Chambers USA 2016 Recognizes Akin Lawyers and Practices

(Washington, D.C.) – Chambers & Partners, in its 2016 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, has recognized 76 Akin Gump lawyers as leaders in their respective areas of practice. The publication also ranked firm practices in 33 nationwide and state-level categories.

Nationwide, the ranked lawyers are as follows, with ranked practices in bold:

Appellate Law

• Rex S. Heinke
• Pratik Shah

Bankruptcy/Restructuring                                                         

• Ira S. Dizengoff
• Daniel H. Golden
• Fred S. Hodara
• Michael S. Stamer

Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded

Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)

• George D. Cannon Jr.
• Suedeen G. Kelly

Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)

• Michael Byrd
• Christine B. LaFollette

Government: Government Contracts

• Scott M. Heimberg
• Robert K. Huffman

Government: Government Relations

• Joel Jankowsky
• Jeffrey McMillen

Healthcare

• Christopher L. Keough
• Jorge Lopez Jr.
• Robert S. Salcido

International Trade

• Warren E. Connelly
• Lars-Erik A. Hjelm
• Edward L. Rubinoff
• Hal S. Shapiro
• Valerie A. Slater

Investment Funds: Hedge Funds

• Stephen M. Vine

Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation

• Prakash Mehta

Native American Law

• Allison Binney
• Donald R. Pongrace
• Michael Rossetti

Outsourcing

• Michael James Brito

Projects

• Edward W. Zaelke

Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy

• John Marciano
• Edward W Zaelke

Sports Law

• Daniel L. Nash

In California, the ranked practice areas and lawyers are:

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

• David Simonds

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

• Robin M. Schachter

Labor & Employment

• Gregory W. Knopp

Litigation: Appellate

• Rex S. Heinke

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

• Stephen A. Mansfield

Media & Entertainment: Transactional

• John Burke
• Marissa Román Griffith
• Chris Spicer

In New York, the ranked practice areas and lawyers are:

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

• Lisa G. Beckerman
• David H. Botter
• Ira S. Dizengoff
• Philip C. Dublin
• Daniel H. Golden
• Fred S. Hodara
• Arik Preis
• Michael S. Stamer

Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded

• Kerry E. Berchem
• Jeffrey L. Kochian

Labor & Employment

• Richard Rabin

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

• Michael Asaro
• James J. Benjamin, Jr.
• Robert H. Hotz, Jr.

Tax

• Stuart E. Leblang

In Pennsylvania, the ranked practice areas and lawyers are:

Intellectual Property

• Dianne B. Elderkin

Litigation: Securities

• David L. Comerford

In Texas, the ranked practice areas and lawyers are:

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

• Charles R. Gibbs
• Sarah Schultz

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity

• John Goodgame
• Seth Molay

Corporate/M&A

• Christine B. LaFollette
• Kenneth Menges

Intellectual Property

• David Clonts
• Charles Everingham

Latin American Investment

• Steven Otillar

Litigation: Appellate

• Murry B. Cohen

Litigation: General Commercial

Litigation: Securities

• Scott Barnard

Real Estate

• Carl B. Lee

Tax

• Daniel J. Micciche
• Thomas Weir

Technology: Outsourcing

• Michael James Brito

In Washington, D.C., the ranked practice areas and lawyers are:

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

• Scott L. Alberino
• James R. Savin

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity

• Rick L. Burdick

Healthcare

• John Jacob
• Christopher L. Keough
• Jorge Lopez Jr.
• Robert S. Salcido
• Stephanie Webster

Intellectual Property

• Cono A. Carrano

Labor & Employment

• Joel M. Cohn
• Donald R. Livingston
• Daniel L. Nash

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

• Paul Butler
• Mark J. MacDougall

Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite

• Tom W. Davidson
• Jennifer Richter

Founded in 1945, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

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