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Washington, DC 20006-1037
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Mr Reggie Babin
Work Department
Senior Counsel; Public Law & Policy
Position
Reggie is a Senior Counsel in Akin’s top-ranked lobbying and public policy practice, bringing nearly a decade of Capitol Hill experience, including serving as chief counsel to Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY). He advises clients on navigating the evolving policy landscape in Congress, the White House, and executive branch agencies, with expertise in federal policy and strategic advocacy on complex policy reforms. Reggie leverages deep relationships across Congress, the executive branch, and key stakeholder communities to help clients navigate complex policy landscapes and engage effectively with federal decision-makers. Currently, he co-leads Akin’s artificial intelligence (AI) policy initiatives, actively engaging with stakeholders in Congress and the Executive Branch on behalf of a broad range of clients and contributing to national discussions on AI regulation.
To learn more about Mr. Babin, please visit his profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/reggie-babin
Career
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, senior counsel 2023-present
Office of Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), chief counsel 2020-2022; counsel, 2017-2020.
Office of Rep. Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA), legislative director, 2015-2017; counsel, 2014-2015.
U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight, associate counsel, 2013-2014.
Languages
English
Memberships
- Chief counsel to Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), 2020 to 2022; counsel, 2017 to 2020.
- Legislative director, Rep. Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA), 2014 to 2017; counsel, 2014 to 2015.
- Associate counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight, 2013 to 2014.
Education
- J.D., The George Washington University Law School, 2013
- B.A., Louisiana State University, 2010
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Government > Government relations
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- International trade and national security > Trade remedies and trade policy
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Industry focus > Education
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Industry focus > Native American law
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Government > Government contracts
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Finance > Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Industry focus > Sport
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)