Chambers Global 2020 Ranks Akin Gump Lawyers and Practices

February 24, 2020Chambers & Partners

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(Washington, D.C.) — Chambers & Partners, in its Chambers Global 2020 guide, has recognized 39 Akin Gump lawyers as leaders in their respective areas of practice. Chambers Global covers more than 190 countries across the world.

In the Asia-Pacific region, the ranked practice areas and partner are:

  • Investment Funds: Hedge Funds
  • Investment Funds: Private Equity

In China, the ranked practice areas and partners are:

  • Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption (International Firms)
  • International Trade/WTO (International Firms)
    • Stephen Kho
    • Tatman Savio

In Japan and Singapore, partner Michael Joyce is recognized in Projects & Energy. The firm is also recognized in Energy & Natural Resources: International in Singapore.

Europe-wide, the firm is ranked in the categories of Restructuring/Insolvency as well as International Trade/WTO, along with international trade partners Jasper Helder and Alan Yanovich.

In Russia, the ranked practice areas and partners are:

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

  • Competition Law
  • Dispute Resolution: Litigation

  • Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
    • John LaMaster

  • Energy Sector (International & Cross-Border)

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

  • Restructuring/Insolvency
  • Tax
    • Stuart Sinclair

In Middle East-wide, the firm is recognized in Projects & Energy, and partner Rizwan Kanji is recognized in Capital Markets: Debt and Islamic Finance.

In the United Arab Emirates, the ranked practice area and partners are:

  • Banking & Finance: Islamic Finance and Capital Markets: Debt

In Latin America-wide, the firm is ranked in the category of Energy & Natural Resources, along with Los Angeles-based partner Dino Barajas who is also ranked in the Projects category.

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

  • Bankruptcy/Restructuring
  • Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United States
  • Corporate/M&A (International & Cross-Border)
    • Christine B. LaFollette

  • Corporate Crime & Investigations

  • Energy Sector (International & Cross-Border)

  • Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)
    • George D. Cannon Jr.
  • Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
    • Christine B. LaFollette
    • Michael Byrd

  • International Trade: Customs
  • Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
    • Prakash Mehta
  • Projects
    • Dino Barajas

  • Projects: Powers & Renewables: Transactional

  • Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
    • John Marciano
    • Daniel Phillip Sinaiko

Global-wide, the ranked practice areas are:

  • International Trade/WTO
  • Investment Funds: Hedge Funds
  • Restructuring/Insolvency

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

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