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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld announced a new bipartisan leadership team for its lobbying practice this week, just months after the conspicuous start of a Republican-run government. But Joel Jankowsky, a senior partner at Akin Gump and longtime Democratic lobbying group pillar, said not much about the practice will shift.

“Lobbying has changed over time but the fundamentals are the same. They're rooted in good client service, and they're rooted in having a collaborative culture,” Jankowsky said.