Akin Gump promotes 10 to partnership

Akin Gump announced the election of 10 new partners, effective January 1, 2017. The 10 individuals and their respective office locations are Gerald Brant (New York), Olivia Chung (New York), Olivier De Moor (New York), Sophie Donnithorne-Tait (London), Mahmoud Baki (Mac) Fadlallah (Dubai/Washington, D.C.), Jaisohn Jungbin Im (New York), Allison P. Miller (New York), Daniel L. Moffett (San Antonio), Alexander Specht (New York) and Annisah Iman Um’rani (Washington, D.C.).

Mahmoud Baki (Mac) Fadlallah leads the firm’s international trade practice in Dubai. He focuses his practice on the application of U.S. law to non-U.S. entities and operations, particularly with respect to global investigations and compliance with international sanctions, export controls and anticorruption laws. Fadlallah counsels clients across a variety of sectors, including aerospace and defense, satellite, logistics and freight forwarding, communications and technology, financial, energy, automotive, health care, industrial and chemical industries, among others. He received his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School and his B.A., with distinction, from the University of Michigan.