Some of K Street’s biggest firms said Wednesday they were winding down, or at least reevaluating, operations in Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine and sanctions that followed.
Ceasing operations in Moscow are Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and Squire Patton Boggs, two of Washington’s long-standing lobbying and legal powerhouses, whose rosters include former members of Congress and Cabinet officials.
DLA Piper, another big law and lobbying firm that has offices in Moscow and St. Petersburg, said in a statement that it was “undertaking a strategic review of our presence in Russia.”
