Akin Gump, Freshfields and Latham latest to withdraw in Moscow as mass exodus ensues

Moscow, Russia, Kremlin, Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge

Akin Gump, Latham & Watkins and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are among the latest international firms to shut down or suspend operations in Moscow, as pressure to take action has mounted in light of Russia’s sustained invasion of Ukraine.

The news came after Linklaters and Norton Rose Fulbright announced their intentions to withdraw from Moscow in recent days.

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