06 May 2026
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Adds Investment Management Partner Richard Shamos in Los Angeles
"Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP hires Richard Shamos as a partner in its Los Angeles investment management and funds group to work on private credit, evergreen structures and insurance-focused products."
Shamos joins Akin Gump as a partner focused on investment management and fund matters, deepening the firm’s integrated platform for sponsors raising, structuring and deploying private credit and alternative capital. He advises sponsors building credit-focused fund platforms, including private credit and direct lending vehicles, evergreen and hybrid structures, and insurance-rated note feeders, and has significant experience advising buyout and growth capital sponsors.
Prior to joining Akin Gump, Richard Shamos was a partner in the West Coast investment funds group at Kirkland & Ellis.