(Washington, DC) – Akin is pleased to announce that Brian Sakara will join the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and will be based in the company’s Washington, DC office. Mr. Sakala assumed the CFO role for the company and its 17 offices worldwide, and delivered record financial results in 2023, including sales of $1.369 billion, an increase of more than 11% from the previous year.
Mr Sakala, who has 20 years’ experience in accounting and finance, joins Aiken from Paul Hastings, who served as Managing Director and Head of Finance from 2023. He previously served as Director and Head of Global Accounting and Finance at Cooley for 12 years. For global operational and reporting activities in the accounting department. At both Paul Hastings and Cooley, Sakala led strategic and operational finance functions globally.
“Brian is an experienced financial leader who brings a breadth of knowledge and a collaborative approach that is a great fit for our culture,” said Kim Coopersmith, Chairman of Akin. “We are pleased to welcome Brian as our new CFO. He will strengthen our financial strength and help plan our next phase of growth.”
In addition to the firm’s record financial performance in 2023, Aiken recently published The American Lawyer, which highlights firms with financial excellence in revenue per lawyer, pro bono, diversity, and employee satisfaction. Ranked 8th on the magazine’s 2024 A-list.
“I am excited to join Akin because Akin is firing on all cylinders,” Sakala said of his move to the company. “We have a forward-thinking practice that meets the great needs of our clients, and we look forward to collaborating with legal, financial, and business services professionals here in the United States and abroad to contribute to their future success. looking forward to it.”
Sakara holds a bachelor’s degree from Frostburg State University and an MBA from George Washington University.
Akin is a leading international law firm with more than 900 attorneys with offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
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