Chambers Global Recognizes Akin’s Lawyers and Practices in 2026 Edition

Chambers and Partners, in the 2026 edition of Chambers Global, ranks Akin in 42 practice areas and includes 76 Akin lawyer rankings. The annual guide covers over 200 jurisdictions around the world.

This year, the firm secured a new practice ranking in USA: Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy, and eight Band 1 rankings across International Trade, Restructuring/Insolvency, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Corporate Compliance and Privacy & Data Security sections.

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, Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation and Restructuring/Insolvency.

The firm’s ranked practice areas and partners are:

Africa-wide

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity

Asia-Pacific Region

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity

International Trade/WTO

• Stephen Kho
• Tatman Savio
• Yujin McNamara

China

International Trade/WTO (International Firms)

• Stephen Kho
• Tatman Savio

Europe-wide

International Trade/WTO

• Alan Yanovich
• Jasper Helder

International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions

• Jasper Helder

Restructuring/Insolvency

Latin America – International Counsel

Corporate/M&A

• Sergio Urias

Middle East-wide

Capital Markets

Capital Markets: Debt

• Rizwan Kanji

Islamic Finance

• Rizwan Kanji

Saudi Arabia

Projects & Energy

• Alexander Malahias

U.K.

Capital Markets: Debt

Commercial and Corporate Litigation

• Kambiz Larizadeh

Competition Law

• Davina Garrod

Employment

• Oliver Spratt

Energy & Natural Resources: Disputes

• Justin Williams

Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas

• Rob Butler

Energy Sector (International & Cross-Border)

International Arbitration

• Justin Williams

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

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

Restructuring/Insolvency

• Barry Russell
• Emma Simmonds
• Jacqueline Ingram
• James Terry
• Tom Banniester

Tax

• Matthew Durward-Thomas
• Natasha Kaye

United Arab Emirates

Capital Markets: Debt

• Rizwan Kanji

Capital Markets: Debt: Foreign Expert for Turkey Spotlight

Commercial Contracts

• Wael Jabsheh

Corporate Compliance & Investigations

• Lauren Talerman
• Mac Fadlallah

Corporate/M&A

Corporate/M&A: Abu Dhabi-based

• Wael Jabsheh

Dispute Resolution

• Graham Lovett
• Michael Stewart
• Shane Jury

Restructuring/Insolvency

USA

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

• Ira Dizengoff
• Michael Stamer

Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United States

• John Goodgame

Corporate Crime & Investigations

Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)

• Stephen Hug

Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)

• Emily Mallen

Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)

• Charlie Ofner
• John Goodgame
• Wesley Williams

Energy Sector (International & Cross-Border)

Hedge Funds

• Barbara Niederkofler
• Ira Kustin
• Max Karpel

International Arbitration: Arbitrators

• Kabir Duggal

International Trade: CFIUS Experts

• Christian Davis
• Katherine P. Padgett

International Trade: Customs

• Lars-Erik Hjelm
• Suzanne Kane

International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions

• Anne Borkovic
• Jaelyn Judelson
• Jonathan Poling
• Kevin Wolf
• Ryan Fayhee
• Shiva Aminian
• Susan Kovarovics
• Thomas McCarthy

International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: The Elite

International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy

• Bernd Janzen
• Matthew Nicely
• Stephen Kho
• Yujin McNamara

Investigations & Enforcement (International & Cross-Border)

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

Investment Funds: Investor Representation

• Prakash Mehta

Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance

• Jason Daniel

Labour & Employment

Privacy & Data Security

• Evan Wolff
• Natasha Kohne

Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded

Private Credit

• Jaisohn Im

Private Equity: Fund Formation

• Blayne Grady
• Dennis Pereira
• Fadi Samman
• James Deeken
• Prakash Mehta
• Wendy Gallegos

Projects

• Ron Erlichman

Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy

• April Kim
• Ikenna Emehelu
• Shariff Barakat

Tax: Corporate & Finance