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• Shearman, Akin Gump, Fulbright among US firms reducing staff

  Nov 10 2008 Staff growth at America’s largest law firms slowed in 2008, according to a survey by the National Law Journal. Major firms losing staff include Cadwalader (-91... more

• Akin Gump denies moustache ban

  Oct 18 2008 A spokesman for Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has denied that lawyers at the London office of the US firm have been discouraged from growing moustaches in support of... more

• Law Firms Gear Up for Bailout-Bill Work

  Oct 15 2008 The meltdown has been good for some elite firms with New York roots and longstanding banking ties, such as Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, which has represented Lehman... more

• Alston & Bird merges with 83-lawyer Weston; hires 12 from Akin Gump

  Jul 31 2008 Alston & Bird has secured its much-anticipated merger with west coast firm Weston Benshoof Rochefort Rubalcava & MacCuish. The firm has also hired a group of 12 IP... more

• Alston & Bird to Open in Silicon Valley With Akin Group

  Jul 29 2008 Just six months after King & Spalding launched in the Silicon Valley, another Atlanta-based firm, Alston & Bird, is set to open its doors in the Bay Area. A group of... more

• Hunton & Williams grabs Akin Group as Part of Expansion in California, Texas

  Jul 01 2008 Hunton & Williams is opening a San Francisco office with a trio of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld labor attorneys -- part of an eight-lawyer group that's also... more

• Akin Gump Taiwan office to close, Silicon Valley office in doubt

  Jun 16 2008 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has closed its Taiwan office and is re-evaluating its Silicon Valley office after the loss of rainmaker Yitai Hu. Hu had split his time... more

• Simpson Thacher hires Akin partner Tristan Brown

  Jun 14 2008 Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has ramped up its executive compensation capabilities, snaring a partner from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. Tristan Brown will join the... more

• DLA launches in Abu Dhabi while other top firms still waiting for licenses

  Apr 20 2008 DLA Piper is to formally launch in Abu Dhabi later this month, with projects and finance partner Stephen Webb -- currently based at the firm's Dubai office --... more

• McDermott lures projects head from Akin Gump

  Apr 15 2008 McDermott Will & Emery has appointed a new global head of projects following the hire of a senior partner from rival US firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. John... more

• DLA Piper launches in Houston

  Mar 12 2008 DLA Piper announced the opening of an office in Houston, Texas with three lawyers from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Howrey. Two of the new partners, Jack... more

• Dewey & LeBoeuf raids Akin Gump to secure Dubai base

  Jan 05 2008 Dewey & LeBoeuf has raided the Dubai office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer Feld for its first launch since last October's merger between Dewey Ballantine and LeBoeuf Lamb... more

• The American Lawyer chooses Litigation Department of the Year

  Jan 03 2008 The American Lawyer has chosen a Litigation Department of the Year for the fourth time. The Am Law 200 firms have been invited to compete for the overall title as well... more

• Law Firm Akin Gump Expands New York Real Estate Practice

  Sep 20 2007 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced today that Jordan J. Metzger has joined the firm as a partner in the real estate and finance practice group in New York.... more