27:
434:, named Akin to its 2019 list of Top 10 Firms for Family Friendliness and, in 2020, as one of only three law firms to its list of Top Firms for Working Mothers and Family Planning. In October 2017, the Minority Corporate Counsel Association presented Akin with the Thomas L. Sager Award in recognition of the firm's "sustained commitment to improving the hiring, retention and promotion of diverse attorneys". (The firm won the award four times previously.) In 2019, for the 12th year in a row, Akin received a perfect score on the
192:
353:
incidents at elite U.S. law schools, Akin Gump
Strauss Hauer & Feld was among a group of major law firms who sent a letter to top law school deans warning them that an escalation in incidents targeting Jewish students would have corporate hiring consequences. The letter said "We look to you to
181:
354:
ensure your students who hope to join our firms after graduation are prepared to be an active part of workplace communities that have zero tolerance policies for any form of discrimination or harassment, much less the kind that has been taking place on some law school campuses."
234:
In 2012, the firm's partnership elected Kim
Koopersmith to serve as the firm's chairperson. She succeeded R. Bruce McLean, who had helmed the firm for 20 years and became the first woman to chair the firm and one of the few women up to that time to head an Am Law 50 law firm.
377:
said the judge was persuaded that there was significant evidence
Manafort and Gates had duped their lawyer into sending inaccurate letters to Justice about their lobbying efforts and about what emails might exist about the work."
445:
Chambers & Partners ranks the firm as top tier in 11 areas of practice around the globe including in bankruptcy/restructuring/insolvency, capital markets: debt, government relations, healthcare and Native
American law.
1016:
Among those reaping windfalls are large international law firms like the
Washington-based Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, which represents the governments of Japan, the Maldives, Nicaragua and South Korea, among
238:
In 2013, Akin adopted a "single tier" partnership structure, in which all partners have equity, abandoning the more popular "two tier" structure in which many partners have no equity interest.
670:
252:, Akin was one of the top law firms contributing to federal candidates during the 2012 election cycle, donating $ 2.56 million, 66% to Democrats. By comparison, during that same period
231:. He was replaced by Henry Akin. Fonville's departure—and the ascent to named partner status of Alan Feld, who had joined the firm in 1960—gave the firm the name it currently bears.
395:
369:, was being represented by Melissa Laurenza, a partner of the firm. Melissa Laurenza's role in the Russian investigation centers from her representation of Manafort. The
786:
260:
donated $ 2.66 million, 88% to
Republicans. Since 1990, Akin has contributed $ 19.84 million to federal candidates, and since 2003 has spent $ 8 million on lobbying.
1078:
1402:
1039:
228:
366:
1153:
1290:
1213:
1304:
1195:
1102:
Sorkin, Andrew Ross; Mattu, Ravi; Warner, Bernhard; Kessler, Sarah; Merced, Michael J. de la; Hirsch, Lauren; Livni, Ephrat (2 November 2023).
546:
1322:
1407:
1180:
894:
747:
539:, former San Antonio mayor, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, candidate for 2020 Democratic presidential nomination
1341:
1276:
843:
370:
1412:
519:
399:
793:
536:
1392:
998:
729:
224:
In 1963, Jack Hauer left a competitor to join the firm, which became known as
Goldberg, Fonville, Gump, Strauss & Hauer.
1103:
935:
911:
442:, which rates employers on their treatment of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees, consumers and investors.
350:
129:
1128:
423:
s list of the nation's top 20 corporate law firms. In 2019, for the 11th year out of the last 12, Akin was named to
241:
In 2017, Akin hired its first chief diversity and inclusion officer, Michele Meyer-Shipp, who joined the firm from
1227:
561:
1259:
1029:
869:
715:
387:
1060:
416:
in its annual ranking of the country's 20 leading law firms. In 2017, the firm marked its 15th appearance on
134:
263:
The firm's clients includes the governments of Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, the
Maldives, and Nicaragua.
557:
657:
966:
515:
373:
compelled
Melissa Laurenza to testify in the case. In October 2017, "New York University law professor
346:. In December 2023, Akin announced the decision to begin winding down operations in Beijing in 2024.
460:
427:'s "Appellate Hot List" of firms that " big in federal and state appeals courts across the country."
162:
716:"Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP – Washington, DC – Law Firm Profile – Chambers and Partners"
221:
and
William P. Fonville to the firm, which was then renamed Goldberg, Fonville, Gump & Strauss.
214:
and Richard Gump. It maintains a large presence in Texas with a total of five offices in the state.
1291:"Human Rights Campaign Awards Akin Gump 12th Consecutive Perfect Score on Corporate Equality Index"
439:
424:
765:
1309:
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP - Former Senior FCC Official Matthew Berry Joins Akin Gump
1397:
936:"Energy/Natural Resources: Top Contributors to Federal Candidates, Parties, and Outside Groups"
211:
184:
121:
1327:
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP - Akin Gump Acquires Prestigious Environmental Boutique
912:"Lawyers & Lobbyists: Top Contributors to Federal Candidates, Parties, and Outside Groups"
1373:
435:
343:
26:
242:
218:
8:
478:
412:
253:
1003:
825:
641:
283:
1030:"Hong Kong government 'spends millions' to advance Beijing's interests in Washington"
614:
502:
530:
689:
629:
599:
271:
196:
169:
37:
1034:
587:
431:
374:
545:, former Assistant Secretary for Strategy, Planning, Analysis & Risk of the
410:
In 2020, for the sixth time in seven years, the firm was named to the A-List by
1377:
1129:"Mueller team won battle to force testimony from lawyer for Manafort and Gates"
524:
496:
490:
499:, former governor of Wisconsin and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
1386:
999:"How Skadden, the Giant Law Firm, Got Entangled in the Mueller Investigation"
895:"Akin Gump Welcomes Nimesh M. Patel as Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer"
651:
472:
362:
311:
291:
203:
191:
618:
593:
582:
572:
566:
551:
542:
299:
245:. She was succeeded by Nimesh Patel, who joined the firm in February 2019.
172:. It is the second-largest lobbying firm in the United States by revenue.
976:
971:
945:
940:
921:
916:
647:
623:
577:
484:
307:
275:
249:
635:
381:
287:
257:
1079:"Another US Firm to Pull Out of China, Akin Winds Down Beijing Office"
1245:
608:
335:
327:
323:
319:
1154:"Ukraine Specialist Catherine Croft's Impeachment Inquiry Testimony"
671:
List of largest United States-based law firms by profits per partner
463:, former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs
227:
Goldberg left the firm in 1966 to accept a federal judgeship on the
632:, judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
256:
donated $ 2.49 million, 59% to Republicans, while oil conglomerate
165:
1214:"Akin Gump Again Named One of America's Best Corporate Law Firms"
466:
391:
315:
279:
1260:"Top Ten Firms for Gender Equity & Family Friendliness 2020"
1246:"Top Ten Firms for Gender Equity & Family Friendliness 2019"
180:
1061:"Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | Company Profile"
339:
303:
295:
267:
644:, executive director, National Basketball Players Association.
386:
In 2019, lawyers from the firm represented Catherine Croft, a
469:, founder and former CEO of the Democratic Leadership Council
331:
207:
1368:
997:
Vogel, Kenneth P.; Goldstein, Matthew (February 24, 2018).
827:
The Whole Damn Deal: Robert Strauss and the Art of Politics
748:"The 2022 Am Law 100: Ranked by Profits Per Equity Partner"
145:
1104:"Law Firms Warn Universities About Antisemitism on Campus"
870:"In Lean Times, Law Firms Reconsider Two-Tier Partnership"
1181:"Akin Gump Again on Am Law A-List of Top Firms in the US"
1158:
533:, U.S. Representative, Texas' 20th Congressional District
475:, former majority leader of the California State Assembly
1101:
357:
454:
430:
Yale Law Women, the largest student organization at
382:
Involvement in U.S. presidential impeachment inquiry
229:
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1277:"Akin Gump Honored with Sager Award for Diversity"
906:
904:
824:
844:"Akin Gump Elects Kim Koopersmith as Chairperson"
1384:
217:In early September 1950, Strauss and Gump added
901:
867:
841:
527:, Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office
996:
758:
730:"The 2022 Am Law 100: Ranked by Gross Revenue"
626:, former chair, Republican National Committee
547:United States Department of Homeland Security
1374:Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld companies
590:, former U.S. Representative from California
1403:Foreign law firms with offices in Hong Kong
1193:
710:
708:
706:
638:, former U.S. Representative from New York
25:
1151:
611:, former U.S. Senator from North Carolina
554:, political candidate and convicted felon
481:, former U.S. Representative from Florida
493:, former U.S. Senator from New Hampshire
190:
179:
703:
682:
505:, former U.S. Representative from Texas
487:, former U.S. Representative from Texas
371:United States Office of Special Counsel
1385:
1339:
1095:
822:
818:
816:
814:
159:Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
20:Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
1342:"Ex-Sen. Kay Hagan joins lobby firm"
1408:Law firms based in Washington, D.C.
868:Sullivan, Casey (August 11, 2015).
842:Sullivan, Casey (August 11, 2015).
811:
358:Involvement in Russia investigation
13:
1340:Wilson, Megan (January 11, 2016).
569:, former U.S. Senator from Indiana
367:2017 Special Counsel investigation
14:
1424:
1362:
1248:. Yale Law Women. April 16, 2019.
967:"Organizations: Akin, Gump et al"
784:
455:Current employees and consultants
449:
349:In November 2023, amid a wave of
1323:"Akin, an Elite Global Law Firm"
1305:"Akin, an Elite Global Law Firm"
396:Select Committee on Intelligence
1333:
1315:
1297:
1283:
1269:
1252:
1238:
1220:
1206:
1187:
1173:
1152:NPR Staff (November 11, 2019).
1145:
1121:
1071:
1053:
1042:from the original on 2023-07-06
1022:
990:
959:
928:
887:
581:and legal advisor to President
562:Lieutenant Governor of New York
1194:Packel, Dan (August 5, 2020).
897:. Akin Gump. February 5, 2019.
861:
835:
778:
740:
722:
617:, former adviser to President
596:, award-winning fiction writer
575:, former U.S. Attorney, wrote
405:
67:
56:
45:
1:
1413:Law firms established in 1945
1279:. Akin Gump. October 5, 2017.
1228:"The Appellate Hot List 2019"
787:"Texas Powerhouse: Akin Gump"
676:
400:U.S. House of Representatives
135:Limited liability partnership
1393:1945 establishments in Texas
1293:. Akin Gump. March 28, 2019.
394:in her testimony before the
195:The firm's former office in
89:Kim Koopersmith, chairperson
7:
664:
10:
1429:
365:, a central figure in the
175:
518:, General Counsel to the
509:
461:Lincoln P. Bloomfield Jr.
140:
128:
117:
109:
102:Profit per equity partner
101:
93:
85:
77:
66:
55:
44:
33:
24:
1232:The National Law Journal
823:McGarr, Kathryn (2011).
792:. Law360. Archived from
520:House of Representatives
440:Corporate Equality Index
425:The National Law Journal
266:The firm has offices in
202:The firm was founded in
70: of employees
59: of attorneys
418:Corporate Board Member
199:
188:
185:Robert Schwarz Strauss
105:$ 3.093 million (2021)
16:International law firm
1083:Law.com International
436:Human Rights Campaign
388:U.S. State Department
194:
183:
97:$ 1.22 billion (2021)
48: of offices
766:"Top Lobbying Firms"
254:Kirkland & Ellis
243:Prudential Financial
187:, the firm's founder
78:Major practice areas
1234:. October 25, 2019.
1200:The American Lawyer
752:The American Lawyer
734:The American Lawyer
479:Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
413:The American Lawyer
21:
1108:The New York Times
1004:The New York Times
642:Michele A. Roberts
200:
189:
19:
1265:. Yale Law Women.
1196:"The 2020 A-List"
1183:. August 6, 2020.
831:. Public Affairs.
654:, and businessman
615:Vernon Jordan Jr.
503:Filemon Vela, Jr.
168:headquartered in
156:
155:
130:Company type
110:Date founded
1420:
1369:Official website
1357:
1356:
1354:
1352:
1337:
1331:
1330:
1319:
1313:
1312:
1301:
1295:
1294:
1287:
1281:
1280:
1273:
1267:
1266:
1264:
1256:
1250:
1249:
1242:
1236:
1235:
1224:
1218:
1217:
1210:
1204:
1203:
1191:
1185:
1184:
1177:
1171:
1170:
1168:
1166:
1149:
1143:
1142:
1140:
1139:
1125:
1119:
1118:
1116:
1114:
1099:
1093:
1092:
1090:
1089:
1075:
1069:
1068:
1057:
1051:
1050:
1048:
1047:
1038:. July 6, 2023.
1026:
1020:
1019:
1013:
1011:
994:
988:
987:
985:
983:
963:
957:
956:
954:
952:
932:
926:
925:
908:
899:
898:
891:
885:
884:
882:
880:
865:
859:
858:
856:
854:
839:
833:
832:
830:
820:
809:
808:
806:
804:
799:on March 4, 2016
798:
791:
782:
776:
775:
773:
772:
762:
756:
755:
744:
738:
737:
726:
720:
719:
712:
701:
700:
698:
696:
686:
658:Stanley Woodward
650:, co-founder of
630:Patricia Millett
600:Savannah Guthrie
422:
272:Washington, D.C.
197:Washington, D.C.
170:Washington, D.C.
152:
149:
147:
124:and Richard Gump
81:General practice
69:
58:
47:
38:Washington, D.C.
29:
22:
18:
1428:
1427:
1423:
1422:
1421:
1419:
1418:
1417:
1383:
1382:
1365:
1360:
1350:
1348:
1338:
1334:
1321:
1320:
1316:
1303:
1302:
1298:
1289:
1288:
1284:
1275:
1274:
1270:
1262:
1258:
1257:
1253:
1244:
1243:
1239:
1226:
1225:
1221:
1212:
1211:
1207:
1192:
1188:
1179:
1178:
1174:
1164:
1162:
1150:
1146:
1137:
1135:
1127:
1126:
1122:
1112:
1110:
1100:
1096:
1087:
1085:
1077:
1076:
1072:
1059:
1058:
1054:
1045:
1043:
1035:Radio Free Asia
1028:
1027:
1023:
1009:
1007:
995:
991:
981:
979:
965:
964:
960:
950:
948:
934:
933:
929:
910:
909:
902:
893:
892:
888:
878:
876:
866:
862:
852:
850:
840:
836:
821:
812:
802:
800:
796:
789:
783:
779:
770:
768:
764:
763:
759:
746:
745:
741:
728:
727:
723:
714:
713:
704:
694:
692:
688:
687:
683:
679:
667:
588:Victor H. Fazio
558:Antonio Delgado
512:
457:
452:
432:Yale Law School
420:
408:
384:
375:Stephen Gillers
360:
219:Irving Goldberg
178:
161:is an American
144:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1426:
1416:
1415:
1410:
1405:
1400:
1395:
1381:
1380:
1378:OpenCorporates
1371:
1364:
1363:External links
1361:
1359:
1358:
1332:
1314:
1296:
1282:
1268:
1251:
1237:
1219:
1205:
1186:
1172:
1144:
1120:
1094:
1070:
1052:
1021:
989:
958:
927:
900:
886:
860:
834:
810:
785:Knaub, Kelly.
777:
757:
739:
721:
702:
680:
678:
675:
674:
673:
666:
663:
662:
661:
655:
645:
639:
633:
627:
621:
612:
606:
604:The Today Show
597:
591:
585:
570:
564:
555:
549:
540:
534:
531:Joaquín Castro
528:
525:George P. Bush
522:
511:
508:
507:
506:
500:
497:Tommy Thompson
494:
491:John E. Sununu
488:
482:
476:
470:
464:
456:
453:
451:
450:Notable people
448:
407:
404:
390:specialist on
383:
380:
359:
356:
212:Robert Strauss
177:
174:
154:
153:
142:
138:
137:
132:
126:
125:
122:Robert Strauss
119:
115:
114:
111:
107:
106:
103:
99:
98:
95:
91:
90:
87:
83:
82:
79:
75:
74:
71:
64:
63:
60:
53:
52:
49:
42:
41:
35:
31:
30:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1425:
1414:
1411:
1409:
1406:
1404:
1401:
1399:
1398:Dupont Circle
1396:
1394:
1391:
1390:
1388:
1379:
1375:
1372:
1370:
1367:
1366:
1347:
1343:
1336:
1328:
1324:
1318:
1310:
1306:
1300:
1292:
1286:
1278:
1272:
1261:
1255:
1247:
1241:
1233:
1229:
1223:
1215:
1209:
1201:
1197:
1190:
1182:
1176:
1161:
1160:
1155:
1148:
1134:
1130:
1124:
1109:
1105:
1098:
1084:
1080:
1074:
1066:
1062:
1056:
1041:
1037:
1036:
1031:
1025:
1018:
1006:
1005:
1000:
993:
978:
974:
973:
968:
962:
947:
943:
942:
937:
931:
923:
919:
918:
913:
907:
905:
896:
890:
875:
874:Bloomberg BNA
871:
864:
849:
845:
838:
829:
828:
819:
817:
815:
795:
788:
781:
767:
761:
753:
749:
743:
735:
731:
725:
717:
711:
709:
707:
691:
685:
681:
672:
669:
668:
659:
656:
653:
652:Broadcast.com
649:
646:
643:
640:
637:
634:
631:
628:
625:
622:
620:
616:
613:
610:
607:
605:
602:, co-anchor,
601:
598:
595:
592:
589:
586:
584:
580:
579:
574:
571:
568:
565:
563:
559:
556:
553:
550:
548:
544:
541:
538:
537:Julián Castro
535:
532:
529:
526:
523:
521:
517:
516:Matthew Berry
514:
513:
504:
501:
498:
495:
492:
489:
486:
483:
480:
477:
474:
473:Dario Frommer
471:
468:
465:
462:
459:
458:
447:
443:
441:
437:
433:
428:
426:
419:
415:
414:
403:
401:
397:
393:
389:
379:
376:
372:
368:
364:
363:Paul Manafort
355:
352:
347:
345:
341:
337:
333:
329:
325:
321:
317:
313:
312:San Francisco
309:
305:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
264:
261:
259:
255:
251:
248:According to
246:
244:
239:
236:
232:
230:
225:
222:
220:
215:
213:
210:, in 1945 by
209:
205:
198:
193:
186:
182:
173:
171:
167:
164:
163:multinational
160:
151:
143:
139:
136:
133:
131:
127:
123:
120:
116:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
76:
72:
65:
61:
54:
50:
43:
39:
36:
32:
28:
23:
1349:. Retrieved
1345:
1335:
1326:
1317:
1308:
1299:
1285:
1271:
1254:
1240:
1231:
1222:
1216:. Akin Gump.
1208:
1199:
1189:
1175:
1165:November 12,
1163:. Retrieved
1157:
1147:
1136:. Retrieved
1132:
1123:
1111:. Retrieved
1107:
1097:
1086:. Retrieved
1082:
1073:
1064:
1055:
1044:. Retrieved
1033:
1024:
1015:
1010:February 25,
1008:. Retrieved
1002:
992:
980:. Retrieved
970:
961:
949:. Retrieved
939:
930:
915:
889:
877:. Retrieved
873:
863:
851:. Retrieved
847:
837:
826:
801:. Retrieved
794:the original
780:
769:. Retrieved
760:
751:
742:
733:
724:
693:. Retrieved
684:
619:Bill Clinton
603:
594:Ben Fountain
583:Donald Trump
576:
573:John M. Dowd
567:Joe Donnelly
552:Eliot Cutler
543:Alan D. Cohn
444:
429:
417:
411:
409:
385:
361:
348:
300:Philadelphia
265:
262:
247:
240:
237:
233:
226:
223:
216:
201:
158:
157:
51:18 worldwide
34:Headquarters
1376:grouped at
1351:26 February
977:OpenSecrets
972:OpenSecrets
946:OpenSecrets
941:OpenSecrets
922:OpenSecrets
917:OpenSecrets
690:"Locations"
648:Todd Wagner
624:Ken Mehlman
578:Dowd Report
485:Lamar Smith
406:Recognition
351:antisemitic
308:Los Angeles
276:San Antonio
250:OpenSecrets
1387:Categories
1138:2017-11-02
1113:2 November
1088:2024-03-07
1046:2023-07-08
879:August 12,
853:August 12,
803:August 12,
771:2023-03-09
677:References
636:Bill Paxon
288:Fort Worth
258:ExxonMobil
86:Key people
1065:Firsthand
848:Akin Gump
609:Kay Hagan
336:Frankfurt
328:Abu Dhabi
324:Singapore
320:Hong Kong
148:.akingump
1346:The Hill
1133:POLITICO
1040:Archived
695:June 12,
665:See also
660:, lawyer
344:Hartford
292:New York
166:law firm
1017:others.
467:Al From
398:in the
392:Ukraine
316:Beijing
280:Houston
176:History
141:Website
118:Founder
94:Revenue
982:9 June
951:9 June
510:Alumni
340:Geneva
304:London
296:Moscow
284:Irvine
268:Dallas
204:Dallas
73:1,800+
62:1,000+
40:, U.S.
1263:(PDF)
797:(PDF)
790:(PDF)
421:'
332:Dubai
208:Texas
1353:2016
1167:2019
1115:2023
1012:2018
984:2016
953:2016
881:2015
855:2015
805:2015
697:2019
342:and
150:.com
113:1945
1159:NPR
438:'s
146:www
68:No.
57:No.
46:No.
1389::
1344:.
1325:.
1307:.
1230:.
1198:.
1156:.
1131:.
1106:.
1081:.
1063:.
1032:.
1014:.
1001:.
975:.
969:.
944:.
938:.
920:.
914:.
903:^
872:.
846:.
813:^
750:.
732:.
705:^
560:,
402:.
338:,
334:,
330:,
326:,
322:,
318:,
314:,
310:,
306:,
302:,
298:,
294:,
290:,
286:,
282:,
278:,
274:,
270:,
206:,
1355:.
1329:.
1311:.
1202:.
1169:.
1141:.
1117:.
1091:.
1067:.
1049:.
986:.
955:.
924:.
883:.
857:.
807:.
774:.
754:.
736:.
718:.
699:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
