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Akin Williams has represented clients from over 42 different countries over the last 20 years in Litigation and Commercial matters in the United Kingdom..As a former member on the IBA/World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee , Mr. Williams understands the need for market access and trade liberalisation and the importance of new clients to be urgently represented after compliance with regulatory on boarding. Mr. Williams has represented several high net worth individuals with Cross Border litigation, start ups and established corporations. In 2017 ,Mr. Williams was overall counsel to a technology start up whose market cap attained...

I practice employment law and represent employees and employers in federal and state courts, administrative hearings, arbitrations, mediations, and in direct negotiations. I also provide strategic and preventative advice and counseling to employers and executives.

I started my legal career as a law clerk to Williams H. Pryor Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, after which I practiced employment law for several years with two of the largest and highly-regarded international law firms: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in Los Angeles and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in Sacramento. I have...