But, like DLA Piper and Squire Patton Boggs, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld gave more heavily to Democratic candidates. Most law firms in the list of the top 20 legal donors have favoured the Democrats, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. But two of the top 20 broke that pattern and gave only to the Republicans. They are Boies Schiller & Flexner and Kirkland & Ellis. 

Broad spectrum

Ben Harris, a spokesman for Akin Gump, commented via email: ‘Many of our partners are politically involved. While we cannot speak to individual partner’s motivations for donating to a particular candidate, we can certainly confirm that Akin Gump partners have in the past supported, and continue to support, candidates across a broad political and ideological spectrum.’ Source: Daily Record