Chambers USA 2020 Recognizes Akin Gump Lawyers and Practices

April 28, 2020Chambers & Partners

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(Washington, D.C.) – Chambers and Partners, in its Chambers USA 2020 guide, has recognized nearly 80 Akin Gump U.S. lawyers as leaders in their respective areas of practice as well as dozens of firm practices nationwide and in state-level categories.

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

Appellate Law

Bankruptcy/Restructuring                                                         

Corporate Crime & Investigations

Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded

Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)

  • George (Chip) Cannon Jr.

Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)

Government Contracts

Government Relations

Political Law

Healthcare

International Trade: Customs

International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions

International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy

Investment Funds: Hedge Funds

Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation

Native American Law

Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional

  • Andrea Lucan
  • Matthew Nesburn

Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy

  • John J. Marciano III
  • Daniel P. Sinaiko

Sports Law

In California, the ranked practice areas and lawyers are:

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

  • Robin M. Schachter

Litigation: Appellate

  • Rex S. Heinke

Media & Entertainment: Transactional

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

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Corporate/M&A

Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded

Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism

  • Jeffrey Lazar Kochian

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Tax

In Pennsylvania, the ranked practice area and lawyers are:

Intellectual Property

In Texas, the ranked practice areas and lawyers are:

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity

Capital Markets: Debt & Equity: Central United States

  • John Goodgame
  • Seth R. Molay

Corporate/M&A

  • Christine B. LaFollette

Litigation: General Commercial

Litigation: Securities

Tax

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

Antitrust

Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Corporate/M&A & Private Equity

Environment

Environment: Mainly Transactional

Healthcare

Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory

Labor & Employment

  • Daniel L. Nash

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite

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

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