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Christopher J. Akin
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Chris Akin has 16 years of litigation experience that includes a unique combination of significant plaintiff-side contingency fee engagements and high-profile defense engagements in the areas of directors’ and officers’ liability lawsuits, securities litigation, and complex oil and gas disputes. On the plaintiff side, Mr. Akin has helped LTPC expand its presence in bankruptcy-related litigation, with that practice area generating record proceeds in 2011 and continuing that momentum with an engagement that has generated worldwide media coverage. On the defense side, Mr. Akin has played a key role in LTPC’s successful representation of directors and officers in a multi-billion dollar dispute involving alleged securities fraud and successful defense of a proposed $9 billion merger. LTPC also has expanded its presence in energy-related litigation. The firm’s growth in these areas is attributable to its track record of successful trial experience, its subject matter knowledge, and the compelling value provided by the firm’s business model. In every matter, Mr. Akin strives to represent his clients in the way that he wishes his family had been represented in a lawsuit that occurred while he was a teenager. That approach requires Mr. Akin to ask himself the following question constantly: "What decision would I make if I was in my client’s position?” Mr. Akin believes that, if every attorney asked himself or herself the same question, the result would be improved responsiveness to clients and better results. Mr. Akin’s diligence and skill has been recognized through the following honors:
Education
University of Virginia, J.D., 1995
Assistant Editor - Virginia Law Review, Order of the Coif, Roger & Madeleine Traynor Prize for Best Written Work by a Graduating Student
University of Evansville, B.S., 1992
Judicial Clerkship
Honorable Sidney A. Fitzwater, United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Admittances
Texas 1995
U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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