Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has hired Joseph Fawkner as a senior policy adviser in the public law and policy practice in Washington, the firm said in a statement Friday.
He joins after advising Rep. Carol D. Miller (R-W.V.) on international trade, investment and energy export policies and will boost capabilities of the 130-person trade practice, the firm said.
Fawkner also worked for a decade at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce advising on international trade and government affairs strategies, particularly on U.S.-China trade issues.
He helped build and manage the Chamber’s international leadership program as the executive director of ...