Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld is a full-service multinational law firm serving small and large clients in the US, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The Firm's practice areas include antitrust/competition, mergers & acquisitions, private equity, disputes, IP, international trade, employment, public policy, regulatory, investment management, and financial restructuring. The Firm's clients include companies from the communications, IT, energy, entertainment, media, healthcare, life science, leisure, insurance, national security, real estate, renewable energy, retail, and transportation sectors. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld was formed in 1945 and is based in Washington DC.