Euromoney Recognizes Akin Gump Lawyers Among Top Rising Stars

(Washington, D.C.) - Euromoney Legal Media Group has recognized 19 Akin Gump lawyers for inclusion in its Expert Guides: Rising Stars 2020.

Expert Guides: Rising Stars recognizes the world’s leading emerging practitioners in “specific areas of law for the purpose of instruction on an international basis” through a selection process of independent research and peer nominations.

The following Akin Gump lawyers with their corresponding area of practice were selected for the guide:

Switzerland

• Brendan Casey - Commercial arbitration

United Kingdom

• Nicholas Antonas - Energy and natural resources
• Lois Deasey - Restructuring and insolvency
• Amy Kennedy - Banking and finance
• Serena Lee - Tax

United States

• Stephen M. Boone Jr. - Energy and natural resources
• Desiree E. Busching - Labour and employment
• Dean Lindsay Chapman Jr. - Litigation
• Z.W. Julius Chen - Litigation
• Nicholas Jay Houpt - Corporate/M&A/private equity
• Gregory W. Lavigne Jr.. - Project finance
• Lacy M. Lawrence - Litigation
• Yujin Kim McNamara - International trade
• Andy Rosbrook - Intellectual Property
• Kevin Zuzolo - Restructuring and insolvency
• Meredith A. Lahaie - Restructuring and insolvency
• Naomi Moss - Restructuring and insolvency
• Vanessa Foltyn Roman - TMT
• Melissa D. Whitaker - White collar crime

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 1,000 lawyers and advisors in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Founded in 1945, the firm is proudly celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2020. #AkinGump75

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