Kelly Ann Shaw Named Among Washingtonian’s 2025 ‘Most Powerful Women in Washington’
Akin lobbying & public policy partner Kelly Ann Shaw has been named to Washingtonian’s 2025 list of “Most Powerful Women in Washington.” The list recognizes the most influential women in Washington, D.C. that are shaping government, business, the arts, education, law, media and nonprofits.
Following her role as a senior trade official in the first Trump administration, Washingtonian highlights Kelly Ann’s move to Akin, describing the firm as a “law-and-lobbying giant.”
The profile recognizes Kelly Ann as a “key architect of trade and national-security policy,” drawing from her critical role as the lead U.S. negotiator at global economic-policy forums.
Read the full list of Washingtonian’s “Most Powerful Women in Washington” here.
People Recognized
© 2025 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. All rights reserved. Attorney advertising. This document is distributed for informational use only; it does not constitute legal advice and should not be used as such. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Akin is the practicing name of Akin Gump LLP, a New York limited liability partnership authorized and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under number 267321. A list of the partners is available for inspection at Eighth Floor, Ten Bishops Square, London E1 6EG. For more information about Akin Gump LLP, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP and other associated entities under which the Akin Gump network operates worldwide, please see our Legal Notices page.