Akin

Akin is a global law firm with more than 900 lawyers and advisors across 19 offices worldwide. The firm is recognised for its strengths in complex private capital transactions, financings and restructurings, high-stakes litigation, and public policy and regulatory matters, as well as for its longstanding pro bono commitment. Its client base spans established industries and emerging markets, with the firm providing creative solutions to business-critical issues while anticipating challenges. Akin maintains a culture of innovation, collaboration and inclusion, with a strong focus on professional development and the recruitment of legal talent, efforts that are consistently recognised within the industry.

The London office serves as the hub of Akin’s international practice and is the firm’s third largest office. It operates as a fully integrated part of the global network, advising on complex, high-value matters with particular depth in financial restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, technology transactions, special situations and private credit, international trade, international disputes, litigation, investment management, tax, and projects and energy transition. Clients of the London office include private equity, hedge and other investment funds, insurance companies, and leading telecommunications and technology companies.

Akin has a significant international presence, with more than a third of its offices located outside the United States. The firm has offices in Abu Dhabi, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Dubai, Fort Worth, Geneva, Hong Kong, Houston, Irvine, London, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Riyadh, San Antonio, San Francisco, Singapore and Washington, DC. Its lawyers are fluent in over 40 languages.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld is the practising name of Akin Gump LLP, a New York limited liability partnership authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under number 267321.

Languages
Lawyers fluent in over 40 languages.

Staffing

• 900+ firmwide lawyers and advisers
• 150+ London lawyers
• 46 partners
• 108 other fee-earners

Team Members
Partner in charge: Sebastian Rice