Commercial Contracts

• Wael Jabsheh

Corporate/M&A: Abu Dhabi-based

• Wael Jabsheh

Dispute Resolution

• Graham Lovett

In Latin America, the ranked practice areas and lawyers are:

Corporate/M&A

• Sergio Urias

In the United Kingdom, the ranked practice areas and lawyers are:

Competition Law

• Davina Garrod

Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas

Energy Sector (International & Cross-Border)

International Arbitration

• Justin Williams

Investment Funds & Asset Management (International & Cross-Border)

Restructuring/Insolvency

• Barry G. Russell
• James Terry

Tax

• Matthew Durward-Thomas
• Serena Lee

In the United States, the ranked practice areas and partners are:

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

• Ira S. Dizengoff
• Michael S. Stamer

Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United States

• John Goodgame

Corporate Crime & Investigations

Energy Sector (International & Cross-Border)

Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)

• Stephen Hug

Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)

• Emily Mallen

Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)

• John Goodgame
• David Sweeney

Hedge Funds

• Stephen Vine
• Eliot Raffkind

International Trade: CFIUS Experts

• Christian Davis

International Trade: Customs

• Lars-Erik A. Hjelm

International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions

• Thomas J. McCarthy
• Jonathan Poling
• Kevin Wolf
• Anne Borkovic

International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: The Elite

International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy

• Bernd G. Janzen
• Stephen Kho
• Matthew Nicely
• Naboth van den Broek

Investigations & Enforcement (International & Cross-Border)

Investment Funds & Asset Management (International & Cross-Border)

Investment Funds: Investor Representation

• Prakash Mehta

Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance

• Brian Daly

Private Equity: Fund Formation

• James Deeken
• Blayne Grady
• Prakash Mehta
• Fadi Samman

Labor & Employment

Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded

Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy

• Ike Emehelu

For further details on the firm’s rankings and commentary, please click here.