Akin

Partner in Charge: Sebastian Rice

Number of Partners: 46

Number of Other Fee-earners: 108 

THE FIRM Akin is a global law firm with more than 900 lawyers and advisors who pride themselves on dedication to their clients and their communities. With 17 offices worldwide, they are renowned for numerous market-leading practices; their strengths are in complex private capital transactions, financings and restructurings, high-stakes litigation, and public policy and regulatory matters; and the unyielding pro bono commitment. The firm partners with clients from both established industries and cutting-edge markets to deliver creative solutions to business-critical issues, helping them seize opportunities and anticipate challenges. Driven by a forward-thinking leadership, Akin has built a strong culture of innovation and collaboration as well as a talented and diverse workforce committed to the success of clients and each other. Fostering a workplace focused on diversity and inclusion, all employees are supported and given the tools to succeed. The organisation is focused on recruiting and nurturing the next generation of exceptional legal talent and is proud that its recruitment and professional development efforts are recognised as among the best in the industry. Akin’s London office is the hub of the firm’s international practice.

PRINCIPAL AREAS OF WORK The London office is the hub of Akin’s international practice and is the firm’s third largest office. The firm’s strategy in London is to focus on the practices that are core strengths of the firm globally. This has resulted in a fully integrated office working closely with colleagues around the globe while advising on complex, high-value matters, with particular depth in financial restructuring, mergers & acquisitions, private equity, technology transactions, special situations & private credit, international trade, international disputes, litigation, investment management, tax and projects & energy transition. The fully integrated nature of the office within the broader firm means that the firm’s London lawyers work closely with their counterparts around the globe. Akin’s London office clients include private equity, hedge and other investment funds, insurance companies and market-leading telecommunications and technology companies.

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

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