Abid Qureshi

Abid Qureshi is the partner in charge of the Akin, Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP’s New York office. He is a financial restructuring litigator and has litigated the most complex, cutting-edge issues in the highest-profile chapter 11 cases. He also has experience in cross-border insolvencies and chapter 15 proceedings. Mr. Qureshi handles bankruptcy appellate issues at both the district and circuit court levels. He is a frequent speaker and writer on bankruptcy-related issues and has also testified before the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules regarding recent amendments to the Bankruptcy Rules. Mr. Qureshi’s recent litigations include contested plan confirmation proceedings, valuation disputes, cramdown disputes, make-whole and no-call claims, breaches of fiduciary duty, fraudulent transfer claims, asset sales and valuation proceedings. He is a frequent speaker at major financial restructuring and distressed investments industry events and has been listed in The Legal 500 (recommended in FinanceCorporate Restructuring from 2016-18), The Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy Litigation from 2012-18, Benchmark Litigation as a U.S. Bankruptcy Litigation Star from 2013-17 and as a New York Litigation Star from 2013-17, and IFLR1000 United States as a Notable Practitioner in Restructuring and Insolvency for 2019. Mr. Qureshi received his B.A. with highest honors in 1991 from the University of British Columbia, his J.D. in 1994 from the University of Toronto and his LL.M. with merit in 1996 from the London School of Economics and Political Science.