40 certified Labor Condition Applications on file with the U.S. Department of Labor, FY2021–FY2026.
Since September 2025, DOL's Project Firewall opens H-1B investigations without waiting for a complaint. These checkpoints come from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP's own public LCA filings (FY2024–FY2026) — the same records an investigator pulls first.
Next end date: 2026-12-31. Employing an H-1B worker past the LCA end date without a new certified LCA is a strict-liability violation — the replacement LCA must be certified before the I-129 extension is filed.
Each worksite needs its own 10-business-day LCA notice and a PAF record of that posting; a move to a new area of intended employment needs a new LCA before the worker starts there.
Level I is the entry-level prevailing-wage tier and the band DOL's Project Firewall reviews first for misclassification (senior duties filed at an entry-level wage). The national share is 17%.
Median offered wage is 76% above the DOL prevailing wage across 28 recent certified LCAs. Paying at the floor is lawful, but it invites the question of whether the wage level itself is right.
No additional recruitment or non-displacement attestations apply.
Public DOL disclosure data can lag actual filings by a quarter. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
Yes — Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP sponsors H-1B workers, with 40 certified LCAs on file (FY2021–FY2026), including 14 in FY2026. The median certified salary is $260,000 (P25 $225,000, P75 $390,000). With a 27% transfer share, this employer actively accepts H-1B transfers. 100% of its certified filings meet or exceed the prevailing wage.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP H-1B sponsorship at a glance, from public U.S. DOL LCA disclosure data (FY2021–FY2026).
Certified LCAs are a prerequisite to H-1B petitions, not visa approvals; one LCA can cover multiple workers. Descriptive only — not legal advice.
The shaded band is the middle half of certified salaries (P25–P75); the bar spans the lowest to highest certified salary.
Levels I–IV are DOL prevailing-wage experience tiers; 37% of filings are senior-level (III–IV).
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| FY2022 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| FY2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| FY2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| FY2025 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| FY2026 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Case dispositions from the U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure files. Withdrawn are LCAs that were certified and later withdrawn by the employer; they still count toward Total.
| Job title | Salary | Level | Location | Filed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Associate I-200-26142-942261 | $225,000/yr | II | New York, NY | May 22, 2026 | Certified |
Associate I-200-26141-937043 | $310,000/yr | II | New York, NY | May 21, 2026 | Certified |
Associate I-200-26134-909362 | $225,000/yr | II | New York, NY | May 14, 2026 | Certified |
Counsel I-200-26134-909490 | $445,000/yr | IV | Dallas, TX | May 14, 2026 | Certified |
Associate I-200-26127-880532 | $225,000/yr | II | New York, NY | May 07, 2026 | Certified |
Associate I-200-26127-880512 | $235,000/yr | II | New York, NY | May 07, 2026 | Certified |
Counsel I-200-26117-837554 | $435,000/yr | IV | Houston, TX | Apr 27, 2026 | Certified |
International Trade Analyst I-200-26104-791995 | $95,500/yr | IV | Washington, DC | Apr 14, 2026 | Certified |
Paralegal Specialist/Assistant I-200-26092-753546 | $95,500/yr | IV | Washington, DC | Apr 02, 2026 | Certified |
Counsel I-200-26092-753544 | $420,000/yr | III | Washington, DC | Apr 02, 2026 | Certified |
Counsel I-200-26008-545618 | $420,000/yr | II | New York, NY | Jan 08, 2026 | Certified |
Associate I-200-25345-476918 | $365,000/yr | III | New York, NY | Dec 11, 2025 | Certified |
Corporate Counsel I-203-25328-433275 | $420,000/yr | III | New York, NY | Nov 24, 2025 | Certified |
Senior Counsel I-200-25273-348453 | $312,000/yr | II | District Of Columbia, DC | Sep 30, 2025 | Certified |
Tax Associate Attorney I-200-25183-147351 | $310,000/yr | II | New York, NY | Jul 02, 2025 | Certified |
Associate I-200-25133-969738 | $260,000/yr | II | New York, NY | May 13, 2025 | Certified |
Counsel I-200-25133-969728 | $390,000/yr | II | New York, NY | May 13, 2025 | Certified |
Counsel I-200-25121-925576 | $420,000/yr | III | New York, NY | May 01, 2025 | Certified |
Tax Associate I-200-25100-851422 | $260,000/yr | II | New York, NY | Apr 10, 2025 | Certified |
Associate I-200-25091-817640 | $235,000/yr | II | New York, NY | Apr 01, 2025 | Certified |
Investment Funds Associate I-200-25091-817653 | $235,000/yr | II | Dallas, TX | Apr 01, 2025 | Certified |
Tax Counsel I-203-25083-797561 | $390,000/yr | II | New York, NY | Mar 24, 2025 | Certified |
Associate I-200-25034-660810 | $225,000/yr | II | New York, NY | Feb 03, 2025 | Certified |
Counsel I-203-24318-471713 | $420,000/yr | III | New York, NY | Nov 13, 2024 | Certified |
Associate Attorney I-200-24295-420494 | $310,000/yr | II | New York, NY | Oct 21, 2024 | Certified |
Attorney I-200-24151-051525 | $130,000/yr | I | Washington, DC | May 30, 2024 | Certified |
Senior Counsel I-200-24151-052942 | $500,000/yr | II | Washington, DC | May 30, 2024 | Certified |
International Legal Consultant/Specialist I-200-24150-048290 | $215,000/yr | II | Washington, DC | May 29, 2024 | Certified |
Associate I-200-23208-221246 | $295,000/yr | II | Washington, DC | Jul 27, 2023 | Certified |
Counsel I-200-23101-920479 | $420,000/yr | IV | Houston, TX | Apr 11, 2023 | Certified |
Associate I-203-23046-776880 | $250,000/yr | II | New York, NY | Feb 15, 2023 | Certified |
Associate I-200-23034-750049 | $250,000/yr | III | New York, NY | Feb 03, 2023 | Certified |
Senior Counsel I-203-23034-747455 | $485,000/yr | III | New York, NY | Feb 02, 2023 | Certified |
Associate I-200-23033-746386 | $250,000/yr | II | New York, NY | Feb 02, 2023 | Certified |
Associate I-200-22158-252351 | $250,000/yr | II | Washington, DC | Jun 07, 2022 | Certified |
Associate I-203-22129-150666 | $225,000/yr | II | New York, NY | May 09, 2022 | Certified |
Associate Attorney I-200-22108-078867 | $295,000/yr | III | Washington, DC | Apr 18, 2022 | Certified |
International Law Advisor I-200-21333-730305 | $110,000/yr | I | Washington, DC | Nov 29, 2021 | Certified |
Media Relations Manager I-203-21300-670405 | $160,000/yr | II | New York, NY | Oct 27, 2021 | Certified, withdrawn |
Counsel I-203-21165-396118 | $340,000/yr | III | New York, NY | Jun 14, 2021 | Certified |
Russia/Eurasia Analyst I-200-21106-230622 | $76,000/yr | III | Washington, D.C., DC | Apr 16, 2021 | Certified |
One row per LCA case (its latest version), from U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure data. Salaries are the offered wage, converted to a yearly figure. Certified LCAs are not visa approvals.
Worker positions by LCA filing purpose, summed across FY2021–FY2026 disclosure records.
Most active filing months: May and Apr — useful for timing transfer conversations.
Attestations from the employer's own LCA filings (Form ETA-9035), as disclosed by the U.S. DOL.
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