OBP Confrence 14

Founded in 1945, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld is a leading international law firm that represents regional, national and international clients in a wide variety of disciplines. The firm s 900-plus lawyers have expertise in many practice areas, including antitrust, banking and finance, communications, securities, employee benefits, entertainment, environmental, estate planning, intellectual property, international trade, labor and employment, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, public law and policy and real estate development among many others. The firm maintains 15 offices throughout the United States and internationally in Moscow, London and Brussels, Belgium. The New York office of was established in April 1993 and has become the firm s second-largest office.