Key Takeaways
- • Akin Gump adds Jae Jang, former senior House Financial Services Committee staffer, as senior policy advisor to strengthen crypto, digital asset, and financial services regulatory capabilities in its 75-person lobbying practice.
- • Jang brings five years of direct experience advising Rep. French Hill (R-AR) on financial services policy, including work on the Main Street Capital Access Act (which passed with 270 bipartisan votes in July) and the first congressional crypto bill.
- • Jang's background spans the House Financial Services Committee's Financial Institutions and Digital Assets & Financial Technology subcommittees, positioning him to advise clients on emerging legislative and regulatory forces shaping the financial services sector.
- • The hire represents Akin's broader talent acquisition strategy in regulatory advisory; recent additions include former Senate Appropriations Committee staff, House Ways and Means trade expertise, and House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee counsel.
- • Akin's lobbying & public policy practice integrates legal services with government affairs across a full-service firm of 1,100+ lawyers globally, leveraging bipartisan networks across Congress and executive branch agencies.
Summary
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced the addition of Jae Jang to its lobbying & public policy practice as a senior policy advisor, enhancing the firm's capacity in financial services, cryptocurrency, and digital asset policy. Jang joins from the House Financial Services Committee, where he most recently served as a senior professional staff member for the Financial Institutions Subcommittee, positioning him as a specialist in legislative and regulatory matters affecting banks, capital markets, and emerging digital asset frameworks.
Jang's Capitol Hill tenure spans multiple high-profile legislative initiatives. Over five years serving as a senior policy advisor to Rep. French Hill (R-AR), he contributed to the development of the bipartisan Main Street Capital Access Act, which achieved strong bipartisan passage with 270 votes in July 2026. He also served as a designee to the House Financial Services Committee's Digital Assets and Financial Technology Subcommittee and supported the drafting of what was characterized as "the first crypto bill in Congress." His work covered a broad portfolio including the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and other regulatory matters affecting financial institutions.
Rep. Hill endorsed Jang's departure, stating: "His tireless work led to the development of our bipartisan Main Street Capital Access Act, which received a strong bipartisan vote in July of 270 votes. I'm also unbelievably proud of what we accomplished together and can't wait to see Jae's next step."
Hunter Bates, co-leader of Akin's lobbying & public policy practice, characterized Jang's value to clients as rooted in firsthand Capitol Hill exposure to "many of the most consequential financial services policy discussions." Bates emphasized that Jang's legislative and regulatory experience, combined with his emerging digital asset policy background, provides clients with direct insight into the forces reshaping the financial services sector.
The hire reflects Akin's expansion of its regulatory and government affairs capabilities. The firm has simultaneously added Jen Becker-Pollet (former Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services clerk and staff director), David Giordano (former House Ways and Means trade staffer), and Molly Brimmer Lolli (former House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee senior counsel). Akin's lobbying practice comprises more than 75 lawyers and professionals dedicated to federal legislative, policy, and regulatory advocacy, with bipartisan membership and experience across both major U.S. political parties.
Jang's Capitol Hill tenure spans multiple high-profile legislative initiatives. Over five years serving as a senior policy advisor to Rep. French Hill (R-AR), he contributed to the development of the bipartisan Main Street Capital Access Act, which achieved strong bipartisan passage with 270 votes in July 2026. He also served as a designee to the House Financial Services Committee's Digital Assets and Financial Technology Subcommittee and supported the drafting of what was characterized as "the first crypto bill in Congress." His work covered a broad portfolio including the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and other regulatory matters affecting financial institutions.
Rep. Hill endorsed Jang's departure, stating: "His tireless work led to the development of our bipartisan Main Street Capital Access Act, which received a strong bipartisan vote in July of 270 votes. I'm also unbelievably proud of what we accomplished together and can't wait to see Jae's next step."
Hunter Bates, co-leader of Akin's lobbying & public policy practice, characterized Jang's value to clients as rooted in firsthand Capitol Hill exposure to "many of the most consequential financial services policy discussions." Bates emphasized that Jang's legislative and regulatory experience, combined with his emerging digital asset policy background, provides clients with direct insight into the forces reshaping the financial services sector.
The hire reflects Akin's expansion of its regulatory and government affairs capabilities. The firm has simultaneously added Jen Becker-Pollet (former Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services clerk and staff director), David Giordano (former House Ways and Means trade staffer), and Molly Brimmer Lolli (former House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee senior counsel). Akin's lobbying practice comprises more than 75 lawyers and professionals dedicated to federal legislative, policy, and regulatory advocacy, with bipartisan membership and experience across both major U.S. political parties.
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