Mergers & Acquisitions

Antitrust & Competition

Spencer S. Griffith | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Editor: Please tell us about your background and current practice. Griffith: I was managing partner in Akin Gump’s Beijing office from summer 2009 until early fall of this year. I am a trade lawyer by background, and I represent foreign governments and foreign companies as well as U.S....

Energy | Private Equity

Christine B. LaFollette, J. Kenneth Menges, Jr. | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Editor: As partners-in-charge of the Houston and Dallas offices respectively, would you each describe your practice as well as the practices that each of your offices specializes in? Menges: Our practice in Dallas is a diverse general business practice that serves a variety of industries. We...

Banking | Energy | Finance

Charles E. Dropkin | Proskauer

Editor: Please tell us about your background and current practice. Dropkin: I have enjoyed an incredibly diverse and challenging legal experience. I started my career as a litigator representing large institutional clients primarily in energy and banking. My first case involved a highly...