navigation search this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message akin gump strauss hauer & feld llp headquarters washington dc no . of offices 20 worldwide 1 no . of attorneys 900 2 no . of employees 1 800 major practice areas general practice key people kim koopersmith chairperson 2 revenue 930 million 2015 3 profit per equity partner 1.9 million 2015 3 date founded 1945 founder robert strauss and richard gump company type limited liability partnership website www.akingump.com 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 . 4 with more than 900 attorneys the firm has offices in dallas washington d.c. san antonio houston new york moscow philadelphia london los angeles longview san francisco beijing hong kong singapore abu dhabi frankfurt and geneva . 5 akin gump is widely considered to be among the most profitable and prestigious firms in the nation . 6 the firm is known for its influence on capitol hill and its representation of high profile clients . 7 with regard to compensation akin gump is within the top ten highest paying law firms in the country . 8 contents 1 history 2 recognition 3 notable people 4 references 5 external links history edit the firm was founded in dallas texas in 1945 by robert strauss and richard gump . it maintains a large presence in texas with a total of five offices in the state . 9 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 . 10 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 . 11 by comparison during that same period kirkland & ellis donated 2.49 million 59 % to republicans 11 while oil conglomerate exxonmobil donated 2.66 million 88 % to republicans . 12 since 1990 akin gump has contributed 19.84 million to federal candidates and since 2003 has spent 8 million on lobbying . 13 recognition edit 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 . 14 in 2015 the firm was ranked as one of the nation s top 20 corporate law firms by corporate board member . 15 in 2015 for the eighth year in a row akin gump was named to the national law journal s appellate hot list . 16 of firms with stellar records in appellate advocacy . 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 2015 for the ninth 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 . 17 18 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 . 2 notable people edit 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 19 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 references edit locations . retrieved august 19 2016 . a b c akin gump strauss hauer & feld llp washington dc law firm profile chambers usa 2016 chambers and partners . retrieved june 10 2016 . a b akin gump strauss hauer & feld . americanlawyer.com . retrieved june 10 2016 . akin gump strauss hauer & feld llp company profile vault.com . vault . retrieved 2016 06 21 . akin gump strauss hauer & feld llp company profile vault.com . vault . retrieved 2016 06 21 . akin gump strauss hauer & feld llp company profile vault.com . vault . retrieved 2016 06 21 . akin gump strauss hauer & feld llp company profile vault.com . vault . retrieved 2016 06 21 . akin gump strauss hauer & feld llp company rankings vault.com . vault . retrieved 2016 06 21 . knaub kelly . texas powerhouse akin gump pdf . law360 . retrieved august 12 2015 . sullivan casey august 11 2015 . in lean times law firms reconsider two tier partnership . bloomberg bna . retrieved august 12 2015 . a b lawyers & lobbyists top contributors to federal candidates parties and outside groups . opensecrets.org . center for responsive politics . energy natural resources top contributors to federal candidates parties and outside groups . opensecrets.org . center for responsive politics . retrieved 9 june 2016 . organizations akin gump et al . open secrets.org . center for responsive politics . retrieved 9 june 2016 . blair rebecca august 1 2016 . top of the charts . the american lawyer . america s best corporate law firms the 2015 corporate board member fti consulting survey . nyse governance services . the 2015 appellate hot list winning big cases changing the law . the national law journal . november 16 2015 . akin gump earns ninth consecutive perfect score on hrc corporate equality index . akin gump . november 18 2015 . employer database akin gump . human rights campaign . wilson megan january 11 2016 . ex sen. kay hagan joins lobby firm . the hill . retrieved 26 february 2016 . external 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