Lawyers in United States

Aaron Williams

Aaron’s practice focuses primarily on complex commercial transactions, restructuring and workouts, and corporate and municipal bankruptcies, with an emphasis on providing guidance to institutional investors in connection with their investments in high-yield securities, both tax-exempt and taxable, in both distressed and new-money transactions. Read full biography.

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

Aaron Yuratovich

Associate - Litigation and Investigations

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Abbe Dienstag

Counsel, New York

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Abbey Hudson

Abbey Hudson is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s Los Angeles office. Her practice focuses on environmental matters and complex trial litigation. She devotes a significant portion of her time to helping clients navigate environmental and emerging regulations and related governmental investigations. Legal 500 United States named Abbey a Next Generation Lawyer in the category of Industry Focus – Environment – Litigation.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Abbey Ruby

Partner

Holland & Knight

Abbi Cohen

Partner

Dechert

Abby Cohen Smutny

Partner

White & Case LLP

Abby Fox

Attorney

Balch & Bingham LLP

Abby Mollen

Bartlit Beck LLP

Abena Mainoo

Abena Mainoo’s practice focuses on enforcement and complex civil litigation. Abena has represented companies in cross-border investigations and civil litigation involving allegations of fraud, sanctions violations and foreign corrupt payments. Abena also conducts internal investigations and advises on corporate compliance programs as well as corporate governance.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Abhay Lele

Finance Counsel

Latham & Watkins

Abid Qureshi

Abid Qureshi, co-chair of Akin and co-head of the firm’s management committee, plays a crucial role in steering the firm's strategic growth. He is also a dedicated financial restructuring litigator, giving him comprehensive experience in virtually every issue that arises during a complex restructuring. Abid has litigated cutting-edge issues in the highest-profile chapter 11 cases, complex restructuring-related issues in state and appellate courts, and has extensive experience in cross-border insolvencies and chapter 15 proceedings. Significant matters include Diamond Sports Group, Yellow Corporation, Enviva, Rudolph W. Giuliani, Revlon, Intelsat, Aeroméxico, Brazos Electric, GWG, Sears, PG&E, Frontier Communications, Avaya, GTT Communications, Scandinavian Airlines, Nordic Aviation, and Crédito Real to name a few. To learn more about Abid, please visit his profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/abid-qureshi.html

Akin

Abid R. Qureshi

Abid Riaz Qureshi represents clients in government investigations, regulatory proceedings, and complex commercial litigation, drawing on more than two decades of successful trial experience. Abid helps clients navigate complex, high-value disputes in state and federal courts, in arbitrations, and in settlement negotiations. He regularly handles matters involving: False Claims Act Healthcare fraud and abuse claims Federal securities laws As an experienced trial lawyer, Abid has established an impressive track record, including winning on behalf of a client the highest-value arbitration award in Latham’s history. He meticulously prepares a case to understand how a dispute impacts a client’s business and to develop a winning strategy. In the courtroom, Abid is skilled at controlling the course of the case on cross-examination. Complementing his commercial litigation practice, Abid handles internal corporate investigations, governmental inquiries, and regulatory proceedings. He has particular facility with managing large multi-faceted investigations on behalf of international companies, drawing on experience investigating two of the largest healthcare fraud cases in the country. Leadership Abid served as Co-Chair of the Washington, D.C. office Litigation Department and as Global Chair of Latham’s Pro Bono Committee. Under his leadership, Latham increased pro bono efforts to provide more than 200,000 hours of free legal services annually. He has a long history of providing pro bono legal advice to the Muslim Alliance and immigrants’ rights groups. He received the Servant of Justice Award from the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia and the Impact Award from the Capital Area Muslim Bar Association in 2018. He currently serves as the Recruiting Committee Chair. In September 2016, President Obama nominated Abid to fill a vacancy on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Latham & Watkins

Abigail Cotton

Partner - Litigation and Investigations

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Abigail Lyle

Partner

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Abigail Smith

Abigail C. Smith represents clients in their highest stakes capital markets transactions, with a primary focus on the real estate investment trust (REIT), financial services, and hospitality industries. Abigail draws on substantial experience to guide issuers and underwriters on SEC-registered and exempted capital markets transactions, including: Initial public offerings (IPOs) Preferred and common equity offerings Debt offerings, including investment grade, high yield, and green bonds Beyond the transactional context, Abigail cultivates trusted relationships with her clients to advise on ongoing disclosure, reporting, and broader corporate governance matters. Abigail is a recognized thought leader in the capital markets space and has co-authored LexisNexis’ Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Guide for Capital Markets and Equity Capital Markets in the USA. She serves as a member of the board of directors of 826DC, a nonprofit organization that supports students ages 6 to 18 with developing their creative and expository writing skills and helps teachers inspire their students to write. Before joining Latham, she was a partner at another global law firm, where she served on the firm’s US Opinions Committee and frequently contributed to client publications related to securities law developments.

Latham & Watkins

Abram Ellis

Abram Ellis is a Litigation Partner in the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office who is recognized as a “Rising Star” and “Next Generation Partner” in antitrust litigation and cartels. His antitrust practice comprises all aspects of competition law, from defending clients against complex class action antitrust litigation to helping clients obtain regulatory clearance from domestic and international competition authorities for significant transactions. Abram is particularly experienced in antitrust litigation involving complex financial instruments, the healthcare industry and employment issues. In addition to his robust antitrust practice, Abram advises clients on a range of litigation and regulatory matters. As Co-Head of the Firm’s International Trade Regulation Practice, he advises leading private equity funds, financial institutions and major corporations on regulatory and compliance matters relating to cross-border activities, including with respect to tariffs, anti-money laundering, OFAC, FCPA, the Outbound Investment Rule, the DOJ’s Data Security Program and export matters. Recent representations include: RPM International and the Euclid Chemical Company in winning the dismissal of an antitrust class action; JPMorgan in summary judgement in a LIBOR lawsuit; and separately, JPMorgan in obtaining the Ninth Circuit’s affirmance of dismissal in an ICE LIBOR lawsuit against several major banks, which was named “Litigation of the Year – Cartel Defense” at GCR Awards 2025; and Change Healthcare in its $13.8 billion acquisition by UnitedHealth Group, which was named “Merger Control Matter of the Year – Americas” at Global Competition Review’s GCR Awards 2023.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Abtin Jalali

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Achraf Farraj

Achraf Farraj advises clients on a broad range of real estate and finance transactions. Achraf takes a pragmatic, business-minded approach to guide companies, developers, and lenders through transactions at the intersection of real estate and finance, including: Real estate acquisitions and dispositions Secured lending Hospitality and gaming projects, including hotels, casinos, and racetracks, both on and off tribal land Energy projects, including wind, solar, and geothermal Real estate joint ventures Commercial leasing, including industrial, manufacturing, and laboratory facilities He leverages extensive experience in both the real estate and finance industries to devise creative solutions that help clients successfully close deals. Achraf creates efficiencies for clients across the firm’s multi -disciplinary platform by advising on the real estate aspects of broader transactions, including involving M&A and private equity. A recognized firm leader, he has served on the Pro Bono Committee and the Training and Career Enhancement Committee. Achraf maintains an active pro bono practice, including working with Casa Cornelia Law Center to represent victims of domestic violence and help them obtain permanent legal status in the US. He also serves on the board of San Diego-based Housing Innovation Partners, a nonprofit developer of affordable housing.

Latham & Watkins

Ada Dolph

With nearly 20 years of experience as a labor and employment litigator with Seyfarth Shaw, Ada is a trusted advisor to clients in the airline, retail, healthcare and manufacturing industries. Her practice focuses on advice and counsel and innovative litigation involving: - complex procedural defenses including: preemption of state law claims under ERISA, Railway Labor Act, Airline Deregulation Act, Federal Aviation Act, and the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Act (SGLIA); Article III and statutory standing; statute of limitations; and administrative exhaustion requirements, among others - Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) claims, prevailing as lead counsel in the first BIPA case to be heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit - whistleblower claims under state law, AIR21, Dodd-Frank and Sarbanes-Oxley - discrimination claims in state and federal jurisdictions across the country, including under Title VII, ADA, Section 1981, and the ADEA, and their state law counterparts, including systemic actions brought by the EEOC - ERISA single, multi-plaintiff and class action matters involving denial of health, disability, life, pension and 401(k) benefits, including defense of high profile “stock drop,” retiree medical and 401(k fee class actions Her class action experience includes unique procedural issues including sustaining removal of cases to federal court on preemption and Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) grounds, successfully opposing a named plaintiff-intervenor, successfully petitioning for Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(f) review of class certification, obtaining appellate CAFA review and reversal of a district court remand order, defeating and narrowing class certification, and negotiating and overseeing settlements in classes of up to 160,000 class members. In 2019, her unique legal strategy in a a commercial airline matter was recognized for innovation by The Financial Times. Ada co-chairs the firm's Air and Rail specialty team, and am a member of its ERISA and Employee Benefits Litigation practice group, Whistleblower team and Health Care and Provider Fraud team.

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Adam Aft

Adam Aft helps global companies navigate the complex issues regarding intellectual property, data, and technology in M&A and technology transactions. He is the lead of the Firm's North America Technology Transactions group and co-leads the group globally. Adam also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Leslie H. Southwick of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Honorable Theresa L. Springmann of the US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.

Baker McKenzie

Adam Alper

Adam Alper is a leading member of the intellectual property litigation group in Kirkland’s Bay Area office. Focusing primarily on patent and trade secret disputes, and predominantly representing clients in the semiconductor, telecommunications, computer hardware and pharmaceutical industries, Adam regularly litigates high-stakes competitor cases involving concurrent claims of patent, trade secret and copyright violations. These disputes often involve co-pending actions in US District Courts, and before the USPTO PTAB and USITC, that are frequently litigated through the trial and post-trial phases.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Adam August

Partner

Holland & Knight

Adam B. Wolfson

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP