Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld was founded in Dallas, Texas in 1945, and has considerably expanded geographically since that time. With over 280 lawyers, the Washington office is the largest of the firm's eleven offices. All the offices have been strategically integrated over the past several years to create the tenth largest firm in the nation. Akin Gump's D.C. lawyers are well-connected in both major political parties, and many have distinguished themselves in governmental service. Not surprisingly the firm does significant work in the public law and politics area. The firm's big name partners include founder Robert Strauss, former chair of the Democratic National Committee and Ambassador to Russia; Vernon Jordan, close personal confidante of President Clinton and former President of the National Urban League; Don Alexander, former Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service; Bill Paxon, former U.S. Representative from New York; and Don Livingston, former General Counsel at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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