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Abid Qureshi
USA Guide 2024
Band 3 : Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Band 3
About
Provided by Abid Qureshi
Practice Areas
Abid Qureshi, partner in charge of the New York office, is a dedicated financial restructuring litigator, giving him comprehensive experience in virtually every issue that arises in the course of 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, Revlon, Intelsat, Aeroméxico, Brazos Electric, GWG, Sears, PG&E, Travelport, Frontier Communications, Yellow Corporation, Avaya, GTT Communications, Scandinavian Airlines, Nordic Aviation and Crédito Real to name a few.
Professional Memberships
Member, New York Bar; Solicitor, England and Wales
President, United Nations Association of New York and as the firm’s liaison for Lawyers Without Borders
Personal
B.A., University of British Columbia, with highest honors (1991); J.D., University of Toronto (1994); LL.M., London School of Economics and Political Science, with merit (1996)
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