Sununu, a Republican, served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives beginning in 1996 and subsequently served as a U.S. Senator for New Hampshire for six years. He lost his re-election bid for the Senate to former governor Jeanne Shaheen in November 2008.
As a senator, Sununu was a member of the Finance, Commerce, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Banking and Foreign Relations committees. He was vice chairman of the Budget Committee and a member of the Congressional Oversight Panel for the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program from 2008 to 2009.
Before entering public service, Sununu worked for emerging high-tech firms as an engineer, a strategy consultant and a chief financial officer.
Smith W. Davis, co-leader of Akin Gump’s policy practice, commented on the addition in a press release.
“John’s wealth of insight into the legislative process – honed over the course of a decade in Congress – combined with his private-sector experience in the technology sector will serve our clients well,” Davis said.
Akin Gump was founded in 1945 and has more than 800 lawyers in the United States, Europe, Asia and Middle East.