Locke Lord is building its London outpost with the hire of a longstanding corporate partner from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.

Artem Faekov will join the firm’s energy and infrastructure group. He has spent the last 18 years at Akin Gump, 17 of which were as partner, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Artem Faekov, Locke Lord. Courtesy photo.