Editing Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

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|headquarters=New York; NY
|num_offices=20
|num_attorneys=919
|num_employees=1800
|practice_areas=General practice
|key_people=Kim Koopersmith; chairperson
|revenue=980
|profit_per_equity_partner=2.1
}}
{{Law Firm Pay Scale
|year=2017
|salary_1st_year=180
|salary_2nd_year=190
|salary_3rd_year=210
|salary_4th_year=235
|salary_5th_year=260
|salary_6th_year=280
|salary_7th_year=300
|salary_8th_year=315
}}
{{Law Firm Pay Scale
|year=2019
|salary_1st_year=190
|salary_2nd_year=200
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'''Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP,''' headquartered in [[Washington, D.C.]], is an American international [[law firm]] and the most profitable lobbying firm in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vault.com/company-profiles/law/akin-gump-strauss-hauer-feld-llp/company-overview.aspx|title=Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP{{!}}Company Profile{{!}}Vault.com|website=Vault|access-date=2016-06-21}}</ref>  With more than 900 [[Attorney at law (United States)|attorneys]], the firm has offices in [[Dallas]], [[Washington, D.C.]], [[San Antonio]], [[Houston]], [[Irvine, California|Irvine]], [[Fort Worth]], [[New York City|New York]], [[Moscow]], [[Philadelphia]], [[London]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Longview, Texas|Longview]], [[San Francisco]], [[Beijing]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Singapore]], [[Abu Dhabi]], [[Dubai]], [[Frankfurt]] and [[Geneva]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vault.com/company-profiles/law/akin-gump-strauss-hauer-feld-llp/company-overview.aspx|title=Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP{{!}}Company Profile{{!}}Vault.com|website=Vault|access-date=2016-06-21}}</ref> Akin Gump is widely considered to be among the most profitable and prestigious firms in the nation<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vault.com/company-profiles/law/akin-gump-strauss-hauer-feld-llp/company-overview.aspx|title=Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP{{!}}Company Profile{{!}}Vault.com|website=Vault|access-date=2016-06-21}}</ref> and has been consistently ranked as among the top law firms in the United States by ''The American Lawyer.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.akingump.com/en/news-insights/akin-gump-again-on-am-law-s-a-list-of-top-20-law-firms.html|title=Akin Gump Again on Am Law’s A-List of Top 20 Law Firms|publisher=Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202762960450/Top-of-the-Charts?mcode=0&curindex=0&curpage=ALL|publisher=The American Lawyer|title=Top of the Charts |}}</ref> The firm is known for its influence on [[United States Capitol|Capitol Hill]] and its representation of high-profile clients.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vault.com/company-profiles/law/akin-gump-strauss-hauer-feld-llp/company-overview.aspx|title=Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP{{!}}Company Profile{{!}}Vault.com|website=Vault|access-date=2016-06-21}}</ref> With regard to compensation, Akin Gump is ranked by associates as one of the top 10 highest-paying law firms in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vault.com/company-profiles/law/akin-gump-strauss-hauer-feld-llp/company-rankings|title=Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP{{!}}Company Rankings{{!}}Vault.com|website=Vault|access-date=2016-06-21}}</ref>

==History==
The firm was founded in [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[Texas]], in 1945 by [[Robert Schwarz Strauss|Robert Strauss]] and [[Richard Gump]]. It maintains a large presence in Texas with a total of five offices in the state.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Knaub|first1=Kelly|title=Texas Powerhouse: Akin Gump|url=http://cdn.akingump.com/images/content/3/0/v2/30180/Texas-Powerhouse-Aking-Gump-Revised.pdf|publisher=Law360|accessdate=August 12, 2015}}</ref>

In early September 1950, Strauss and Gump added [[Irving Loeb Goldberg|Irving Goldberg]] and William P. Fonville to the firm, which was then renamed Goldberg, Fonville, Gump & Strauss. <ref name=deal>{{cite web|last1=McGarr|first1=Kathryn|title=The Whole Damn Deal: Robert Strauss and the Art of Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TzEYKlGrkMEC|publisher=Public Affairs| }}</ref>

In 1963, Jack Hauer left a competitor to join the firm, which became known as Goldberg, Fonville, Gump, Strauss & Hauer.<ref name=deal />

Goldberg left the firm in 1966 to accept a federal judgeship on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit]]. 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.<ref name=deal />

In 2013, Akin Gump 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bol.bna.com/in-lean-times-law-firms-reconsider-two-tier-partnership/ |title=In Lean Times, Law Firms Reconsider Two-Tier Partnership |newspaper=Bloomberg BNA |date= August 11, 2015 |author= Sullivan, Casey |accessdate= August 12, 2015}}</ref>

According to the [[Center for Responsive Politics]], Akin Gump was one of the top law firms contributing to federal candidates during the 2012 election cycle, donating $2.56 million, 66% to Democrats.<ref name=topcontributors>{{cite web|title=Lawyers & Lobbyists: Top Contributors to Federal Candidates, Parties, and Outside Groups|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?ind=K&Bkdn=DemRep&cycle=2012|website=OpenSecrets.org|publisher=Center for Responsive Politics}}</ref>  By comparison, during that same period [[Kirkland & Ellis]] donated $2.49 million, 59% to Republicans,<ref name=topcontributors/> while oil conglomerate [[ExxonMobil]] donated $2.66 million, 88% to Republicans.<ref>{{cite web|title=Energy/Natural Resources: Top Contributors to Federal Candidates, Parties, and Outside Groups|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?ind=E&Bkdn=DemRep&cycle=2012|website=OpenSecrets.org|publisher=Center for Responsive Politics|accessdate=9 June 2016}}</ref>  Since 1990, Akin Gump has contributed $19.84 million to federal candidates, and since 2003 has spent $8 million on lobbying.<ref>{{cite web|title=Organizations: Akin, Gump et al|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000162&cycle=A|website=Open Secrets.org|publisher=Center for Responsive Politics|accessdate=9 June 2016}}</ref>

==Recognition==
In 2016, the firm was again selected for [[The American Lawyer]]'s A-List, the annual ranking of the country's 20 leading law firms.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202762960450 |title=Top of the Charts |newspaper=The American Lawyer |date= August 1, 2016 |author= Blair, Rebecca|accessdate= }}</ref> In 2015, the firm was ranked as one of the nation's top 20 corporate law firms by ''Corporate Board Member''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nyse.com/2015-ABCLF |title=America's Best Corporate Law Firms: The 2015 Corporate Board Member /FTI Consulting Survey |publisher=NYSE Governance Services |date=  |author= |accessdate= }}</ref> In 2016, for the ninth year in a row, Akin Gump was named to [[The National Law Journal]]'s "Appellate Hot List".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationallawjournal.com/id=1202775448397/The-2016-Appellate-Hot-List?slreturn=20170328160809 |title=The 2016 Appellate Hot List |publisher=The National Law Journal |date=December 26, 2016 |accessdate=}}</ref> of firms that "[won] big in federal and state appeals courts across the country."

Yale Law Women, the largest student organization at [[Yale Law School]], named Akin Gump to its 2007 list of Top 10 Family Friendly Firms. The Minority Corporate Counsel Association presented Akin Gump with the 2007 Thomas L. Sager Award in recognition of the firm's commitment to diversity. (The firm won the award three times previously.) In 2016, for the 10th year in a row, Akin Gump received a perfect score on the [[Human Rights Campaign]]'s [[Corporate Equality Index]], which rates employers on their treatment of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees, consumers and investors.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.akingump.com/en/news-insights/a-decade-of-perfect-scores-for-akin-gump-on-hrc-corporate-1.html |title=A Decade of Perfect Scores for Akin Gump on HRC Corporate Equality Index |publisher=Akin Gump |date= December 6, 2016 |author= |accessdate= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://asp.hrc.org/issues/workplace/organization_profile.asp?organization_id=35717&search_id=1&search_type=Quick |title=Employer Database - Akin Gump |publisher=Human Rights Campaign |date=  |author= |accessdate= }}</ref>
[[File:Robert S. Strauss Building.JPG|thumb|Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld's office in [[Washington, D.C.]]]]

Chambers & Partners ranks the firm as top tier in the areas of bankruptcy/restructuring, healthcare, government: government relations, Native American law, and media/entertainment: transactional.<ref name="Chambers" />

==Notable people==
*[[Lauch Faircloth]], former U.S. Senator from North Carolina
*[[Victor H. Fazio]], former U.S. Representative from California
*[[Kay Hagan]], former U.S. Senator from North Carolina<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wilson|first1=Megan|title=Ex-Sen. Kay Hagan joins lobby firm|url=http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/lobbying-hires/265281-ex-sen-kay-hagan-joins-lobby-firm|accessdate=26 February 2016|publisher=The Hill|date=January 11, 2016}}</ref>
*[[Vernon Jordan Jr.]], former adviser to President [[Bill Clinton]]
*[[Tom Loeffler]], former U.S. Representative from Texas
*[[Bill Paxon]], former U.S. Representative from New York
*[[John E. Sununu]], former U.S. Senator from New Hampshire
*[[Al From]], founder and former CEO of the Democratic Leadership Council
*[[Dario Frommer]], former majority leader of the California State Assembly
*[[Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr.]], former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs
*[[Tommy Thompson]], former governor of Wisconsin

Alumni
*[[George P. Bush]], Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office
*[[Joaquín Castro]], U.S. Representative from Texas
*[[Julian Castro]], U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
*[[John M. Dowd]], former U.S. Attorney, wrote ''[[Dowd Report]]''
*[[Ben Fountain]], award-winning fiction writer
*[[Savannah Guthrie]], co-anchor, ''The Today Show''
*[[Ken Mehlman]], former chair, Republican National Committee
*[[Patricia Millett]], judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
*[[Michele A. Roberts]], executive director, National Basketball Players Association

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.akingump.com/ Firm website]
*{{OpenCorp|Akin Gump}}

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