Law firms Targeting Europe: James Roome set for a place on Akin Gump’s global board Tom Moore · 26 November 2014 · 2 min read US Europe Leadership Akin London-based restructuring guru James Roome, who carried a 28-partner team from Bingham McCutchen to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld this summer, is set to boost the European presence on Akin’s global management committee.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this category‘Difficult, complicated and painful’ – Brexit, a decade onLaw firmsWill Lewallen24 Jun 2026Trading Places: Paul Weiss hires in M&A as Paul Hastings and Latham bolster disputesLaw firmsWill Lewallen3 Jun 2026Trading Places: Simpson continues K&E raid as Paul Weiss adds disputes in HoustonLaw firmsEliza Winter19 May 2026‘There’s a lot of money in Chicago’ – the city’s top lawyers on what’s driving business in the MidwestLaw firmsAlex Ryan13 Jan 2025Osborne Clarke launches international arbitration offering in MiamiLaw firmsAyesha Ellis12 Sep 2023The American dream: US firms in expansion mode amid wave of international office openingsLaw firmsCharles Avery28 Jun 2022In-house moves: Carlyle recruits former CIA general counsel as new legal chiefIn-HouseTheresa Hargreaves24 Jun 2026Kennedys managing partner on the law firm of the future: specialised, financially focused, global and AI-transformedLaw firmsNews Editor19 Jun 2026Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025