Subject: Akin Gump is Pleased to Announce Kim Koopersmith as the New Chairperson
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Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:27:10 -0400

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 AKIN GUMP ELECTS KIM KOOPERSMITH AS FIRM CHAIRPERSON 

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is pleased to announce that the firm’s partnership has elected Kim Koopersmith to serve as chairperson of the firm, effective April 1, 2013. Upon assuming the role, Kim will become the first woman at Akin Gump—and one of very few women at a major, global law firm—to hold the position of firm chairperson.

Kim succeeds Bruce McLean, who will step down from the role following a 20-year tenure, remaining with the firm as senior executive partner.

In addition to her extensive experience as a litigation partner, Kim brings to the position years as a mentor and leader who has pioneered initiatives that have enhanced diversity, attracted and retained top-drawer talent and helped Akin Gump deliver exceptional service to our clients.

Kim presently serves as the firm’s U.S. managing partner. In September of 2012, she was selected by Law360 as one of its “Innovative Managing Partners.” In 2011 she was a recipient of InsideCounsel magazine’s Thomas A. Mars Pathmaker Award, presented annually to a law firm leader whose “courage, unyielding vision, integrity, conviction and authenticity has carved a groundbreaking path and laid a new foundation to accelerate the economic empowerment of attorneys of color or women.”  

Kim Koopersmith

 

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